• The Sponsored Program rates provided below are consistent with the current Cost/Indirect Cost Rate Agreement and negotiations with the Department of Health and Human Services, and the University’s standard projected fringe benefit increases for future budget years.  The Sponsored Program rates should be used when developing sponsor paid budgets.
• The University rates provided below should be used when developing cost share budgets.

 

Sponsored Program Fringe Benefit Rates and Projections (%)

 

Description	FY15	FY16†	FY17*	FY18*	FY19*	FY20*
Faculty	36.40	37.40	39.00	40.00	41.00	42.00
Professional/Classified	53.80	50.10	52.00	53.00	54.00	55.00
Special payroll with Retirement(1)	23.40	22.80	24.00	25.00	26.00	27.00
Special Payroll without Retirement(2)	8.20	7.50	9.00	10.00	11.00	12.00
Post Docs	17.60	32.80	34.00	35.00	36.00	37.00
Graduate Assistant, Acad. Year(3)	17.60	32.80	34.00	35.00	36.00	37.00
Foreign Scholar	17.60	32.80	34.00	35.00	36.00	37.00
Student Labor	5.20	4.50	6.00	7.00	8.00	9.00
1. Examples: Summer faculty, other state agency employees 2. Examples: State retirees, summer grad students 3. Rates refer to grant funding sources only. See the budget website for non-grant rates.† FY16 rates are provisional and are subject to change. * FY17 – FY20 rates shown are projected estimates for budgeting purposes only.

 

University Fringe Benefit Rates and Projections (%)

 

Description	FY15	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20
Faculty	45.25	48.75	50.25	51.75	53.25	54.75
Professional	58.25	61.75	63.25	64.75	66.25	67.75
Classified	93.15	96.65	98.15	99.65	99.65	99.65
Special payroll with Retirement(1)	26.85	30.35	31.85	33.35	34.85	36.35
Special Payroll without Retirement(2)	8.85	12.35	13.85	15.35	16.85	19.85
Post Docs	27.05	30.55	32.05	33.55	35.05	36.55
Graduate Assistant, Acad. Year	23.85	27.35	28.85	30.35	31.85	33.35
Student Labor	1.05	1.05	1.05	1.05	1.05	1.05