Guide to Paying Fees

SUMMER 2026 GUIDE TO PAYING FEES

Online Account Access: 
Students  |   Parents

Student Financial Services Regular Hours of Operation

Monday - Friday             8:00am - 5:00pm

We are closed on every Wednesday from 2:00-3:00 p.m. for Staff Development
Please check the Student Financial Services (SFS) homepage for special hours of operation

Payment of Fees

All fees are due and payable to the University on May 10, 2026.  Payment plans are available for students who are in good financial standing with the University. All charges incurred by a student will be consolidated into one account. The student will be billed and must make a payment by the due date indicated on the bill. Students that elect to sign up for a payment plan will be charged a non-refundable setup fee of $50.00. Students will not be allowed to register for future terms until their account balance is paid to $1,000 in most recent semester or less and their account is in good standing. * Good Financial Standing refers to a student's ability to manage their financial responsibilities in a way that ensures they can meet all tuition and living expenses in a timely manner, in alignment with university policy and due dates. This includes staying current with payments and maintaining eligibility for financial aid or scholarships. A student not in good financial standing will be restricted from charging purchases at the bookstore except required textbook and from registering for upcoming semesters.

Summer 2026 Due Dates

Due Date

May 10, 2026
June 10, 2026
July 10, 2026

Payment Plans

The University of Missouri–St. Louis is introducing new payment plan options to actively enrolled students in good financial standing. Students may choose to pay their semester balance in full by the billing due date or students can enroll in a payment plan prior to the enrollment deadline, allowing their semester balance to be paid in monthly installments throughout the term. Students enrolled in a payment plan will not incur monthly finance charges. However, a non-refundable $50.00 setup fee is required at the time of enrollment.

Past Due Accounts

Students who are past due on their monthly minimum payments will not be permitted to register for future terms, receive transcripts and/or diplomas, or be allowed to charge at the bookstore. E-check payments are subject to a fourteen (14) day hold to ensure the payment clears the bank. This hold prevents the release of documents during that period.  For immediate release, payment must be made by cash, certified check, or pin-based debit card in the Student Financial Services Office, or online by credit card. Students with balances of $1,000 in the most recent term or less may have the financial hold preventing enrollment removed if their account is in good financial standing.

Electronic Billing

The University no longer sends paper bills to students that have e-consented and are enrolled in the current term. A billing notification will be sent to your campus e-mail monthly notifying you that your current bill is available online. The bill is usually created approximately the 17 ^th of the month with a due date of the 10th of the following month. You can view your bill anytime in your TouchNet portal.

Bookstore Charging Privileges

Only students in good financial standing will be allowed to use their student ID at the bookstore to charge items to their student account.  Those students that fail to make their required minimum payments will not be allowed to use their student charge in the bookstore until the account is no longer past due.

Late Payment Fees and Finance Charges

A $25.00 late payment fee is assessed to student accounts if the full minimum payment is not received and processed by the due date. The University will assess a 1% per month finance charge on any billed amount that remains unpaid after the payment due date. To avoid finance charges, the student would need to pay the Adjusted Amount Due in full by the due date.

Financial Aid and Refunds

The first step to receiving financial aid is filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Please make sure to use the Federal School Code 002519 on the FASFA to make sure that UMSL receives your information. Once the Student Financial Services Office receives your FAFSA, which takes about 3-5 business days, it can take an additional 1-2 weeks for the application to be processed. 

Once your application has been processed, you need to accept or decline your awards in MyView. Once accepted, the aid will show up as anticipated and can be taken into account during billing. 

Aid can disburse as early as 10 days prior to the start of the semester. The Student Financial Services Office will verify that you are in the required number of credit hours and then request the funds. The University will receive the funds and apply them to your student account. If there is a credit balance, the account would be eligible for a refund.  Charges that are added to a student account after a refund has been processed become the student’s responsibility.  

The refund process does not start until you see a refund line item in TouchNet. From that date, if you have direct deposit, your refund will take 3-5 business days to reach you. For students that do not have direct deposit set up, a check will be mailed to your local mailing address. This takes 7-10 business days from when your refund is processed.

If a credit card payment has been made within 120 days, any refund must be returned to that credit card.

There are times that you could be eligible for a refund and have a balance on your student account. No refund of departmental credit is given if there is a balance due on a student account. A refund takes up to four (4) weeks processing time after withdrawal, dropped classes, receipt of excess financial aid, or overpayment made on the student’s account. To receive a refund of less than $25, a specific request must be made to the Student Financial Services Office.

Metropolitan / Illinois Students

Undergraduate and Graduate students who reside in Illinois qualify for the Metropolitan Tuition rate.

Payments

Online payments may be made on the ebill website. You may make a payment from your savings or checking account with no service fee, or by all major credit cards with a 3% service fee (minimum $3 fee) or a 4.95% service fee for international accounts.

You can make payment in office at 327 Millennium Student Center.  We accept cash, check and pin-based debit cards.

You may mail in a check or money order paid to the order of the University of Missouri. Checks will only be accepted when the amount of the check does not exceed the amount due.

There is a drop box located outside the Student Financial Services Office, 327 Millennium Student Center. You can pay by check or money order. All payments received are final; no changes or adjustments can be allowed to the payment amount once the payment has been processed.

Payments made with YOUR online banking service may result in a significant delay in the processing. Please have your bank mail checks to the address on the cover of this brochure.  We make no guarantees that your payment can be received and processed by the due date.

Any communications concerning disputed debts, including instruments tendered as full satisfaction of a debt must be sent to:  Account Disputes, One University Blvd, 349 MSC, St. Louis, MO 63121-4400

Returned Checks

Any check not honored by your bank will result in a $20 returned check fee. If the returned check, including e-check payments was attempting to pay a prior term balance, your classes may be canceled.

Delinquent Indebtedness

The University will pursue any and all collection efforts and practices including referring accounts to collection agencies and reporting to the credit bureaus. Accounts may be assessed additional collection charges of 25% of the balance when it is referred to a collection agency. Your Missouri state income tax refund may also be intercepted to partially or fully satisfy a past due debt to the University.

Cancellation

A payment of the minimum due or greater by the first payment due date will secure your courses. Students who register on or before 5/10/2026 may choose to pay their minimum payment by 6/10/2026 to prevent cancellation. However, late payment fees and finance charges will be applied if a payment was due on 5/10/2026. If your classes are canceled for nonpayment and you wish to be reinstated, the minimum payment will be required plus a $250 late registration fee.  When payment is received, you will be charged for all classes that were canceled.  Failure to pay fees, receive financial aid, or attend class does not mean you will automatically be canceled.  It is the student’s responsibility to communicate with the Student Financial Services Office regarding class cancellation.

Withdrawal

Fees will be reassessed for students who officially withdraw from the University or drop classes. Fees included in this reassessment are Tuition and Course or Supplemental Fees. If the meeting dates for your course are different from the regular session meeting dates, please contact the Student Financial Services Office as your fee reassessment for withdrawal or dropping may differ from the regular reassessment.

It is the student’s responsibility to formally notify the Registrar’s Office and to follow proper procedures when withdrawing from the University. Failure to pay fees, failure to receive financial aid, failure to attend class or refusing financial aid does NOT constitute an official withdrawal from the University of Missouri – St. Louis.

Summer 2026 Fee Reassessment Schedule

SUMMER SESSION I, 2026   4-Weeks (5/18-6/13)

SUMMER SESSION II, 2026   4-Weeks (6/15-7/11)

SUMMER SESSION III, 2026   4-Weeks (7/13-8/08)

SUMMER SESSION IV, 2026   8-Weeks (5/18-7/11)

SUMMER SESSION V, 2026   8-Weeks (6/15-8/08)

SUMMER SESSION VI, 2026   12-Weeks (5/18-8/08)

If your classes do not start and end on any of the session dates above, please contact the Student Financial Services Office as your fee reassessment for withdrawal or dropping may differ from the regular reassessment. 

Right to Modify

The University reserves the right to modify by increase or decrease the fees charged for attendance and other services at the University, including but not limited to tuition or educational fees, at any time when in the discretion of the governing board the same is in the best interest of the University with all modification of fees to be effective irrespective as to whether fees have or have not been paid by or on behalf of a student prior to the effective date of the modification.

  Summer 2026 Undergraduate Tuition Rates

*Undergraduate Non-Resident fee is composed of Resident rate + $788 Graduate Non-Resident fee is composed of Resident rate + $933

Optometry Non-Resident fee is composed of Resident rate + $622 per credit hour