Printing Cost, Quota, and Papercut
A guide to printing costs, quotas, and Papercut for undergraduate and graduate students.
Undergraduate student printing (BSIS):
- Undergraduate students with BSIS or BSIS+DS as their primary major have a printing quota of $10 per semester for fall and spring. This quota can only be used on printers at the iSchool.
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Both black and white and color printing costs $0.10 per page. Color printing is available on Optimus (located on the 2nd floor near the Help Desk at 501 E Daniel) and Luna (located on the 4th floor near the Help Desk and reception desk at 614 E Daniel).
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If you use up the $10 in print quota, additional pages will be charged at $0.40 per page.
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- Unused printing quotas do not carry over from semester to semester. Additional printing quota can be purchased on the IlliniCash website.
iSchool graduate student printing (MSLIS, MSIM, and CAS):
- iSchool graduate students have a printing quota of $21 each semester, including the summer. You must be currently enrolled in an iSchool course to have this quota. This quota can only be used on printers at the iSchool.
- You may check your printing balance on the Illinois Papercut page.
- Both black and white and color printing costs $0.10 per page. Color printing is available on Optimus (located on the 2nd floor near the Help Desk at 501 E Daniel) and Luna (located on the 4th floor near the Help Desk and reception desk at 614 E Daniel).
- Unused printing quotas do not carry over from semester to semester. Additional printing quota can be purchased on the IlliniCash website.
iSchool Faculty, Staff, PhD, and MS students with assistantships:
- iSchool Faculty, Staff, and PhD students have free, unlimited printing, although it is tracked.
PaperCut
- To print using the PaperCut web portal (without needing to install printer drivers), see instructions from the Library.
- Mobile device printing from PaperCut is available at the following locations:
- Ariel, Atlas, Charon, Luna, Mimas, Styx, and Titan printers located at 614 E. Daniel St.
- Optimus, Janus, Chip, Augustus, and Bumblebee printers located at 501 E. Daniel St.
- Mobile device printing from PaperCut is available at the following locations: