In plain English
This is the payment required when an admission application is sent in. The person pays it to the school, college, or university as part of submitting the application.
In context
Here, “application fee” labels the charge for submitting the admission application to the school, college, or university.
- Situation
- Applying for admission, scholarships, financial aid, and following decision status
- What it communicates
- labels the charge for submitting the application
Meaning limits
The term itself does not establish the amount of the charge.
Examples
“Lina paid the university's application fee with her application for admission.”
“With the completed admission form, the college asked for an application fee.”