Membership Dues

You can Join Online at any time throughout the year.

  • Each one-year membership begins the day the dues payment is processed and continues through the final day of that month a year later. (For example, a membership that starts on March 7, 2018 ends on March 31, 2019.)
  • Membership dues are non-refundable.
  • Dues rates are subject to change every January 1.
  • Becoming a SCUP member offers you opportunities to learn and connect with colleagues from around the world, and locally within your geographic region. There is no extra cost for regional affiliation.
  • Institutional members work at a college, university, government agency, accrediting agency, foundation, non-profit, or not-for-profit organization.
  • Corporate members work at a for-profit business or consultancy.
  • An individual membership is owned by the person named. If the member leaves their job or organization, the membership goes with them; it is not transferable to anyone else.
  • Group memberships of people employed at the same institution or corporate organization are available at a reduced dues rate per person. The organization owns the membership and may transfer members in or out of the group at any time. The group may also add members at any time at an additional cost per person.
  • Student, recent graduate, and retiree memberships are available to qualified individuals at significantly reduced dues rates.
Institutional Groups Save on Events!
Colleges and universities with group memberships can send anyone from their campus—including nonmember faculty, staff, and students—to SCUP conferences and events at the member rate. Other member benefits (such as access to the membership directory, database of higher education institutional plans, and free books and publications) are limited to the individuals specifically named in the institutional group membership.

The following rates will be in effect from October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019. You can join SCUP at any time throughout the year.

Individual Membership Type # Members Dues (USD)

Individual-Institutional
Employed at a college, university, government agency, accrediting agency, foundation, non-profit, or not-for-profit organization

1

$410

Individual-Corporate
Employed at a for-profit business or consultancy

1

$430

Student
Enrolled at time of application at a postsecondary institution; requires current transcript or faculty advisor letter)

1

$50

Recent Graduate
Graduated from a postsecondary institution within 12 months before application; membership limited to one year

1

$175

Retiree
Age 65 or older and no longer employed full time

1

$150
Group Membership Type # Members Dues (USD)

Institutional Group A 
Employed at a college or university; 1-2,999 enrollment

3

$975

Institutional Group B
Employed at a college or university; 3,000-5,999 enrollment

4

$1,300

Institutional Group C 
Employed at a college or university; 6,000-11,999 enrollment

5

$1,625

Institutional Group D 
Employed at a college or university; 12,000-17,999 enrollment

6

$1,950

Institutional Group E 
Employed at a college or university; 18,000+ enrollment

7

$2,275

Institutional Group F 
Employed at a community college, technical college, or system office

3

$975

Institutional Group G
Employed at a government agency, accrediting agency, foundation, non-profit or not-for-profit organization

3

$975

Institutional Group Add-On Member
Added to an institutional group membership; cost is per person

1

$325

Corporate Group - Small 
Employed at a for-profit business or consultancy

 3

$1,035

Corporate Group - Large 
Employed at a for-profit business or consultancy

 6

$2,070

Corporate Group Add-On Member
Added to a corporate group membership; cost is per person

1

$345

The following rates are in effect from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. You can join SCUP at any time throughout the year.

Individual Membership Type # Members Dues (USD)

Individual-Institutional
Employed at a college, university, government agency, accrediting agency, foundation, non-profit, or not-for-profit organization

1

$420

Individual-Corporate
Employed at a for-profit business or consultancy

1

$440

Student
Enrolled at time of application at a postsecondary institution; requires current transcript or faculty advisor letter

1

$50

Recent Graduate
Graduated from a postsecondary institution within 12 months before application; membership limited to one year

1

$175

Retiree
Age 65 or older and no longer employed full time

1

$150
Group Membership Type # Members Dues (USD)

Institutional Group A 
Employed at a college or university; 1-2,999 enrollment

3

$1,000

Institutional Group B
Employed at a college or university; 3,000-5,999 enrollment

4

$1,350

Institutional Group C 
Employed at a college or university; 6,000-11,999 enrollment

5

$1,675

Institutional Group D 
Employed at a college or university; 12,000-17,999 enrollment

6

$2,000

Institutional Group E 
Employed at a college or university; 18,000+ enrollment

7

$2,345

Institutional Group F 
Employed at a community college, technical college, or system office

3

$1,000

Institutional Group G
Employed at a government agency, accrediting agency, foundation, non-profit or not-for-profit organization

3

$1,000

Institutional Group Add-On Member
Added to an institutional group membership; cost is per person

1

$335

Corporate Group - Small 
Employed at a for-profit business or consultancy

 3

$1,065

Corporate Group - Large 
Employed at a for-profit business or consultancy

 6

$2,130

Corporate Group Add-On Member
Added to a corporate group membership; cost is per person

1

$355