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Student
Financial Services
Student
Accounts
Tuition & Fees
Undergraduates
Access information on tuition and other
costs via the Undergraduate Financial Aid page by clicking
here.
Graduate and Professional
Tuition and fee
rates vary for each school. The actual rates are available
from your financial
aid office. Tuition and fee rates are established
annually and are generally available in the spring.
Billing
Information
The Office of Student Financial Services
acts as a clearinghouse for various charges and credits that
are placed directly on the student's account by departments
and offices of the university. Each bill may include both
"academic" charges (tuition, room, board, library
fines, late course change, etc.) and certain "optional"
items (parking fees, guest meals, laundry, etc.).
Electronic Billing
The official means of communicating monthly
financial account statements is through the University's internet-based
system for electronic billing and payment, Yale University
eBill-ePay. Yale does not mail paper bills.
Student account statements are prepared
and made available twelve times each year at the beginning
of each month. Payment is due in full by 4 p.m. on the first
business day of the following month. Email notifications that
the account statement is available on the University eBill-ePay
website (www.yale.edu/sis/ebep)
are sent to all students at their official Yale email addresses
and to all student-designated authorized payers. It is imperative
that all students monitor their Yale email accounts on an
ongoing basis.
Late Payment
Fees
Bills for tuition, room, and board are
available to the student during the first week of July, due
and payable by August 1 for the fall term; and during the
first week of November, due and payable by December 1 for
the spring term. The Office of Student Financial Services
will impose a late charge if any part of the term bill, less
Yale-administered loans and scholarships that have been applied
for on a timely basis, is not paid when due.
The University
may withhold the registration of students who have not paid
or made satisfactory payment arrangements for their term bills
by the day of registration. It also reserves the right to
refuse to provide grades, transcripts, certificates of examination,
and diplomas to students who have not paid their bills on
time.
Important Messages
Each month, please be sure to refer to
the Important Monthly Messages web site at http://www.yale.edu/sfas/financial/accountmsgs.html.
This site provides important reminders regarding your student
account.
Payment Information
Account
Payments
There are a variety of options offered
for making payments. Yale does not accept Credit Card
payments. With any payment you make, be sure
to include the student's name and Yale account number.
About eBill-ePay
Yale University eBill-ePay, the
University's system for electronic billing and payment, is
the Preferred Means for Payment of Bills.
It can be found at http://www.yale.edu/sis/ebep/.
Electronic payments are easy and convenient -- no checks to
write, no stamps, no envelopes, no hassle. Payments are immediately
posted to your account. There is no charge to use this service.
Bank information is password protected and secure and there
is a printable confirmation receipt. You can make payments
365/24/7* up to 4 p.m. on your due date and
avoid late fees. You have control over access to your account.
You can also authorize up to three people to make payments
electronically from their own computers to your account using
Yale's system. It's all FREE!
(*The eBill-ePay system will not be available
when the system is undergoing upgrade, maintenance or repair.)
Use of your own bank payment service is
not authorized by the University because
it has no direct link to the student's Yale account. Payments
made through such services arrive without proper account identification
and always require manual processing that results in delayed
crediting of the student's account, as well as resulting late
fees and anxiety. So, please use Yale University eBill-ePay.
Cash and Checks
For those who
choose to pay by check, a remittance advice with mailing instructions
is available on the eBill-ePay web site. All bills
must be paid in U.S. currency. Checks should be payable in
U.S. dollars drawn on a U.S. bank. Please do not remit post-dated
checks because they are automatically processed by our bank.
If using 1st Class (regular) mail:
Yale University
P.O. Box 208232
New Haven, CT
06520-8232
Overnight or Express payments should be
sent to:
Yale University
Student Financial Services
246 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Wire Transfers
Payment can also be made via
wire transfer. Wire transfer instructions can be obtained
from the University eBill-ePay website (www.yale.edu/sis/ebep)
or by contacting Student Financial Services at (203) 432-2700
or sfs@yale.edu.
Rejected payments
A processing fee
of $25 is charged when the bank for any reason rejects a payment.
A rejected payment may also result in late payment fees and
registration may be withheld.
Please Note:
Yale reserves the right to require that a rejected payment
be replaced with a certified check, bank draft, or money order.
Yale Payment Plan
The Yale Payment Plan (YPP), administered
by the University’s Office of Student Financial Services,
provides parents and students with the option to pay education
expenses on a monthly basis. The YPP is designed to relieve
the pressure of “lump-sum” payments by allowing
families to spread payments over a period of months without
incurring any interest charges. Participation is optional
and elected on an annual basis. The cost to enroll is $100
per contract.
If you choose to enroll in the annual
plan, one-half of the Total Plan Amount will be applied toward
each of the academic terms (Fall and Spring) by issuing a
credit to your student account for this amount. If you enroll
in either the Fall- or Spring-only plan, the Total Plan Amount
will be credited to your student account for the corresponding
term. Each month, participants in the YPP will receive a paper
bill in the mail for the amount they have contracted to pay
on a monthly basis through the YPP in addition to
the monthly student account statement provided electronically
through Yale University eBill-ePay. It is very important that
YPP participants continue to review the monthly student account
statement (eBill) for other charges that are not being paid
for through the YPP contract.
The YPP has been effective for those
wishing to pay monthly.
Click
here to download an
enrollment form for the 2009-2010 academic year. If you have
any questions about the YPP or would like assistance, please
call us at (203) 432-2700 and select "Press 3" from
the Main Menu.
Application
of Financial Aid to the Student Account
Financial Aid Credits
Once you have
completed all the necessary application materials and requirements,
Yale-awarded financial aid is posted as a payment to the student
account at the time designated for the current term. Credits
that are scheduled for posting to the student account at some
time in the future will appear on the monthly student account
statement until that time as Anticipated Financial Aid Credits
as may certain financial aid items for which there are outstanding
processing requirements. Outside scholarships of which the
University is aware will be reflected on students' monthly
account statements as Anticipated Financial Aid Credits until
the funds are received by the University. Upon receipt, the
scholarship will appear on the account statement in the Current
Payments section. The student will be notified by email of
the need to come to the Cashier's Office at 246 Church Street
to endorse any outside scholarship checks as required. Such
checks cannot be credited to the account until the student
endorsement has been obtained. If endorsements are not done
in a timely manner, the checks will be returned to the donors
and the students will be responsible for the balances on their
accounts. Undergraduates with questions about the status of
financial aid awards should contact the Student Financial
Services Center at sfs@yale.edu
or (203)432-2700. Graduate and professional students should
contact their particular financial
aid offices.
Most loan proceeds are sent to the
University by lenders using electronic funds transfer. Such
proceeds are immediately posted to the student account. All
promissory notes and entrance interview requirements must
be complete to ensure payment to the account.
Outside Scholarships
If you are a YALE COLLEGE student and
have not yet advised Student Financial Services of an outside
scholarship that will be paid directly to Yale University,
please complete an Outside Scholarship/Resource Update Form
(http://www.yale.edu/sfas/finaid/pdf-forms/OAUpdate.pdf)
and fax it to (203) 777-6100. College Savings Plans and Prepaid
Tuition Plans are not outside scholarships and, therefore,
should not be reported.
GRADUATE and PROFESSIONAL students should
contact their particular financial aid offices and advise
them of any outside scholarships that will be paid directly
to Yale University.
Third Party Billing
If a third party
(employer or other sponsor) is to pay all or part of your
cost of education and they require a bill mailed directly,
you must provide full information and written authorization
to communicate with and bill the sponsoring third party as
necessary. This information and authorization is needed by
June 1 and October 1 for the fall and spring terms, respectively.
Please send a copy of the award letter or scholarship notice,
along with your written authorization, to Student Financial
Services, 246 Church Street, P.O. Box 208232, New Haven, CT
06520-8232. Please note that we must be notified each year.
Credit
Balance Refunds
Refunds of credit balances in student
accounts must be requested on the Student Information Systems
web site at http://www.yale.edu/sis.
Log in to the Main Menu, select Billing and Financial
Aid Menu and then Refund Request from Student Account.
Refunds will be processed as soon as any
payments that created the credit balances have cleared. This
may take as long as 45 banking days.
The fastest and most convenient way to
receive a refund is by direct deposit to your personal checking
account (for banks located within the United States only).
You need only enroll on the Direct Deposit Authorization web
site. Go to http://www.yale.edu/sis/.
Select the Login option. After logging in, select
the Billing and Student Accounts Menu and then select
Direct Deposit Authorization. Then, for the duration
of your stay at Yale, any time you request a refund,
the funds will be electronically deposited into your personal
checking account within two banking days from the time we
send the information to the national Automated Clearing House
(ACH) system. All such direct deposit refund information will
be sent to our bank for the ACH system one time (at mid-afternoon)
each day (other than bank holidays) that our Cashier’s
Office is open. Yale will automatically send an email to you
each time that a refund is sent electronically to your checking
account. It is your responsibility to
verify the availability of funds in your checking account
before you make any transactions (writing checks,
etc.).
Refunds by check will be available in
the Cashier’s Office three business days after
we notify you via email. Refund checks will not be
mailed. For your protection, you will always be asked to present
your valid Yale identification card when being served by the
Cashier’s Office.
NOTE: Your student account
is not to be used as a bank account. Please do not make recurring
partial refund requests on an as-needed basis from your student
account. If such a pattern becomes apparent, the Cashier's
Office may, at its discretion, refund the full available credit
balance on your account.
If you have any questions, contact
Student Financial Services at (203) 432-2700, press 3, or
refund@yale.edu.
Billing Address
You can enter or change your billing address
on the Student Information Systems web sit at http://www.yale.edu/sis/.
You must have a valid NetID and a valid
password to access this site. If you are a new student, your
NetID and instructions about how to activate it will be sent
to you during the summer before your first term at Yale. Students
in the Medical School and Yale Summer Programs should report
billing address changes to the Registrars of their programs.
Yale
Health Plan
If you are registered as a Yale degree
candidate student, enrolled half-time or more and paying at
least half tuition:
- You receive primary care services
at no charge at Yale University Health Services through
Yale Health Plan (YHP) Basic.
- You are automatically enrolled
in and charged premiums for YHP Hospitalization/Specialty
Care coverage and YHP Prescription Plus coverage.
- You are required by the University
to have adequate health insurance (regardless of whether
you will be studying on campus).
You may decline enrollment in YHP Hospitalization/Specialty
Care coverage and/or YHP Prescription Plus coverage by submitting
a waiver online at https://yhpstudentwaiver.yale.edu/.
A waiver must be submitted annually and received by:
- September 15 for the full year
or fall term
- January 31 for the spring term
Waivers will be processed and credits
will appear accordingly on your SFAS account within 5 business
days. After that time, you may confirm receipt by logging
into the YHP waiver web application https://yhpstudentwaiver.yale.edu/.
For more information visit our web site
at www.yale.edu/yhp
or email us at member.services@yale.edu.
YHP Member Services Department
17 Hillhouse Avenue
P.O. Box 208237
New Haven, CT 06520-8237
203-432-0246
Yale
Charge Account Plan
If you enroll in the Yale Charge Account
Plan,
you will be able to charge designated optional items and services
to your student account. Go to
http://www.yale.edu/sis/. Select the Login option.
After logging in, select the Billing and Student Accounts
Menu and select Charge Account Authorization.
The University may withdraw this privilege from students who
do not pay their monthly bills on a timely basis. For information,
contact the Student Financial Services Center at sfs@yale.edu,
(203) 432-2700 or fax at (203) 432-7557.
Questions
About Charges on Your Student Account
Academic charges
such as tuition, room, board, library fines, late course change
charges, and optional items such as parking fees, guest meals,
and laundry all appear on the billing statement. Students
charge the optional items through the Yale Charge Account
Plan.
Many Yale departments and offices, such
as the Library, Registrar and Dining Services put charges
and credits on students' account. Student Financial Services
acts as a clearinghouse for these transactions.
If an item on your account needs
clarification or adjustment, you should first contact the
originating department to discuss it.
Tuition Insurance
Click here to
read about Yale's tuition insurance plan.
Withdrawal/Leave
of Absence
In case of withdrawal during the course
of an academic term, each school within the University maintains
a schedule of tuition rebates that is in compliance with federal
regulations. Contact the appropriate financial aid office
for specific details of the refund policy in your school.
Undergraduates should contact the Student Financial Services
Center at sfs@yale.edu,
(203) 432-2700 or fax to (203) 432-4126.
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