The University of Arizona has submitted Employee Related Expense (ERE) rates for fiscal year 2025-2026 to the university’s federal cognizant agency and the Department of Health and Human Services Cost Allocation Services for approval.
| ERE Group | FY 2024-2025 Final Rates | FY 2025-2026 Proposed Rates | Percentage Change |
| Employee Full Benefits | 32.0% | 32.0% | 0.0 |
| Ancillary Employees | 17.1 % | 15.6% | -1.5 |
| Student Employees | 2.0% | 2.0% | 0.0 |
| Graduate Assistants | 13.0% | 13.0% | 0.0 |
While approval is pending, these rates can be used in budgeting and internal planning purposes for FY 2025-2026. However, these may not be used for sponsored proposal submissions until approved.
ERE rates support important employee benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, worker's compensation, liability insurance, and more. Please remember that rates will fluctuate from year to year and any potential savings in one year should not be expected in future years. The university will continue to evaluate the ERE rates pool structure and other variables for future rate development to ensure the method utilized is effective.
To view previous rates, please visit our ERE rates page on the Financial Services website.
For questions about the proposed rates, please contact Stacey Lemos at 520-621-0690 or sslemos@arizona.edu.
The communication was also sent to Deans, Department Heads, Directors of Graduate Studies, and Graduate Program Coordinators.