Payment options

To ensure your check is posted properly, always include the Student Name and ID # on your check.

Checks should be made payable to: Union College

The mailing address is:

Union College
Bursar's Office
807 Union Street
Schenectady, NY 12308

If your scholarship sponsor requires Union College to send or upload documents in order to receive payment for your tuition follow the below guidelines:

• Email the below information to Bursar@union.edu
  • Student ID#
  • Student Name
  • Detailed information regarding the documents/information Union College needs
    to provide
  • Email contact for scholarship sponsor
  • Phone # contact for scholarship sponsor
  • Website for the portal

Scholarship payments must always include the Student Name and ID# on the check or electronic payment remittance.

Mailing address for scholarship payments:
Attn: Financial Aid
807 Union St.
Schenectady, NY 12308

As of July 1, 2024, all users are required to register in order to view balances and enroll in payment plans. If you previously had an account prior to this date, that login information is no longer active and you will need to complete the updated registration process.

Registration Instructions

Students: To enroll, click the Register button at the link above and enter your ID and last name. A temporary password will be emailed to you, and you will be prompted to change your password upon logging in. Once you are logged in, you may invite a parent or guardian to view and pay your balance or enroll in a payment plan by selecting Send a Payer Invitation.

Parents/Guardians: Your student must invite you in order for you to view their balance or enroll in a payment plan. Once your student initiates the invitation, you will receive an email containing a username and temporary password. You will then complete your account setup and gain access to the student’s billing information.

Using Transact’s CASHNet portal, you may authorize an electronic debit from your checking or savings account (U.S. accounts only). Effective 6/26/24, there is a $0.50 service fee per transaction.

To make an EFT payment on your Student Account requires:

• Student name and ID number
• Bank account number
• Bank ABA# (9 digit number located on the bottom left corner of your check)
• Payment amount
• Indicate whether it is a checking or savings account
• There is no option to select a future date. The date you process your payment will appear on Self-Service, but due to bank processing, it may be a few days before the funds are withdrawn from your bank account.

Your Student Account will be charged a $25.00 fee for any transaction that is rejected due to insufficient funds. Effective January 6, 2025, Transact will implement its own ACH return fee.

Using Transact's CASHNet portal you can make a credit card payment. For domestic cards, there is a 2.95% convenience fee and for international credit cards, the fee is 4.25%.

Effective September 1, 2025, for domestic cards, the convenience fee will be 3% and for International credit cards, the fee will remain as 4.25%.

The Bursar's Office offers monthly payment plans using Transact's CASHNet portal.

The balance due must be $2,000 or more to qualify for a payment plan.

Auto pay is required.

There is a $35 application fee for enrollment but no interest is charged while making payments.

Payments are accepted via ACH (electronic check) from U.S. bank accounts. Payments may also be made by domestic credit card (2.95% fee) or international credit card (4.25% fee).

For support please reach out to CASHnet student services team (877) 405-4937.

Flywire

Union College encourages all international students to set up an account and pay using Flywire.

There many benefits to Flywire including:

• The ability to pay at your local bank in your home currency
• A lower currency exchange rate than most banks or credit cards
• No international wire fees or bank transfer charges
• Payments can be tracked 24 hours a day online
• Instant notification - no follow up required
• Easy one time registration process which makes future payments even easier
• Refunds from the college can be paid to you using your Flywire account.

Questions about Flywire?

Contact the Flywire Customer Care Team.

Transfermate

You also have the option to pay via Transfermate

TransferMate makes it easier and cheaper for international students to pay for their invoices. There are no additional fees or charges whilst giving competitive foreign exchange rates.

What are the Benefits?

• A more streamlined payment process
• No international sender/receiver fees
• Great exchange rates
• 24-hour customer service from TransferMate
• 24-hour online tracking of payments

Pay your fees via TransferMate using a simple three-step process.

• Click on this TransferMate link and enter your payment details.
• You’ll receive the exchange rate for that day, choose wire [bank] transfer or credit card as payment method.
• Once funds are received by TransferMate, you and Union College will receive a payment notification confirming that your invoice has been paid.

If you have any questions regarding Transfermate, please contact their multilingual customer service team, they are available 24 hours, 7 days a week.”

Financial Aid is applied to the student account after the necessary documentation has been submitted and verified and the student has accepted the aid. If your award(s) is shown as “pending” on the Student Statement after the trimester has begun, please contact the Financial Aid Office to resolve the issue.