Methods of Payment

1. Internet Payments from checking or savings accounts
2. Payments by mail
3. Payment by express delivery and special handling
4. Payment services through your bank
5. Payment in person
6. Payment from 529 Plans
7. Payment by wire transfer
8. Payment Options for International Students
9. Notes
10. Two Payment Plan Option

Credit Card Payments

Due to the high cost of merchant fees assessed by credit card companies, the University of Colorado at Boulder does NOT accept credit cards or debit cards for payment of tuition and fees.

Payment Options

1. Internet payments from checking or savings accounts

Current Students

1. Go to CUConnect homepage.
2. Login to your account and click on the Financial tab.
3. Under the Bursar Billing Channel, where you have a balance due, click on Make Payment button.
4. Follow the necessary steps to make a payment.
   

Parents and other authorized payers (NOTE: Your student must set you up on CUConnect as an "Authorized Payer")

1. Go to the Bursar's Office homepage.
2. Under CUBill&Pay, select "Parents/Authorized Payers."
3. Login with the login name and password given to you by your student.

Former students

1. Go to Bursar's Office homepage.
2. Click on Online Payments link under former students heading.
3. Click on the green button for payment by former students.
4. You will need student ID number and amount to be paid.
5. Print confirmation number.

2. Payments through the US Postal Service

To mail a payment through regular postal service with check, money order, traveler's check, or cashier's check.

1. Go to CUBill&Pay (authorized payers) or CUConnect (students) and view current statement.
2. Print the pdf format of the bill.
3. Detach the upper portion of the bill.
4. Make the check payable to "University of Colorado."
5. Put the student's full SID on the check.
6. Include the upper portion of the bill and check in an envelope and mail to:
   
   

Payment Processing Center
Tuition - Boulder
Department 437
Denver, CO 80281-0437

It is recommended that payments be mailed at least 10 business days before the due date. POSTMARKS DO NOT CONSTITUTE RECEIPT OF PAYMENT.

3. Payment by express delivery and special handling

Include the student's full SID

TO MAIL YOUR PAYMENT with express payment and special handling*:

University of Colorado at Boulder
Regent Administrative Center 150
Office of Cash Management Room 150
41 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0041

*Special handling mail includes: 529's, certified, priority, and express mail, FedEx, DHL and UPS.

4. Internet Bill Payment Through Your Bank

This form of payment is one in which your bank directly sends a check to the university.

1. Contact your bank about how to use this payment method.
2. Do not use the payment processing center address that is on the billing statement.
3. Use the mailing address below. (The consequence of not using the provided address could mean a slower and more complicated transaction; sometimes, even posting past the due date which could mean late and service charges for the student.)



University of Colorado at Boulder
Regent Administrative Center 150
Office of Cash Management Room 150
41 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0041

4. Request the student's full SID be included on the check.

5. Payment in person

At the Office of Cash Management windows, in the Regent Administrative Center, Room 150, during office hours.

For your convenience, payment drop boxes are located outside of the south and north entrances of Regent Administration Center and are available 24/7.

6. Payment from 529 Plans

1. Payments that are submitted by 529 savings plans, 529 prepaid tuition, or a family trust should be mailed directly to the university at:

   University of Colorado at Boulder
   Regent Administrative Center 150
   Office of Cash Management Room 150
   41 UCB Boulder, CO 80309-0041

   Do NOT mail payments from 529 plans or family trusts to the Payment Processing Center address on the front of the bill. Be sure to contact the investment group or financial advisor responsible for initiating payments to inform them of the university's tuition due date. Always include the student's full SID on the check.

2. If a 529 program, trust fund, or other third party payer needs to be billed directly from the university (cannot accept the bill in the student's name), please send the letter of authorization to the address below prior to the tuition due date.

   3rd Party Billing Coordinator
   University of Colorado at Boulder
   12 UCB
   Boulder, CO 80309-0012

   The Bursar's Office will place the authorized credit on the student's account, and bill the organization directly. Please note the student is responsible for all non-payment. Additional sponsorship information for students is available at: 3rd Party FAQs .

7. Payment by wire transfer

For wire transfer information, please contact the Student Billing Office at 303-492-5381 or bursar@colorado.edu.

8. Payment Options for International Students

1. Wire Transfer - The money is available to be applied to the student account as soon as it is received in the University of Colorado bank account.

   For wire transfer information, please contact the Student Billing Office at 303-492-5381 or bursar@colorado.edu.

2. Traveler's Check - The University of Colorado at Boulder requires any payments made with traveler's checks to be in US dollars.
   
   
3. Foreign currency (bills only) or a check written on a foreign bank (no demand drafts) - Please note that we cannot apply the money to the account right away (the only exception to this is a Canadian check written in US dollars). We must send the money to our bank first to see what amount the bank gives us at the time of deposit, as the exchange rate is constantly changing and we cannot predict in advance what the amount will be. We will apply the money once the bank gives us our final amount, usually within two days. Because of this delay, advance planning is necessary to make sure that the University of Colorado receives the funds before the due date in order to avoid late and service charges.

When you give the University of Colorado excess funds we hold your money until you request a refund. If the excess funds are created by a check payment, the refund is available after 10 business days from the date of payment. Refunds are directly deposited into your bank account or issued via a check once a month. You can check your balance on CUConnect under the financial tab.

Please note: All University of Colorado tuition refunds are deposited into U.S. bank accounts and are disbursed in U.S. dollars.

9. Notes:

All checks should be made payable to the University of Colorado.

• Checks containing restrictive endorsements are null and void, and non-binding on the university.
• Include student identification number (SID) on all payments (including wires).
• Do not use the payment drop boxes or the U.S. mail for cash payments. Cash payments should be made in person at the Office of Cash Management windows in Regent Administrative Center