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Paying Your Bill
Before students can register for classes they are required to acknowledge and accept responsibility to pay for all enrolled classes. Payments must be in U.S. Dollars drawn on a U.S. bank to be fully credited to the account. Payments in other currencies or drawn on a non-U.S. bank may not be posted immediately and will be posted for an amount adjusted for conversion rates and bank fees.
Bills are due 10 days before the term starts. There are no adjustments for national or UC holidays.
Please know that the student bill is a dynamic bill representing charges and credits, including aid and loans, for a term as of the time it is viewed on-line. In most cases the bill will automatically reflect a change in enrollment. Generally room and board charges will post to your bill approximately 7 weeks prior to the start of a term. Additional details about room and board charges can be found on the housing website (www.uc.edu/housing). Please direct questions about room and board to Housing & Food Services via email at UCHousing@uc.edu.
There are many methods of bill payment available to you. The list below includes links to more details for each method. Additional information may also be found in Frequently Asked Questions. Bills may be paid:
- in person;
- by mail;
- by electronic check or credit card;
- by EFT/Wire Transfer;
- by signing up and using the Tuition Payment Plan;
- by having a Sponsor pay your bill or a portion of it for you;
- by being eligible and signing up for the Employer Reimbursement Payment Plan;
- or by tuition remission if you are an employee of the university or the dependent child or spouse of an employee.
In Person
To pay your bills in person bring cash or check payments to the Cashier’s Office deposit safe. The deposit safe is located on the second floor of the University Pavilion, next to One Stop Student Services. To make a payment, simply enclose your payment in the deposit envelope provided at the safe’s door in the slot labeled “supplies.”
To pay your bills by mail enclose the bottom portion of the Student Account Statement with payments made by check or money order. DO NOT MAIL CASH. Make checks and money orders payable to the University of Cincinnati. Include the student’s name and UC ID on the check or money order. We have separate addresses for the U.S. Postal Service and other courier services. Choose the appropriate address depending on which service you are using to deliver your mail.
Returned Payments
A non-refundable $35 service fee will be charged to any student’s account for any check and or ACH/eCheck (on-line) payment returned to the University of Cincinnati for the following reasons:
- Non Sufficient Funds
- Stop Payment
- Account Closed
- Refer to Maker
If a student or their authorized payer has three or more returned checks, a registration block will be put on the student’s account until their balance is paid in full and check payment privileges will be revoked.
Returned checks will be reversed on a student’s account. Any balance remaining will be payable immediately and will be subject to the current late fee policy.
Where to pay
Online payment
Go to One Stop Student Center under MY BILL and select "view/pay my bill."
For the U.S. Postal Service send your payment to:
Cashier
University of Cincinnati
PO Box 210061
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0061
For other courier services such as FedEx or UPS send your payment to:
Cashier
University of Cincinnati
2618 McMicken Circle
230 University Pavilion
Cincinnati, OH 45221
Electronic Check or Credit Card
To pay your bills by electronic check or credit card students may set up a parent, spouse or other authorized user as an “Authorized Payer” by going to One Stop Student Service Center under MY BILL select “create parent/payer login.” Detailed instructions for this process are found under the Authorized User: Student's Instruction page and the Authorized User: Payer's Instruction page.
You may use electronic checks by making your payments through the Automated Clearing House (ACH). A direct charge for the bill will be made to your banking account. To use this service go to One Stop Student Service Center under MY BILL and select "view/pay my bill." There is no charge for this service.
You may use a credit card (Master Card, Discover, and American Express). To use this service go to One Stop Student Service Center under MY BILL and select "view/pay my bill." You will be assessed a 2.5% non-refundable fee for payments made by credit card.
NOTE: In general, electronic checks and credit card payments made by 5:00 pm will post to the student’s account the following day by 6:00 pm. Payments made after 5:00 pm will generally post in two days.
EFT/Wire Transfer
For EFT/Wired Payments within the U.S. contact the Cashier’s Office at (513) 556-4252 for UC banking information.
For International EFT/Wired payments UC uses peerTransfer to facilitate these payments saving the student time and money. For more information see our International Wires webpage.
Tuition Payment Plan
To pay your bills by using the interest-free Tuition Payment Plan sign up with Nelnet Business Solutions (NBS) for easy monthly payment installments. To enroll go to One Stop Student Center under MY BILL select “sign up for payment plan.”
If a parent or any other person would like to sign up for the payment plan or make a payment on the student’s bill, the interested party must become an Authorized Payer. To do this go to One Stop Student Center under MY BILL select, “view my bill.” Once the Authorized Payer account has been set up then the authorized person can make payments directly through Nelnet’s QuickPay site by entering their QuickPay User ID and password.
Students and Authorized Payers may check the plan for which they signed up by going to Nelnet FACTS or by calling (800) 609-8056.
If the total amount to be covered by the payment plan does not cover the total outstanding balance of the student’s account, the Student Accounts Office will send a notice of outstanding balance to the student’s UConnect e-mail account for the amount in excess of the payment plan total. A late fee will be assessed to the account.
If the student or Authorized Payer enrolled in the payment plan receives a notice of outstanding balance, they should call Nelnet Business Solutions at (800) 609-8056 to revise the payment plan to cover the entire costs. Questions about outstanding balances should be directed to One Stop Student Service Center.
Sponsored Aid
Sponsored Aid is when a third party such as an employer, former employer, the military, non-profit organization or institution, agency or other organization or institution pays all or some portion of a student’s bill.
To pay your bills by Sponsored Aid you must first determine what type of Sponsered Aid is available to you. There are two types of Sponsored Aid:
- Prepaid Sponsored Aid is when the organization sends the university a check in advance of the beginning term, and
- Invoiced or Billed Sponsored Aid is when an organization agrees to pay some or all tuition and fees for one or more students and are notified by invoice or billed by the university when payment is due.
For further details about these two types of Sponsored Aid go the Prepaid Sponsored Aid or the Invoiced or Billed Sponsored Aid pages.
Employer Reimbursement Payment Plan
When a student's employer is willing to reimburse the student for educational expenses not covered by student loans and other student aid, the student may be eligible for this payment plan.This plan allows students to register for classes and postpone the payment of their employer covered tuition and fees until 3 weeks (21 days) after the end of the term.
There is a $50 fee to use this plan. When using this plan, a credit memo will be posted to the student's account for any unpaid balances not covered by loans and other aid.
To pay your bills by using the Employer Reimbursement Payment Plan the student and the employer need to complete the Employer Reimbursement Payment Plan Authorization Form. Carefully review the conditions that apply to the plan, complete the form, and return it to Student Accounts in the Office of the Bursar by the deadline.
Tuition Remission
To pay your bills by tuition remission the student must be an employee of the university or the dependent child or spouse of an employee of the university. Information regarding all the details of the university’s tuition remission policy including the necessary application and forms can be found at Human Resouce's Tuition Remission site.