I applied for two university programs as a transfer student. I didn't have to pay a fee for either school. One waived it since I was a transfer student coming in with a certain amount of credits, and the other didn't have a fee for doing the application online. I did have one fee however for the school of nursing, which required $15.00 for a background check. Also, as Brighten mentioned earlier a lot of colleges will waive application fees depending on income, so that might be something worth checking out.