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Certificate Service Annual Fee Schedule

The InCommon Certificate Service provides unlimited certificates for US higher education for one fixed annual fee, including SSL, extended validation, client (personal), and code-signing certificates.

Fee Update

Beginning January 2026, fees will increase annually and modestly to better reflect ongoing increases in operating costs. The fee increase for next year will be 2.5 percent for all tiers. These regular annual fee increases were approved in October 2024 by the InCommon Steering Committee and will be no greater than 4 percent as guided by the Trimmed-Mean Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) to ensure increases are aligned with a conservative measure of general economic changes.

Fee Schedule

Non-Members Internet2 Members
InCommon Certificate Fee Level 2025 2026 2025 2026
1 $22,000 $22,550 $16,500 $16,913
2 $16,500 $16,913 $12,375 $12,684
3 $11,000 $11,275 $8,250 $8,456
4 $5,500 $5,638 $4,125 $4,228
5 $3,300 $3,383 $2,475 $2,537
6 $2,200 $2,255 $1,650 $1,691
$2,200 $2,255 $2,200 $2,255


Basic Carnegie Classification

InCommon
Certificate Fee Level
2021 Basic Carnegie Classification
1Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
2Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
3Doctoral/Professional Universities
3Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers
3Special Focus Four-Year: Research
4Associate’s Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
4Associate’s Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
4Associate’s Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
4Master’s Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
5Associate’s Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
5Associate’s Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
5Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
5Master’s Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
6Associate’s Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
6Associate’s Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
6Associate’s Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
6Associate’s Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
6Special Focus Two Year: Health Professions
6Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
6Special Focus Two Year: Other Fields
6Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges: Associate’s Dominant
6Master’s Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
6Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
6Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
6Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate’s
6Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
6Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
6Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering & Other Technology-Related Schools
6Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools
6Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
6Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools
6Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions
6Tribal Colleges and Universities
6Carnegie: (Not classified)
Non-Carnegie Classified Organizations

Special pricing for multi-campus universities

We have developed special pricing for multi-campus organizations (those essentially operating as a single unit). Such universities must subscribe as a single entity, with a subscriber addendum signed by an appropriate official on behalf of all campuses.

InCommon will then provision up to three authorized users (Registration Authority Officers or RAOs) who will be able to further delegate authorization to individual campuses.

Determining the cost for a multi-campus university

  1. Determine the Carnegie classification of each of your campuses.
  2. Locate the Carnegie classification types on the fee chart above and find the matching certificate levels.

If your multi-campus university includes campuses in Certificate Level 1 or Level 2

  1. Each Level 1 and Level 2 campus pays the full price listed on the chart above.
  2. There is no additional charge for the first three (3) Level 3, 4, or 5 campuses in your multi-campus organization.
  3. You receive a 50 percent discount for additional Level 3, 4, and 5 campuses beyond the first three.
  4. Any Level 6 campuses are complimentary, as is the system office (if you have one).
  5. If any of your Level 1 or Level 2 campuses are Internet2 members, your multi-campus organization is eligible for the 25 percent Internet2 member discount.

If your multi-campus organization includes no Level 1 or Level 2 campuses:

  1. All Level 3, Level 4, Level 5, and Level 6 campuses receive a 50 percent discount
  2. If 25 percent of your campuses are Internet2 members (or the system office is a member), all campuses receive the 25 percent Internet2 member discount.

In all cases, the entity administratively responsible for managing the certificates must join InCommon.

Research and Education Regional Networks…

…and other qualifying non-Carnegie classified organizations in the United States

Not-for-profit regional research and education networking organizations with primary offices in the United States that are not housed within an otherwise eligible educational institution may join this program by paying an annual fee of $2,000. No further discounts are applicable to this fee. In all cases, participation in this program is solely to allow the organization to acquire certificates for staff within that organization and for servers and services operated directly by the organization. Participation explicitly excludes the ability for the organization to issue certificates to affiliated organizations and individuals or to resell the service to members of the organization. All participating organizations must still join InCommon as is required for all participants in this program.

Principles in establishing the annual fees

The fee schedule was discussed and approved by the InCommon Steering Committee. The following five principles are core to the fee schedule: