Elon University payment program

Elon offers a payment plan to all graduate students. The plan requires an initial payment of one-third of the total cost of the program with the remainder divided into two equal payments. In addition, for the M.Ed. program, there are alternative payment plans. For further information on payment plans, contact the Bursar’s office. Students must submit a new application for each semester.

We are making a policy adjustment that will affect students that pay tuition and fees with credit cards. While we understand the reasons people choose this payment method, the university has borne the cost of paying transaction fees to the credit card companies, amounting to approximately $1.1 million annually. We believe that money would be much better spent supporting our educational mission.

As a result, families that pay tuition statement bills with MasterCard, Discover, American Express and VISA cards will be assessed a 2.75% convenience fee. Students that wish to avoid the fees are encouraged to use online checks/ACH or personal checks, wire transfers or other payment options. There will be no extra fees for other Elon transactions, such as online tickets or Phoenix Cash deposits. In addition, the university accepts American Express, VISA, MasterCard and Discover cards for payment of books.

If you have questions about the new payment options, contact the Bursar’s Office.