Payment Options

Only charges billed to the student's Brandeis sage account should be paid to Brandeis University. Funds for off-campus living or personal expenses will not be accepted. Funds for personal expenses must be sent to the student directly.

Students can view their bill and pay online through the Student Account Center (SAC). To access the SAC, please click on View Account or Manage Payments in the student Sage account. Once in the SAC, students can grant access to their parent(s) or other trusted parties by selecting the "Manage Account Access" button. You can then add an Authorized User. Added parents/participants will receive an email invitation with instructions for setting up a password to access the SAC details using their own login credentials. They should not use the student's login credentials

Parent participants can view their bill and pay online through the SAC using their login credentials at the Nelnet portal.

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Monthly Semester Payment Plan

For a small application fee ($45 per semester), but no interest or other finance charges, families may contract to have 5 or 4 equal monthly installments each semester deducted directly from their bank account.

The monthly payment plan is available for Fall and Spring semesters only. No payment plan is available for the summer charges or past due balances.

The payment schedule is as follows:

FALL Payment Plan options:

5 month payment plan: payments are withdrawn from July 15 to November 15

4 month payment plan: payments are withdrawn August 15 to November 15

SPRING Payment Plan options:

5 month payment plan: payments are withdrawn from December 15 to April 15

4 month payment plan: payments are withdrawn January 15 to April 15

If you enroll on or after the first payment due date of either plan, all current and back payments are due at the time of enrollment. The first monthly payment plan due date may be before our published semester due date for payment in full. The monthly payment plan option allows families to spread out the cost of the semester’s charges over 5 or 4 months but payments are required on the scheduled due date.

A family need not pay the entire balance due through the payment plan; the payment plan may be used in combination with other family resources or parent/student loans. 529 Plans Payments can not be used towards monthly payment plans. 529 Plan withdrawals should sent to Brandeis as a one-time semester payment by the published semester due date. If the 529 Plan payment does not cover the semester balance in full, any remaining balance may be budgeted on a monthly payment plan. Payments are due on the scheduled due date. Delinquent payments will result in a hold on registration and transcripts and may result in a late fee. If a payment plan is cancelled due to delinquency, the balance is due in full and a hold will remain on the account until the balance is paid in full.

Information on signing up for the payment plan can be found on brandeis.afford.com or through the Student Account Center.

For more information, contact Nelnet at 888-316-8558 or sign up online.

Electronic check withdrawal from US checking or savings accounts (e-check) and Credit Card

Credit card and electronic payments can be made through your Student Account Center. Once in the Student Account Center (accessed through sage for students, or through brandeis.afford.com for parent participants) you will see the option to make payments on due charges.

Credit cards accepted are Discover, MasterCard, Visa and American Express (fees do apply for credit card payments). No fees apply to the direct withdrawal from checking/savings accounts (e-check). E-check payments returned unpaid by your bank are subject to the $30 returned check fee.

International Payments

Flywire Payment

Brandeis has partnered with Flywire to provide our international students with an easy and secure method to send international payments in your home currency through your Student Account Center. Please visit the Brandeis Flywire page for information.

Flywire allows you to:

Pay from almost any country and any bank
Avoid unexpected bank fees and ensure the best exchange rate with Flywire's Best Price Guarantee
Track your payments from start to finish
Access dedicated multilingual customer support

Please Note: We can only accept wire funds for charges billed on the student’s Brandeis sage account. The student or proxy should confirm the balance due through sage self service prior to initiating a wire. WIRES RECEIVED THROUGH FLYWIRE, OR SENT DIRECTLY TO BRANDEIS, IN EXCESS OF BILLED CHARGES WILL BE REJECTED. The funds will be returned to the sender’s bank account. If Brandeis incurs a fee for the rejected wire, the fee will be deducted from the returned funds or posted to the student’s account. You will be required to resend your wire for the correct, billed amount and may be subject to late fees, registration holds, and withdrawal if the balance is late. Brandeis must be informed in writing, prior to receipt of the wire, if you are sending payment for future tuition charges. Payments received for future tuition charges WILL NOT be refunded to the student unless the student withdraws from the university. Funds for personal and off-campus living expenses must be sent to the student's personal bank account.

Western Union Payment

Brandeis University has has also partnered with Western Union Business Solutions, a specialist in global business payments to provide you with a simple and low cost method of paying fees to Brandeis in your own currency. This payment option may offer significant savings compared to a traditional wire from your bank directly to Brandeis. For instructions on paying by wire click Western Union.

Please Note: We can only accept wire funds for charges billed on the student’s Brandeis sage account. The student or proxy should confirm the balance due through sage self service prior to initiating a wire. WIRES RECEIVED THROUGH WESTERN UNION, OR SENT DIRECTLY TO BRANDEIS, IN EXCESS OF BILLED CHARGES WILL BE REJECTED. The funds will be returned to the sender’s bank account. If Brandeis incurs a fee for the rejected wire, the fee will be deducted from the returned funds or posted to the student’s account. You will be required to resend your wire for the correct, billed amount and may be subject to late fees, registration holds, and withdrawal if the balance is late. Brandeis must be informed in writing, prior to receipt of the wire, if you are sending payment for future tuition charges. Payments received for future tuition charges WILL NOT be refunded to the student unless the student withdraws from the university. Funds for personal and off-campus living expenses must be sent to the student's personal bank account.

Check, Money Order, Cash, 529 Plan and Travelers Check Instructions

Although we still accept paper checks, we encourage families to pay by eCheck (no fees apply and there are no postage costs) via the Student Account Center. All checks must be drawn from a US Bank and be payable in US dollars to Brandeis University. Personal or 529 Plan checks (mailed by First Class Mail only) should include the student’s name and 8 digit sage id and can be sent to our bank’s payment processing center at:

Brandeis University
POST OFFICE
P.O. Box 28197
New York, NY 10087-8197

Correspondence, third party checks, and Priority Mail, Express Mail, FedEx, UPS, or other courier mail, should not be sent to the New York address. 529 Plans Payments can not be used towards monthly payment plans. 529 Plan withdrawals should sent to Brandeis as a one-time semester payment by the published semester due date. If the 529 Plan payment does not cover the semester balance in full, any remaining balance may be budgeted on a monthly payment plan.

Mail requiring signatures, tracking or proof of delivery as well as payments from third party sponsors or scholarship organizations should be sent directly to the Office of Student Financial Services at:

Brandeis University
Office of Student Financial Services
Usdan Student Center, MS 027
415 South Street
Waltham, MA 02453

Cash, checks, money orders and travelers checks are also accepted in the Office of Student Financial Services in Usdan Student Center. Cash payments exceeding $9,999 must be reported to the IRS and will require you to submit proof of identity.