Rates & Payment

We currently ONLY accept approved chart strings for payment processing and DO NOT accept campus card, department card, cash or credit. Off campus research community members can contact us for how to be charged via off-campus billing or for how USM members can be charged via R-STARS.

 

Please be advised that rates will change July 1, 2024:

Large format print/posters (44″ roll paper)

$0.45 per inch

Large format print/posters (44″ roll canvas)

$ 1.60 per inch

Large format print/posters (44″ synthetic cloth)

$1.70 per inch

Small/multiple color copies/prints

$0.10 per letter sized page, one side

Portraits, specimen, digital documentation photography

$5.30 per person

Event, exhibition, lab, site photography

$100.00 per hour

Scanning

$5.55 per file

Graphic design, web design and website maintenance

 $22.90 per hour

Lamination

$0.20 per letter sized page

 

FY26 & 27 Rates:

Services

UMBC Community Members

External Rates

Paper Posters (44″ roll)

$0.55 per linear inch

$1.00 per linear inch

Canvas Posters (44″ roll)

$2.00 per linear inch

$2.50 per linear inch

Cloth Posters (42″ roll)

$1.75 per linear inch

$2.50 per linear inch

Small Multiple Prints

$0.15 per page single side 8.4″*11″ plain paper full color

$0.50 per page single side 8.4″*11″ plain paper full color

Portraits

$10 per person/group

$17 per person/group

Events

$120 per hour, half hour minimum

$150 per hour, half hour minimum

Scans

$10

$17

Design (Graphic, Illustration, Website design & maintenance)

$29 per hour, half hour minimum

$35 per hour, half hour minimum

Lamination

$1.00 per 8.5″*11″

$5.00 per 8.5″*11″

 

Students or individuals wishing to use our services must have funding support and authorization from a department, lab, or other organization with an approved chart string. If you do not, we can direct you to services on or off campus who can help.

A valid chartstring for JE processing must be provided by the client prior to the commencement of any work.
Charges will be processed on completion of the project at the beginning of the following month. JE’s are processed by the Business Services Office of the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences. In the event that a project extends beyond a fiscal quarter, the provided chart string may be charged quarterly for work completed by the end of the quarter. For JE specific questions, please contact David Allison, Business Services Specialist, dpalliso@umbc.edu.

 

Chargeback Policy

Please Note: the Facility’s charge back is subject to periodic review and modification. Charges are based on policies set by Financial Services.

Definition

Category 1 includes services and/or produced materials that are used by department or University offices for in direct or support of non-instructional programs and by chartered campus organizations. Also includes services and/or produced materials that are accountable to a specific scheduled UMBC course number. These services and materials are to be used for direct instruction in a classroom, laboratory, or a resource center.

Policies

  1. All requests must include a chart string number and authorization of an individual who controls that account. A valid chart string for JE processing must be provided by the client prior to the commencement of any work.
    Charges will be processed on completion of the project. In the event that a project extends beyond a fiscal quarter, the provided chart string may be charged quarterly for work completed by the end of the quarter.
  2. Materials, equipment maintenance and repairs are charged back to the departments.
  3. Notice of at least three business days are required for most production. Services are subject to availability.

Definition

Category 2 includes services and/or produced materials for Federal or State supported agencies, self-supported University agencies, grant projects and non-profit organizations other than the University of Maryland Baltimore County Campus direct instruction.

Policies

  1. All requests must be accompanied by a signed contract or letter of agreement, a purchase order or account number before services can be performed.
  2. Individual faculty requests which are not related directly to instruction, as defined above, will be charged Category 2 rates.
  3. Notice of at least one week is required for production. Services are subject to availability.