Students who are considering attending NKU or current students who have not yet registered can find tuition rates on the tuition and fees page.
Your bill is available on your myNKU portal. You will log into myNKU and go to the "Student Self Service" tab at the top of the page. Your bill can be viewed or printer by selecting the "Biller Direct Tuition Payment & Statement" option at the top.
NKU does not mail bills to students since student accounts tend to change frequently. Approximately a month prior to the start of the semester you will receive an account statement to your NKU email address. You can always view your 'Biller Direct' page on myNKU to see your balance due.
Yes, if your account is not paid by the published due date, you will be dropped from your semester courses unless you are eligible, and have opted into, the payment plan. There is a $90 payment plan fee and you will be charged a 1.5% late fee on the unpaid balance monthly until you are caught up with your payments.
Tuition, housing and fees are due the first day of the semester. if your account is not paid by the published due date, you will be dropped from your semester courses unless you are eligible, and have opted into, the payment plan. There is a $90 payment plan fee and you will be charged a 1.5% late fee on the unpaid balance monthly until you are caught up with your payments. If you register for a course after the initial tuition due date, that tuition is due upon registration.
Yes, the NKU Installment Plan is available to our students. Charges for the semester are broken into four payments. Accelerated Online Students do not have the option for a payment plan. If your account is not paid by the published due date, you will be dropped from your semester courses unless you are eligible, and have opted into, the payment plan. There is a $90 payment plan fee and you will be charged a 1.5% late fee on the unpaid balance monthly until you are caught up with your payments. Each payment is 25% of your bill, net of financial aid. After the initial due date the remaining payments are approximately 30, 60 and 90 days later. Please see the installment plan page for the current semester's due dates.
You can pay your bill on your myNKU portal. You will log into myNKU and go to the "Student Self Service" tab at the top of the page. You will then select "Biller Direct Tuition Payment & Statement" at the top. There are two methods of payment online. You can pay via e-check or with a credit card. Please note that there is a 2.5% service fee for every credit card transaction. Detailed instructions on how to pay online.
Our preferred method of payment during the COVID-19 pandemic is online. However, if you need to pay in person, we accept cash, check, or money order. We do not accept any credit card/debit card transactions in person. Also, please note that we only accept up to $2,500 in cash for each student per semester. We are located in the Lucas Administrative Center, Room 235 (open cashier windows) and we are open from 8:15am - 4:30pm.
There are four options for payment:
Online - E-Check payments are accepted online. There is no additional fee for paying with E-Check.
Detailed instructions for creating and making payments by a new E-Check account
Detailed instructions for making payments by an existing E-Check account
Online - Credit card payments are accepted online. American Express, Mastercard, VISA, and Discover credit card payments are accepted. There is a 2.5% service fee for all credit card payments.
Detailed instructions for making payments by credit card
By Mail - Check or money order only. Please include the student's name and myNKU ID number in the memo section of the check. Please mail all payments to: Student Account Services, 5320 Campus Drive AC235, Highland Heights, KY 41099. All mail is processed daily during normal business hours. Please make sure mailed payments are post marked prior to the published payment due date to avoid additional fees being charged to your account.
In Person - Student Account Services is located on the 2nd floor of the Lucas Administrative Center. We accept cash, check or money order at the cashier windows. No credit cards can be accepted at the cashier windows. Hours of Operation. If you are unable to make it during work hours and would like to drop a payment off, please take advantage of our night deposit box which is located down the hallway, leading to the tunnel to the University Center.
Our preferred method of payment during the COVID-19 pandemic is online. However, if you need to pay in person, we accept cash, check, or money order. We do not accept any credit card/debit card transactions in person. Also, please note that we only accept up to $2,500 in cash for each student per semester. We are located in the Lucas Administrative Center, Room 235 (open cashier windows) and we are open from 8:15am - 4:30pm.
E-check payments are a direct payment from your checking account. To pay with an e-check, you will simply enter in your checking account information. You will need your checking account number and your bank routing number. These numbers can also be found at the bottom of your personal checks. Detailed instructions can be found at our webpage: https://inside.nku.edu/studentaccountservices/payment-info/biller-direct.html
The CVV2 code is on the back of your credit or debit card.
Most debit cards have a daily limit that may be less than the amount you are trying to pay. Please contact your bank to have them temporarily increase your limit.
Due to the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) parents and other third parties cannot gain access to a student's financial records without authorization from the student. To simplify student authorization, NKU offers the NKU Authorized User Payment Portal. The authorized user portal allows students to grant access to as many third parties as they choose. These guest users can then view the student's financial statements and make payments on the account. The student grants and has the right to rescind that access at any time.
If you are the student and would like to grant this access to a third party, please see:
Student Instructions for Authorized User Portal
If your student has already granted you this access, please see:
Authorized User Instructions for Payment Portal - Paying by Credit Card
Authorized User Instructions for Payment Portal - Paying by Electronic check
if your account is not paid by the published due date, you will be dropped from your semester courses unless you are eligible, and have opted into, the payment plan. There is a $90 payment plan fee and you will be charged a 1.5% late fee on the unpaid balance monthly until you are caught up with your payments. Charges for the semester are broken into four payments. Accelerated Online Students do not have the option for a payment plan. If your account is not paid by the published due date, you will be dropped from your semester courses unless you are eligible, and have opted into, the payment plan. There is a $90 payment plan fee and you will be charged a 1.5% late fee on the unpaid balance monthly until you are caught up with your payments. Each payment is 25% of your bill, net of financial aid. After the initial due date the remaining payments are approximately 30, 60 and 90 days later. Please see the installment plan page for the current semester's due dates. If you owe a balance from a previous semester, you could also be deregistered from future courses.
Please note: All mail is processed daily during normal business hours. Please make sure mailed payments are post marked prior to the published payment due date to avoid additional fees being charged to your account.
If for some reason you are unable to pay your charges and have extenuating circumstances please contact Student Account Services at 859-572-5204 before tuition is due and ask to speak to a specialist.
If you owe a balance of greater than $500 you will not, under any circumstances, be able to perform registration activity. If you owe a balance greater than $5 you will not be able to see or receive your grades.
If your company will pay for your classes upon being billed, bring a signed authorization from your employer to Student Account Services. We will then bill your employer for the cost.
If your employer uses a reimbursement plan it will be necessary for you to pay your costs by the due date and then get reimbursed by your employer at the end of the semester.
It means you have a net credit on your account which could be refunded to you.
NKU is committed to providing students and their families a range of options for paying their educational expenses. The credit card payment method has become prohibitively expensive because of the fees charged by credit card companies to NKU for credit card transaction processing. This expense is paid by University tuition revenues and reduces the tuition dollars available for academic programs and services for all students. Therefore, beginning in August 2013, a service fee on credit card transactions in the amount of 2.5% of the credit card payment will be charged.
Yes to both. Recent changes in VISA regulations that prohibited the of charging service fees for processing credit card transactions has allowed government agencies to charge a service fee for processing credit card/debit card transactions for payments on student accounts to higher education institutions. Credit card service fees are not unique to NKU. Other schools across the country currently charge service fees for credit card transactions.
2.5% is the amount established by NKU after careful benchmarking of other higher education institutions to cover the credit card transaction fees assessed by credit card companies.
You can avoid paying the 2.5% service fee by paying online with an e-check, an electronic debit to your checking account. You may also mail a check to: Northern Kentucky University, Student Account Services, 5320 Campus Drive AC235, Highland Heights, KY 41099 or bring a check to the Cashier window in the Lucas Administration Center, second floor. Please always include your nine digit NKU student ID number (starting with 100) on the check.
Credit card payments are not an available payment method by telephone. This is a security measure to ensure confidentiality of your payment information and compliance to PCI-DSS requirements.
No to minimize fraud and security risks credit card payments are accepted online only via myNKU, under the Student Self Service tab.
The service fee will not appear on your student account or on your NKU statement. This fee is assessed by a third party credit card processing company (Paymetric). You will view a summary payment screen during the credit card payment process that will show your payment, the amount of service fee applied to the transaction and the total payment amount. Upon review, you will be asked to confirm the payment amount that will be processed to your credit card.
NKU accepts VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. Credit card payments for student accounts can be made online via myNKU (the student portal) and then click on the Student Self-Service tab. Authorized payers can go to the authorized payer portal to make credit card payments. We do not accept credit card payments by telephone for security reasons or in person.
Applying for financial aid is an annual application process. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), opens every October 1st. We encourage the completion of the application by January 1st to be considered for limited campus based aid programs.
Please review the following:
• Do you owe NKU a balance greater than $200 from a previous semester?
• Check your NKU email, is the Office of Student Financial Assistance requesting additional documentation?
• Did you accept your financial aid?
• If you accepted a federal direct loan, did you complete entrance counseling and sign a Master Promissory Note?
• If your parent is borrowing a Parent PLUS loan, did your parent submit a Parent PLUS authorization form, have an approved credit check on file, and sign a Master Promissory Note?
• Are you making satisfactory academic progress?
Your KEES award will show on your initial account statement that is emailed to your NKU email account approximately a month before tuition is due. Your KEES award will be sent to the University approximately one month in to the semester. If the only balance on your account will be covered by your KEES award, then you will not be charged a payment plan fee or account maintenance fees.
There is no financial aid deferment available for tuition and fees. If you applied late for financial aid then your aid may not be in on time. You will be placed on the installment plan automatically and charged all appropriate fees.
If you have excess financial aid estimated on your account, have signed up for direct deposit, and have no holds on your account, then you are eligible for a book advance. The advance will be sent to your bank account the week before classes begin. Advances will not be given in the form of a check.
You may be eligible for a book deferment. If you have not received your financial aid refund and your award has been accepted and approved by the Financial Aid department, please contact Student Account Services so that we can check for eligibility. Book deferments are only available during the week before classes beginning and the first and second weeks of the semester. You must have your NKU All Card and will only be able to purchase the books at the University Bookstore. You cannot receive the book advance and deferment in the same semester.
You will be required to pay the difference by the tuition due date, or you will be placed on the installment plan automatically and charged all appropriate fees.
You must ensure you apply for financial aid early, check your NKU email daily, and have all requirements completed by the published due date or pay the balance due out of pocket by the published due date and reimburse yourself when your financial aid is applied to your semester balance, or you will be placed on the installment plan automatically and charged all appropriate fees. Questions regarding financial aid issues can be addressed by contacting Student Financial Assistance at 859-572-5143.
There is no deferment available for tuition and fees. You will be placed on the installment plan automatically and charged all appropriate fees.
Alternative loans are handled by a third party outside of NKU's financial aid office. The alternative loan must be applied to your student account by the tuition due date. To avoid any fees on your account, you should pay the balance out of pocket and be reimbursed once the alternative loan has been processed to your student account.
No, If you do not attend any classes during the first days of class, your professor may drop you for non-attendance. Ultimately, it is the students responsibility to drop courses per the published
academic calendars.
It is typical that an academic advisor may place classes in a student's registration cart upon an advisor/advisee meeting. However, it is the student's responsibility to review their account continuously to make sure everything is accurate and up-to-date. When classes are registered through the student's myNKU account, the student must read and sign a Student Statement of Obligation. This statement explains that classes are being registered. Once the Obligation Statement has been read and the classes are registered, the student will now be responsible for their account balance. If the student decides to withdraw from any of the classes, they will need to make sure they are doing so in accordance with the academic calendar to ensure a tuition adjustment and possible refund.
If you withdraw within the first week of full session classes you should receive a full adjustment of your charges. If you withdraw during the second and third week of full session classes you will receive a 50% adjustment of your charges. After three weeks there will be no further adjustments of charges. Please check the university academic calendar for all of the proper drop dates.
NKU is aware that students have lives outside of the classroom and that many unforeseen situations may occur during the academic year, forcing the student to withdraw from one or more classes. When this happens students have the option to file an Appeal for Exception to Tuition Refund Form. If the student is withdrawing for a medical reason, a Medical Documentation Form must also be submitted with the Appeal. These forms will need to be submitted to the Student Account Services Office where they will be given to the Tuition Appeal Committee for review every two weeks. A decision will be made and the student will be contacted by the Vice Provost's Office. The Tuition Appeal Committee will only review appeals based on University error or a medical situation involving the student or a member of their immediate family. Students only have one year from the beginning date of the semester to file their appeal. Appeals submitted after the one year time frame will not be considered.
A student may experience a life altering event or other extenuating circumstance beyond his or her control that prevents the student’s continued class attendance at Northern Kentucky University. The student may be eligible to receive a full tuition adjustment by submitting a completed Tuition Appeal Form and supporting documents, no later than one year past the starting date of the semester in which the student is appealing. Please note that an approved academic Retroactive Late Withdrawal(current or late) is not sufficient grounds for a Tuition Appeal. The one year timeline for tuition appeals will be enforced. Appeals for consecutive semesters will not be considered (Example: If you are appealing your Spring 2018 tuition assessment you cannot also appeal Fall 2017 or Summer 2018). The Northern Kentucky University Tuition
and Fees Appeals Committee will review a request for full tuition and fee reimbursement, provided the student meets the requirements set forth in the policy statement. Delinquent accounts that have been placed with the KY Department of Revenue for collections cannot be appealed.
How to sign up to have your refund sent directly to your checking account via Direct Deposit:
Log into MyNKU – Click on Student Self Service Tab → Select Manage Bank Accounts &
Direct Deposit → Click Add Account → Enter Bank Account Details → Check Box for
Account to Refund → Click Review → Click Confirm.
What you'll need:
Your institution's bank number (also known as "routing number")
Your bank account number
Direct Deposit Refunds are processed on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Check refunds are processed on Thursdays.
Refunds are issued by direct deposit approximately seven to ten business days after a credit appears on your student account. Refund checks may not be picked up under any circumstances. Please log on to myNKU and click on the Biller Direct tab where you can sign up for direct deposit.
Refunds are issued via direct deposit one week after the credit has posted to your student account. Please allow 1-3 days for the refund to appear in your bank account after it has been issued. If you are not signed up for direct deposit, a paper check will be sent on the following Friday to your permanent address on file with NKU. Paper checks can take anywhere between 3-5 business days to be received.
If you are unsure as to why you received funds from NKU or would like more information, please contact the Office of Student Account Services immediately. They can be reached at (859) 572-5204. NKU reserves the right to audit student accounts and correct any and all financial errors identified during the course of the audit. When a corrective action warrants adjustments to a student account, NKU will attempt to make contact with the student to explain the situation and the corrective course of action to reconcile the difference.
In order to comply with federal regulations surrounding Truth-in-Lending disclosures, Northern Kentucky University does not have an Employer Reimbursement Plan. If a student is receiving tuition reimbursement from their employer, the student will initially be responsible for paying the first semester up front through a variety of options (i.e. government loans by filing the FAFSA, alternative loans, savings, etc.) or any combination of these and other financial resources. Once they complete their first semester, they can use the reimbursement that they receive from their employer to pay for the next semester, and continue this process for subsequent semesters until the final employer reimbursement is made, at which time those funds can go to pay off any loans that were taken out and/or replenish any savings that were depleted to fund the first semester. At the end of each semester, the employer will usually ask for a copy of an account statement indicating the balance has been paid and by what means. The student may print off their account statement via their myNKU account under the Student Self-Service Tab. Click on the Biller Direct Tuition Payment & Statement Tile. To avoid any additional fees, the balance will need to be paid in full by the tuition due date each semester. Students are automatically enrolled in the NKU Installment Plan if they have not paid their account balance by the tuition due date.
Outside scholarship checks can be submitted to our office (not the Office of Student Financial Assistance). Please include your Student ID number and full name and date of birth with the scholarship check. You can either mail the check to our office address or submit this in person. Our office address is below:
Student Account Services, 4320 Campus Drive AC235, Highland Heights, KY 41099.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, our office hours may be limited. Therefore, we recommend mailing in a scholarship check.
Student Account Services AC 235, Nunn Dr., Highland Heights, KY 41099
When will the scholarship be applied?
Student Account Services processes Outside Scholarships daily. Once it is received, it will normally take 3-5 business days to show up on your student account. Peak times may cause a short delay, and it is encouraged to turn scholarships in to NKU as soon as they are received by the student.
All Outside Scholarships are applied according to the terms laid out by the Donor. If none are specified, the Scholarship will be applied according to University policy, which is to split scholarships over $500 equally over fall and spring terms as it will be assumed the award is for the Academic Year.
Your Scholarship will show up under your Financial Aid Tab on your myNKU Account as an Agency Scholarship. It will also appear that way on your Student Account Statement.
If you are a student wanting to use your Military benefits to pay for your tuition, you will need to start by filling out the benefits request form. This includes students using: Ch.33, Ch 31,Ch 30, Ch 35, 1606 & 1607. Once this is completed we can submit your request to the VA. If you would like to reach someone regarding your benefits please email veterans@nku.edu.
If you are an international student sponsored by your Country, you will need a Financial Guarantee that states that they are paying for your tuition. Once we receive your Financial Guarantee we will be able to invoice your Emabssy for your tuition. Please make sure your Financial Guarantee is current EVERY semester that you attending. (We will not be able to invoice without your guarantee being current.) Please send your financial guarantee to reincked@nku.edu or studentaccountservices@nku.edu
First make sure you are registered into courses and credit hours as expected. If Financial Aid is not showing as you expected please contact the Financial Aid Office at 859-572-5143. If you still have questions regarding your student account, please call Student Account Services at 859-572-5204.
The Student Account Services Office is located on the second floor of the Lucas Administrative Center (AC 235) and can be reached at 859-572-5204. Office hours are Monday - Friday 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM.
Under the Buckley-Pell federal privacy act, NKU cannot give any information to your parents without your written consent. NKU has simplified the consent process by creating the NKU Authorized User Portal. The student can grant access any time to Biller Direct on myNKU to any third party that they choose.
All student account activity is subject to financial audit at any time. If the result of an audit indicates a change is needed, it may include an administrative adjustment. This could result in the student owing the university more money, or it may result in the student receiving a refund, depending on the outcome of the audit.
You will not be able to register for classes if you have a SAS Balance Hold > $100 on your student account. Log onto myNKU and click on the Biller Direct tab for your current balance. Once your student balance is lower than $100, the hold will be removed and you can register for classes. Please call the Student Account Services Office or stop by should you need any explanation concerning your account balance.
If you have a past due balance that has not yet been sent to an outside collection agency, you can reach out to our Collections Coordinator, Larry McNickle. Larry can help students set up a payment plan (up to 12 months) to pay off a past due balance. He can be contacted directly via email at McNickleL1@nku.edu or by phone at 859-572-6697.
Not necessarily. Receipt of a 1098-T does not constitute a statement or guarantee about a student's eligibility to claim a tuition tax credit.
Beginning with the 2013 calendar year, NKU will no longer mail out paper 1098-T forms. Notification of availability will be posted on the Student Account Services website on, or before, January 31st. Students may then download and print off copies of their 1098-T form online via their myNKU account under the Student Self Service Tab. Students who do not wish to receive their 1098-T form electronically may opt out and receive a paper copy.
Reporting to the IRS is dependent on your correct SSN or ITIN you provided. It is very important for you to have the correct information on file with the University. The University solicits bi-annually for these updates in May and September. If you
did not comply with corrections at that time, the latest deadline to provide a missing or incorrect SSN-ITIN to the University is Friday, January 10, 2020 to ensure the information is correct on the 2019 1098T. If you fail to provide correct information by the specified due date above, and it results in a penalty from the IRS, you will be responsible to pay this penalty. Your student account will be charged accordingly.
Unfortunately, due to the sensitive tax payer information found on the IRS Form 1098-T, we are unable to email this document. If you are having issues downloading a copy of the form on your myNKU portal, you may request that a copy can be placed in the mail to the permanent address that you have on file with NKU. Please feel free to email our office at StudentAccountServices@nku.edu or call us at 859-572-5204 to request a copy be mailed.
