Office of Student Financial Services

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

Payments are withdrawn from July 15 to November 15 for fall and from December 15 to April 15 for spring. 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. 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 acocunt 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.