Tuition and Fee Payment Information

For your convenience, the University offers a variety of payment options.  Payments may be made by check, debit card or credit card through the Hofstra Portal, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In addition, cash, check or money order payments may be submitted by mail or in person at the Student Financial Services Suite, Room 206, 2nd floor Memorial Hall.

Check, Cash, or Money Orders

Tuition and fees may be paid by personal check electronically on the Hofstra Portal at My.Hofstra.edu, submitted in person at the Student Financial Services Suite, Room, 206, Memorial Hall, 2nd floor, or mailed to our Lockbox facility at W9845, Hofstra University, P.O. Box 7777, Philadelphia, PA 19175-9845.

Checks must be made payable to Hofstra University.  When paying by check, you authorize check payments to be processed as Automated Clearing House (ACH) transactions, which immediately debit the account.  The process will read the information from a paper check and convert it to an electronic payment or debit transaction.  The result is that funds may be withdrawn from your account as soon as we receive your payment, and you will not receive your check back from your financial institution.

Cash or Money Orders are accepted at the Student Financial Services Suite, Room 206, Memorial Hall.

Credit and Debit Cards

Effective July 1, 2009, students may make their tuition and fee payments by credit card (MasterCard, Discover, and American Express are accepted) through PayPath, easily accessible through your Hofstra Portal at My.Hofstra.edu. A non-refundable convenience fee of 2.75% will be assessed by PayPath on all credit card payments. Hofstra University does not receive any portion of this fee.

Tuition and fees may also be paid by Pinless debit card on the Hofstra Portal at My.Hofstra.edu. There is no convenience fee charged for Pinless debit card transactions. Please check with your bank to ensure your bank participates in the Pinless debit card program and to verify daily dollar value limitations before submitting your information.

Payments made by credit or debit card must be made on-line through the PayPath Service for credit cards or via the Hofstra Portal at My.Hofstra.edu for Pinless debit cards.

Payment Plan Options

Hofstra University provides several different payment plan options to students and those helping them pay for their education at Hofstra. Below is a brief explanation of the different payment plans available. For more information, please contact us by mail, e-mail or telephone.

1. Monthly Payment Plan
   For your convenience, Hofstra University works with a payment plan service, TuitionPay, to allow our students to spread their annual payment over several months. If you wish to participate in a payment plan, call 1-800-635-0120 or visit www.tuitionpay.com/hofstra. TuitionPay is an interest-free plan that lets you break down the large lump-sum payments due at the beginning of each semester into easy-to-manage installments.
   
   The TuitionPay Plan can be used on its own, or combined with financial aid and loans, to help minimize the amount you need to borrow - saving you money on interest payments. TuitionPay, offers interest-free, manageable, monthly installments which end at the end of the semester you are enrolled.
   
   TuitionPay allows for automatic payments from your Credit Card account, providing a convenient way to ensure your monthly tuition payments are made on time.
2. Deferred Payment
   Students may defer fifty percent of the balance due, to a maximum of $3,500, after considering all approved financial aid in the fall and spring semesters. A deferred payment fee of 2% of the deferment requested, minimum of $50 shall apply. The amounts deferred are due by October 15 for the fall, and by March 15 for the spring.

Tuition Refund Insurance

A.W.G DeWar offers insurance coverage to all Hofstra students. This refund policy would supplement the university's published refund schedule through the Tuition Refund Plan (TRP). Subscribers are eligible for a refund throughout the term, even when Hofstra University's refund policy has expired. Costs covered by the TRP program include tuition, room, mandatory fees and dining plan charges.

Participation is entirely optional. For additional information regarding the plan or to enroll, please contact www.collegerefund.com or call (617) 774-1555.

Please note that enrollment in the plan must take place prior to the start of the semester.

A personal check returned by the bank will be charged back to the student's account and the student's account will be assessed a $25.00 returned check fee. In addition, a hold will be placed on the student's account prohibiting access to many of Hofstra University's services.

When a personal check has been returned, the student must remit payment in the form of cash, certified bank check, money order or credit card to satisfy the outstanding balance or the student will also be subject to account restrictions, included but not limited to, cancellation of current term and future term classes for non-payment, restriction from payment by personal check, etc.

Hofstra University reserves the right to rescind the option to pay by personal check.