Payment Options Overview

Payments may be made in the following ways:

Online Payments

ONLINE PAYMENT CENTER

You can pay via the Online Payment Center  using eChecks or a Credit Card.  eChecks are a free and convenient payment option. Simply enter your U.S. checking or savings account information and payment will be made electronically. Credit Card, we accept American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa payments online. Please note that there is a non-refundable 2.99% transaction fee associated with each credit card payment.  Credit/debit card payments toward a student account cannot be accepted over the telephone or in person.

INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS

International payments can be made via Flywire.  See the Kent State University International Payment page for more information and to make your payment.

You can also make an international credit card payment through the Online Payment Center for a service fee of 4.25%.

Monthly Payment Plan

Education expenses can be easier to manage when spread over predictable monthly payments. Our monthly payment plan, administered by Flywire, is an alternative to one large payment and may help limit loan borrowing. The plan is available during fall and spring semesters only. The enrollment fee is $55 per semester. For more information and to enroll in the plan, please select this link or log into https://www.kent.edu/bursar/monthly-payment-plan-options.

In Person

In person payments can be made using the payment drop box located outside the Bursar’s Office (131 Schwartz) or at Kent State Regional Campuses.

For Kent campus, please note that the One Stop for Student Services, located on the first floor of the University Library, is unable to accept payments.

Please be sure to provide identifying information including the student’s name and Kent State University ID with the payment.

By Mail

Payments can be sent to Kent State University, Attn:  Bursar's Office, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001.  Check payments should be made payable to Kent State University.  Please be sure to provide identifying information including the student’s name and Kent State University ID with the payment.

If you are sending your payment overnight utilizing UPS or Fed EX mail services, please send to the Bursar’s Office street address below:
Schwartz Center, Attn: Bursar’s Office, Room 131, 800 E. Summit St., Kent, Ohio 44242

• Employer Tuition Reimbursement Agreement 

• Graduate Assistantships, Faculty/Staff University Fee Waiver Information

• International Payments

• Prepaid College Plan - 529 Plan (PDF)

• Procedures for Financial Aid Recipients