ARC Service Rates to Plan Your Research Workflow
For full‑service projects completed by ARC staff, staff time is added to the listed instrument usage rates. For trained users operating instruments independently, charges are based on the time reserved through the iLab instrument calendars. All rates are subject to change at any time.
Please use iLab for obtaining cost estimates for services requested from the ARC.
| Rates effective November 1, 2025 | CSU Internal | Non-CSU Academic or Non-Profit | Non-CSU Commercial |
|---|---|---|---|
| NMR | |||
| 400 MHz NMR ($/hr) | $15 | $23 | $83 |
| 400 MHz NMR with cryo-probe ($/hr) | $16 | $25 | $83 |
| 600 MHz NMR with cryo-probe/BB probe ($/hr) | $16 | $33 | $100 |
| 600 MHz NMR with solids probe ($/hr) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Mass Spectrometry, Proteomics, Metabolomics | |||
| ICP-MS (elemetnal analysis) ($/hr) | $110 | $165 | $275 |
| MALDI-TOF/TOF (macromolecular analysis) ($/hr) | $60 | $90 | $150 |
| Orbitrap (protein ID, proteomics, metaproteomics) ($/hr) | $83 | $125 | $215 |
| LC-QTOF (accurate mass measurements) ($/hr) | $84 | $127 | $211 |
| LC-QTOF (untargeted metabolomics) ($/hr) | $84 | $127 | $211 |
| APGC-QTOF ($/hr) | $84 | $127 | $211 |
| LC-tandem-quad (targeted small molecule analysis) ($/hr) | $84 | $127 | $211 |
| GC-MS ($/hr) | $51 | $78 | $129 |
| GC-tandem-quad ($/hr) | $51 | $78 | $129 |
| Thermal desorption-GCMS ($/hr) | $51 | $78 | $129 |
| Thermal desorption tube conditioning ($/hr) | $20 | $30 | $50 |
| Materials Analysis | |||
| EPR ($/hr) | $21 | $40 | $67 |
| Low Temperature EPR ($/hr) | $28 | $42 | $99 |
| Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA) ($/hr) | $17 | $29 | $91 |
| Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) ($/hr) | $12 | $22 | $84 |
| Magnetic Properties Measurement System (MPMS3) ($/hr) | $16 | $29 | $59 |
| Physical Properties Measurement System (PPMS) ($/hr) | $12 | $26 | $121 |
| Optical Spectroscopy | |||
| FTIR-ATR ($/hr) | $12 | $19 | $54 |
| FTIR-microscope ($/hr) | $12 | $19 | $54 |
| Fluorimeter ($/hr) | $12 | $18 | $48 |
| DLS/Zeta potential ($/hr) | $12 | $19 | $54 |
| X-ray Diffraction and Scattering | |||
| Powder-XRD ($/hr) | $18 | $28 | $110 |
| Single Crystal XRD (up to 6h) ($/h) | $25 | $39 | $77 |
| Single Crystal XRD (after 6h) ($/hr) | $14 | $22 | $44 |
| Electron Microscopy | |||
| SEM – Imaging ($/hr) | $68 | $102 | $204 |
| SEM – EDS, EBSD, CL, STEM ($/hr) | $68 | $102 | $204 |
| TEM ($/hr) | $100 | $151 | $291 |
| Surface Analysis | |||
| X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) ($/hr) | $54 | $81 | $162 |
| Profilometer ($/hr) | $13 | $22 | $44 |
| Imaging Sample Preparation | |||
| Coaters (carbon, gold, chromium) ($/hr) | $20 | $30 | $66 |
| Ultramicrotome ($/hr) | $20 | $30 | $66 |
| NANO 2000T Polisher ($/hr) | $20 | $30 | $66 |
| PICO 155P Precision Saw ($/hr) | $20 | $30 | $66 |
| Service & Administration | |||
| Level 1 Staff Support (sample prep, standard data acquisition and reporting) ($/hr) | $82 | $123 | $205 |
| Level 2 Staff Support (advanced data processing, consulting) ($/hr) | $103 | $155 | $258 |
| Training Staff Time ($/hr) | $82 | $123 | $205 |
| Administrative Fee ($/invoice/month) | – | $85 | $85 |