Paying Your Bills / Tuition

current news:

Summer 2026 costs are online now!  Payment Plans start mid-March.

overview:

When, how and where to pay your tuition, fees, housing and meals can be confusing. We try to make it easy for you. Below you'll find what you need to know and invoicing timelines for each semester or session.

All new charges are assigned a due date.  The original due date stays with charges, while new charges receive a new due date. The Dynamic (On Demand) statement shows this clearly!

Quck Links

• Billing Information and Details - billing questions, instruction mode, fees and more
• Bookstore Account information from excess aid
• Additional Funding Options - for more details contact Financial Aid
• Making Payments
  • International Payments - Pay in a foreign currency on the Payment Dashboard
  • 529/TAP Payments
• Payment Plans
• Employer Reimbursement Deferments
• Military Funding and Aid
• Granting Title IV Permission - to use aid for misc incidental charges 
  • Required to apply for bookstore account (aid-dependent)
• Authorization to Access Records / FERPA - student permission to speak with a third party (parent, spouse, etc). 
  • Submit to the Registrar's Office
• Summer Financial Aid website - Available around April each year for the upcoming Summer
• Winter Financial Aid is unique and linked to Fall - contact Financial Aid for assistance
• Residency concerns
• Citizenship concerns

For complete details and more information about paying your tuition, how to do so, KU refund policy and dates, the refund program (BankMobile Disbursements), Parent Plus refunds and release form to students, withdrawal/refund policy, and more, please proceed to the Office of Student Accounts website.  

Billing & Due Dates (subject to change):

Fall Billing - general guidelines

• Billed about July 12-15 each year after PA BOG sets tuition rate
• Due date about Aug 1-5. Additional items due as assigned.
• Registrations after that date are due within 2 weeks from date of registration.

Spring Billing - general guidelines

• Billed around Thanksgiving to early December.
• Due date about Jan 2-4. Additional items due as assigned.
• Registrations after that date are due within 2 weeks from date of registration.

Summer / Winter Session Billing

• Payment, or approved payment arrangements, is due by the due date assigned based on registration date and session attending.  See the Summer Session Payments or Winter Session Payments under the Office of Student Accounts to the left for more details and information.

**ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON RELEASES OF TUITION RATES AND TECHNICAL TESTING**