Billing & Payments

This web page covers billing policies and anticipated payments:

Paying Deposits

Northwestern does not pay program deposits for students. If your program requires a confirmation deposit, you are responsible for paying the deposit to the program directly, not to the Study Abroad Office. Deposits are generally non-refundable.

Depending on the program, your deposit will be credited towards either your NU invoice or your housing invoice from the program.

Billing Arrangements

If you are attending an affiliated study abroad program, your family will receive an invoice from Northwestern University for your study abroad program tuition and the Northwestern Study Abroad Administrative Fee (SAAF). Some programs also have room, board, and other charges billed through Northwestern; other programs bill these supplemental charges directly to you. The listing below shows what charges are billed by NU for affiliated programs. (Listings are organized by program provider or host institution, not country.)

With the exceptions listed below, you are responsible for purchasing HTH Worldwide health insurance on your own, regardless of any other health insurance you have through your parents, Northwestern, or your study abroad program.

If you are attending an unaffiliated program, you are responsible for purchasing HTH yourself and paying your program directly for all charges except the SAAF. Northwestern University will only bill you for the SAAF.

Affiliated Program Sponsor Charges billed by Northwestern
Alliance for Global Education Tuition, room, partial board, SAAF
American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) Program fee (tuition, room/board, airfare, visa), SAAF
American University in Cairo (AUC) Tuition, SAAF
Antioch Education Abroad Program fee (tuition, room/board, airfare London-Dehli-Bodh Gaya), SAAF
Arcadia University Tuition, HTH health insurance*, SAAF
(*All programs except New Zealand)
Boston University Program fee (tuition, room/board, airfare), SAAF
Collegium Hieronymi Pragensis (CHP) Tuition, room, partial board (breakfasts), SAAF
Columbia University Tuition, room, partial board, SAAF
Consortium for Advanced Studies in Barcelona (CASB) Tuition, room, SAAF
Council for International Educational Exchange (CIEE) Program fee (tuition, room, CIEE insurance, visa*), SAAF
(*for China, India, Ghana, & Thailand programs - not Japan or Jordan)
Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS) Tuition, SAAF
Duke University (ICCS, OTS) Tuition, room, partial board (15 meals/week), SAAF
Earlham College Tuition, room & board, SAAF
Ewha University Tuition, SAAF
IES Abroad Tuition, SAAF
Indiana University (BCSP) Tuition, SAAF
Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University (IFSA-Butler) Tuition, room, partial board (15 meals/week), SAAF
Internships in Francophone Europe (IFE) Tuition, SAAF
Lewis & Clark College Program fee (tuition, room/board, residence permit), SAAF
London School of Economics (LSE) Tuition, SAAF
Middlebury College Tuition, HTH health insurance, SAAF
Select Northwestern Programs Tuition, room & board (No SAAF)
NU Exchange Programs  NU exchange program tuition (varies, see program page) (No SAAF)
Royal Academy of Music (RAM) Tuition, SAAF
Sarah Lawrence College (BADA) Program fee (tuition, room, HTH health insurance), SAAF
School for International Training (SIT) Tuition, room & board, SAAF
Smith College Tuition, room & board, SAAF
St. Olaf College
(Budapest Semesters in Mathematics)		 Tuition, SAAF
Sweet Briar College Program fee (tuition, room/board, airfare), SAAF
Syracuse University (SU Abroad) Tuition, SAAF
University of Chicago Tuition, room, partial board, SAAF
University of Minnesota Program fee (tuition, room, partial board, UMN health insurance), SAAF
University of Otago Tuition, SAAF

You and your parents will receive details about electronic billing procedures and selection of billing options before their fall billing dates. A paper bill option will be available, but students must specifically request it by logging in through CAESAR to QuikPAY®, the electronic billing and payment service.

See the Student Financial Services website for additional information. E-mail Student Accounts with any questions, or call 847-491-5224.

Paying for Airfare & Travel Expenses

You are responsible for making your own flight reservations and payments according to your program's specific dates and rules.  Some programs include international group airfare in their program costs. Consult your program office or program literature for more detailed advice, and read the Planning for Overseas Travel page for additional expenses, including flights, passports, visas, and immunizations.