Student Accounts Payment Options
Web Payments by Credit Card and Electronic Check Credit card payments are processed by CASHNet®; students and authorized users who wish to pay tuition and fees with a credit card can do so seamlessly through a company called CASHNet®.
CASHNet® accepts MasterCard, Discover and American Express, but not VISA. CASHNet®, which offers this service to a number of Ohio universities, charges a 2.9 percent service fee. When a transaction is made with CASHNet® student accounts are credited in real time.
Students and parents who visit Simmons Hall to make a credit card transaction will be directed to make the payment through CASHNet® using the normal payment process in Zipline.
For your convenience, the University will continue to accept electronic check transactions online at no charge. To make a bank account payment, you just need your bank's routing number and your checking or savings account number. Payment In Person Students can make payments towards tuition and fees at Simmons Hall, located on the corner of Buchtel Ave and College St. Payment By Mail Tuition and fee payments can be made by certified or personal check by mail. Enclose a check for the proper amount with your itemized statement that is mailed out prior to the beginning of each semester, and mail it to the return address provided.
University of Akron
Student Accounts/Bursar
P.O. Box 2260
Akron, OH 44309-2260
Please be sure to include your Student ID number on all mail payments. Payments that are not in our office by the due date will be considered late. We do not use postmark dates when determining whether or not a payment is late. Installment Payment Plan (IPP) We have a payment-plan option available to help those students who cannot pay the full charges for tuition, on-campus housing and/or the meal plan at the start of the semester. Under the payment plan, students agree to pay tuition and fees in installments over the semester. A down payment is required to start.
To sign up for the payment plan, you have three options:
- On the Web: Sign into ZipLine —> Assess my…Finances —> Sign Up for Payment Plan
- Visit the Office of Student Accounts/Bursar in Simmons Hall 106
- Sign up by mail: University of Akron, Office of the Cashier, P.O. Box 2260, Akron, OH 44309-2260. Enclose a signed Installment Payment Plan application along with your down payment. Make sure that this information is received by the Office of Student Accounts on or before the due date.
► Down payment
To enroll in the payment plan, full-time students (12 credit hours or more) pay a down payment of $1,000 and part-time students (fewer than 12 credit hours) pay a down payment of $500.
Financial aid can be used to pay for a portion or all of the required down payment.
A $30 application fee is charged for the payment plan. The fee will be part of your first installment.
The payment plan covers only one term. Each time you wish to use the installment plan, you need to re-enroll. The deadlines to enroll can be found on our Billing Information site by selecting the term of interest.
► Installment plan schedule
Students enrolled in the payment plan for the fall or spring semester will make three installments over the term. During the summer session, there are two installments.
Financial Aid Paying for college is a vital part of the education process! To take advantage of the many sources of aid available, it is important to be informed. Most students qualify for some form of financial aid, such as subsidized loans, grants, or scholarships. Financial aid money can be applied to your student account balance. Please see the Department of Financial Aid for more information.
If you are planning to use Financial Aid that is not going to disburse before your due date to offset the amount of your tuition that you are going to pay now, please verify that your aid is listed as "anticipated" by going to ZipLine to view your anticipated aid. If your aid is not listed as "anticipated" by your due date, you may be subject to late fees and enrollment cancellation for non payment of fees. If you have questions regarding the status of your Financial Aid, please contact the Financial Aid office at (330) 972-7032. Graduate Assistantship For those pursuing post-secondary education, the University has a limited number of graduate assistantships available help with tuition costs to those students that qualify. All assistantship (and any fellowships) are offered through the various graduate degree-granting colleges, departments, and schools.
The term graduate assistant applies to those students under contract supported by University funds or external funds administered through The University. Graduate assistants have varied duties that may include full teaching responsibility for lower level courses, conducting discussion sections, supervising laboratories, assisting faculty with research or assisting departments in various ways.
Please see the Graduate School's web site for more information on graduate assistantships. Late Fees
- If the balance of your tuition is not paid by the due date, an additional late payment fee will be added to your account ($50 if the student is not on the Installment Payment Plan, $25 for each late Installment Payment Plan payment).
Overpayment and Expecting a Refund Check?
- Refund checks are mailed.
- Financial Aid disbursements will apply directly to your account.
- Checks will be scheduled for certain mailing dates based on the type of credit available (Federal Financial Aid versus Non-Federal; checks versus cash).
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