Information for Parents
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The Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) limits the amount of information we can provide you, so we recommend that you keep the lines of communication open with your student. Here's what you can do:
- Review your student's bill together
- Learn about payment options
- Make payments to your student's account
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Methods of Payment
Payments by either Credit Card or eCheck (electronic check) are accepted online only. Authorized payers can make payments on their student’s eBill by logging into the authorized payer website.
Credit Card
The University at Buffalo accepts credit card payments from Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. Credit card payments cannot be made through the mail, telephone or at Student Accounts at 1Capen. Please note that there will be no charge for payments made via credit card.
eCheck
eCheck is a direct debit from your personal U.S. checking or savings account. Payments made by eCheck are offered at no charge to you. You will need the routing number and account number to process an eCheck.
International Wire Transfer
The University at Buffalo has partnered with Flywire to streamline the tuition and fee payment process for our international students. Flywire offers multiple payment options and excellent foreign exchange rates. They'll ensure your payment arrives safely and accurately.
Checks and money orders are the only form of payment that will be accepted through the mail. If you wish to pay by mail:
- Using the PDF of your eBill, print and return the remittance page with your payment. (The remittance page contains the message “Looking to pay by check? Please mail your payment and this page to the address below.” )
- Make checks payable to University at Buffalo and include your UB Person Number.
- Allow 7 days for mailing to avoid late fees. A postmark prior to the payment due date will not result in removal of a late fee.
Mail eBill payments to:
University at Buffalo
PO Box 10068
Albany, NY 12201-5068
Overnight payments
Overnight payments sent by any carrier other than USPS (United States Postal Service), should be sent to the address below:
KeyBank - Lockbox Operations
Attn: University at Buffalo Lockbox #10068
555 Patroon Creek Blvd
Albany, NY 12206
For all non-NYS programs, such as scholarships, third party payments, or grants, the payment should be sent to:
University at Buffalo
Student Accounts
1 Campus Mail Center
Buffalo, NY 14260
Please be advised that payments made with business checks will be considered third party payments and could have an impact on your taxes.
For the safety of students and staff, payments will no longer be accepted in-person in 1Capen. Students are asked to pay online, through QuikPAY (in your HUB Student Center). When paying online, payments are posted to the student account in real-time. There is no additional charge for payments made with a credit or debit card or eCheck.
Please be advised that payments made with business checks will be considered third party payments and could have an impact on your taxes.
For New York State 529 Savings Plan Participants:
You may request a withdrawal of funds through www.nysaves.org once you log on to your account and follow the instructions provided for making a withdrawal. You will need to enter the State University of New York at Buffalo’s school code – 002837 and the campus code 002837/00 to initiate the payment process.
Since processing time is required once the request is made, we ask that you please make your request for withdrawal in advance of the UB published tuition due dates for each semester. Due dates can be found here: Billing Dates - Student Accounts - University at Buffalo
As New York's 529 College Savings Program is not administered by SUNY or the University at Buffalo, we ask that any questions you may have regarding the program or enrollment process be directed to the NY Saves administration at 1-877-NYSAVES (1-877-697-2837).
For other state’s 529 Savings Plan Participants:
Many other states also offer 529 College Savings Plans. These payments can often be sent via ACH directly to the State University of New York at Buffalo through Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC). You should work directly with your plan administrator to initiate the payment process. Enter the school code of 002837 to find UB then select “State University of New York at Buffalo”, campus code 002837/00.
If you cannot process the payment via ACH and would prefer to send a check, please send it to the address below:
University at Buffalo
PO Box 10068
Albany, NY 12201-5068
To ensure accurate and timely processing, please make checks payable to University at Buffalo and include your Student Identification Number.
UB’s Payment Plan allows families to spread tuition and fee payments over several payments each semester. It is not a loan program and the service is provided interest-free. Students may pay in 3, 4 or 5 installments.
Establish a Payment Plan
- Students: Log in to your HUB Student Center. Click on Billing / Payments and then click on Payment Options. You will then be brought into QuikPAY where you can click on Payment Plan in the menu.
- Authorized Payers: Log in to the Payment Options screen using the Authorized Payer website. Click on Payment Plan in the menu.
Enroll in Direct Deposit
- Students: Log in to your HUB Student Center. Click on Billing / Payments and then click on Payment Options. You will then be brought into QuikPAY where you can click on Manage Refunds in the menu.
- Authorized Payers: Log in to the Payment Options screen using the Authorized Payer website. Click on Manage Refunds in the menu.
Tax Statements (1098-T)
The university will report to the IRS required information of the amounts paid for qualified tuition and expenses. This change went into effect for the 2018 tax year. This means that you will no longer see any amounts in Box 2 (Amounts billed for qualified tuition and related expenses) on your 1098-T form.