Which of the following institutional charges should be included in the R2T4 calculation?

• A. Parking permit
• B. Full cost of attendance
• C. Meal plan
• D. Tuition and on-campus housing

Answer: (D)

In an R2T4 calculation, you use the charges the school actually bills the student for that are tied to being enrolled on campus. The clearest and most universally included charges are tuition and on-campus housing, since these are direct, standard costs the institution bills each student. Parking permits are typically personal expenses not treated as core billed charges for the R2T4 base. A full cost of attendance is a budgeted cap, not a specific billed charge, so it isn’t used as an individual line item in the R2T4 charge base. A meal plan is usually considered part of room and board rather than a separate institutional charge, so the key, consistently included items are tuition and on-campus housing.