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Undergraduate Guest in Fall

New students and parents will find out about:

Dear Parent,

Welcome to Northwestern University and best wishes for a great year! We at Student Finance want to make sure you are aware of a very important matter: your tuition and fees bill for the fall term. We are sending this reminder to parents of those students who have not yet added anyone to the Guest Center in CAESAR.

In August an email will be sent to the student's official Northwestern email address notifying them that their bill is available for viewing online. We recommend that students act now, before they are billed, to set their billing preferences and authorize any additional payers for their account. Please note: students and their guest payer(s) have the option of making payments either online or by mail regardless of the billing delivery method they select.

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Your CAESAR Login

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is now active on CAESAR, Northwestern’s secure gateway to online student services. See FAQs and the MFA Quick Guide for registering your phone on the Multi-Factor Authentication page.

Guest Access for Parents/Others

Students may give permission to their guests (parents or other individuals) to view selected areas of their student record by adding them to the Guest Center of CAESAR. View instructions for authorizing guests on the Guest Access page.

Guest menu items available include:

  • Make Deposit (Housing/Tuition) (non-refundable): confirms that a newly admitted student applicant intends to attend classes and/or reside in university housing; this credit applies toward the respective tuition and/or housing charge, and is only used before receiving a monthly tuition bill
  • View or Pay Monthly Bill: view the monthly tuition bill and make secure online payments
  • View My Real‑Time Account: see daily account updates
  • 1098-T: view or print the 1098-T statement

Guests will receive their GuestID via e-mail, but you must communicate the case-sensitive password to them.


Tuition Billing Method

Northwestern’s bill delivery method is eBilling via QuikPAY®. The bill for the fall term will be available online on August 10 in QuikPAY®, Northwestern’s eBill & ePay service. Access QuikPAY® via CAESAR. Go to CAESAR  Homepage  >  My Account tile  >  View or Pay Monthly Bill in the left navigation menu.

In QuikPAY®, students or guests can view or print their tuition bills and bill history, make secure electronic payments from bank accounts located in the U.S., and see a history of their ePayments. They will receive (by email) notification whenever a new bill generates and confirmation of each payment they make. Although tuition is billed each term, charges from other offices at the university (e.g., University Housing, parking & library fines) may be billed to the Student Account at any time. An invoice may generate as often as once a month if there is a balance other than zero on the account or if there has been any activity on the account since the prior billing cycle.

See About Your Bill for more details.

Important Dates

  • August 10: Fall term eBills available online
  • September 1: Fall term payment due; allow 2 business days for electronic payments via CAESAR or 5 business days for mailed payments

See Payment Due Dates for more important dates.

Contact Us

Contact Student Finance at studentaccounts-ev@northwestern.edu or 847-491-5224.