Tuition: Continuing Degree Students
Enrollment Deposit
Your enrollment deposit is held until you graduate or officially withdraw from CU-Boulder, within established dates and guidelines (see the summer withdrawal chart and refer to registrar.colorado.edu for the fall semester withdrawal chart). At that time (upon withdrawal from fall or spring semester), your deposit is credited toward any outstanding debts you owe the university. In approximately four weeks any available refund is mailed to you, or directly deposited into your bank account, if you have signed up for direct deposit.
Update your permanent address on CUConnect at cuconnect.colorado.edu each time you move and before you graduate or withdraw to be sure you receive your refund.
Interest earned from enrollment deposits is used for student financial aid.
Making Your Payment
Accepted methods of payment include:- Online payments at cuconnect.colorado.edu will take students to the new CU Bill&Pay site. Authorized payers go directly to the CU Bill&Pay site given to them in the e-mail notification after students have set them up. Payments need to be made from a conventional checking or savings account. No credit or debit cards will be accepted online. Many money market, home equity, and brokerage accounts do not process online payments. Check with your banking institution.
- Cash
- Check: personal, certified, cashier’s, traveler’s, credit card checks, or money orders made out to the University of Colorado (include your full name and the last four digits of your CU student ID on your check)
- Wire payments
Debit and credit cards are not accepted
Payments made via overnight express, standard U.S. Postal Service, electronic bill pay programs, or through 529 Plans should be sent to the following address:
Office of Cash Management
Regent Administrative Center, Room 150
University of Colorado at Boulder
41 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0041
Students can also use the two tuition payment drop boxes located outside the north and south entrances of Regent Administrative Center. The boxes are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for dropping off tuition payments and any other bills owed to the Bursar’s Office.
The university must receive your payment by the published deadlines. Postmark dates are not honored in meeting deadlines. Include your full name and the last four digits of your CU student ID number on all checks. Bring cash payments to the Office of Cash Management window in Regent Administrative Center. For more information, visit www.colorado.edu/bursar.
See Tuition and Fees Payment Deadlines chart for payment due dates.
Personal Check Policy
If you write a bad check to the university (regardless of the amount), it is considered nonpayment, and nonpayment penalties will apply. You are subject to late and service charges and a stop is placed on your account. You also may be dropped from your classes. A $20 returned check charge is assessed, in addition to the amount due to the university. You may also be liable for collection costs, attorney fees, and prosecution under the Colorado criminal statutes. Specific inquiries concerning returned checks should be directed to the Student Debt Management department in the Bursar's Office at 303-492-5571 or 800-925-9844.
Note: All checks containing restrictive endorsements are null and void and nonbinding on the university.
Refunds
Getting Your Refund Via Direct Deposit
If your tuition account reflects a credit balance, you are entitled to a refund. Sign up for direct deposit to avoid postal delays and incorrect addresses.
If a credit balance is due to receiving financial aid at the beginning of the semester, a refund will be released approximately three days prior to the first day of classes. During the semester, whenever your tuition account reflects a credit balance, your refund is deposited to your bank account approximately three business days after the credit appears on your tuition and fee account.
| Term | Credit Balance On | Credit in Bank (on or around) |
| Maymester (term M) plus other terms | May 13 | May 16 |
| A, C, D | May 27 | May 30 |
| B only | July 1 | July 7 |
Sign up for direct deposit on CUConnect at cuconnect.colorado.edu under the financial tab. For more information, go to www.colorado.edu/bursar.
Getting Your Refund Via Check
If you have not signed up for direct deposit, a refund check is mailed to your local mailing address. Be sure your address is current to avoid delays in receiving your refund check. These refunds cannot be picked up.
| Term | Credit Balance On | Refund Mailed |
| Maymester (term M) plus other terms | May 13 | May 15 |
| A,C, and D | May 27 | May 29 |
| Refunds for financial aid students | June 9 | June 11 |
| End of month refunds | June 20 | June 24 |
| B only | July 1 | July 3 |
| Refunds for financial aid students | July 14 | July 16 |
| End of month refunds | July 28 | July 30 |
Withdrawal Refunds
A refund is mailed to you or directly deposited into your bank account approximately four weeks after you withdraw. Update your permanent address to be sure you receive your refund or set up direct deposit on CUConnect at cuconnect.colorado.edu
