How to Pay

• PAYMENT DUE DATES, BALANCES AND OTHER IMPORTANT PAYMENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON CAMPUSNET.
• EMAIL REMINDER NOTICES ARE SENT TO A STUDENT'S CSU EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY.
• PERSONAL PAYMENTS THAT ARE $500 OVER A STUDENT ACCOUNT BALANCE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
• STALE-DATED CHECKS (checks older than six months, unless otherwise indicated) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

When to Pay

All payments are due on the MONDAY prior to the first day of instruction each semester. A student account must be paid in full, or you must be enrolled in a payment plan before the first day of academic instruction in order to avoid penalties, collection activities and account holds. The University reserves the right to withhold services for an unpaid balance.

Students who have an unpaid balance or are not current with their budget payment plan installments will not be permitted to keep their future term enrollment. Students who have an outstanding balance at the end of a term may not participate in an upcoming term until their debt has been satisfied or reduced to an acceptable level.

Payment Due Dates

Federal regulations prohibit the use of current financial aid for payment of past-due charges. Students may not use current or future financial aid over $200 to repay a debt from a prior academic year. Federal Financial Aid will automatically pay your current academic year institution charges (i.e. tuition, fees, room and board) and up to $200 of any prior academic year charges. Non-federal funds (private loans) can be used to pay a prior-term balance.

The University will assess a $250 penalty if a student account is not paid in full by the completion of the semester. Unpaid accounts will be certified to the Collection Enforcement Division of the Ohio Attorney General's Office. Additional fees are assessed by the AG's Office and students are NOT PERMITTED to enroll until a balance with the Attorney General's Office is paid in full.

Payments Accepted

• Check — Accepted online, through the U.S. mail and on-campus via the Express Payment Center in Berkman Hall. Certified funds (cashier's check/money order) do not require an additional 10 days.
• Credit Cards — Visa, MasterCard and Discover Card are accepted online only. A 2.95% service charge is assessed (minimum fee for transactions between $20 and $106 is $3). International card payments will have a 4.25% service charge.  When paying though CampusNet, please turn off pop-up blockers.
• Cash — Not accepted.

Payment Methods

• Online — Secure electronic payments by check or by credit card can be made online through CampusNet. Log onto CampusNet and click on the Account tab, then on Make Payment and follow the instructions. Your student account balance is updated immediately when making a payment online.
  • There is no fee to pay by electronic check/bank account. Your bank routing number begins with the first two digits of 01 - 12, 21 - 32, or 61 - 72. You must type in your routing and account number, do not copy/paste.
  • Credit cards incur a service fee. See above Payments Accepted.
• Guest payer option — Students can invite a parent to create their own login information. Sign into the payment portal, click Overview and send a Payer invitation.
• Express Payment Center (BH 115) — Checks and money orders can be securely deposited at the Express Payment Center. Please include your CSU ID number on all checks.
• Mail — Only checks and money orders made payable to Cleveland State University should be mailed. 
  
  Payments should be sent to:
  Cleveland State University
  Bursar's Office, BH 114
  2121 Euclid Ave.
  Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Please write your CSU ID number on the front of the check. Do not mail credit card information or cash. Also, do not use the interoffice Campus Mail service to deliver any check, credit card or cash payment.  *Note, if you are sending payments that require a physical address (UPS, FedEx, etc.) please use our "CAMPUS LOCATION" address, which you will find on the lefthand side of this page. 

Paying with a 529 Plan

NEW! If your 529 administrator is CollegeAdvantage: log into CampusNet, select Make Payment, select Amount and checkout.  You will have the ability to select 529 as your payment type.

If you use a different 529 administrator:

1. Contact your 529 administrator.
2. Notify your administrator to pay Cleveland State University
3. Select to pay by ACH via Flywire.
4. Inform them of the amount.
5. Include student name and CSU ID number
6. If you do not select to pay via ACH, your 529 administrator will mail your payment check to the University (please provide them with an accurate mailing address).  Please allow ample time for processing and mailing (at least 10 days).

Phone Payments Not Accepted

The University is required to report the receipt of cash and cash-like items (money order, bank check, traveler's check, cashier's check, etc.) in excess of $10,000 total to the IRS. Cleveland State reports these transactions by filing IRS Form 8300. Please refer to IRS Publication 1544 for more information.

Note: A check drawn on the payer's own account, such as a personal check, regardless of amount, is currently exempt from the IRS reporting requirements.  

Paying by Check

Disclosure: When you provide a check as payment, you authorize CSU to either use the information from your check to make a one-time electronic funds transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction. When we use information from your check to make an electronic funds transfer, funds may be withdrawn from your account as soon as the same day you make your payment.

• Check 21 Policy (Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act)
  CSU may convert your check into a digital image for electronic processing. Be sure funds are available when you submit payment, as the funds are often debited from your account the same day your check is presented.
   
• Returned Checks
  If a check or e-check is returned (e.g., insufficient funds, closed account)
  • A fee of up to $30 per returned check will be added to your student account.
  • Repeated returns or unresolved balances after 30 days may result in loss of check-writing privileges.
  • Late fees may apply if payment is not completed by the tuition due date.

Note: A stop payment does not cancel your registration or withdraw you from the University. If a check or e-check is returned for any reason, a fee of up to $30 per item will be charged to your account. Repeated returns or failure to resolve the balance within 30 days may result in loss of check-writing privileges.

Foreign Checks and Wire Transfer Payments

CSU does not accept foreign checks. For the benefit of our international students, wire transfers are the preferred method of remitting payments. This allows a student to access their funds within 48 hours rather than the usual six to eight weeks required for processing a foreign check.

International students should utilize FlyWire when paying from outside of the U.S. Review international student payment information.