Authorized Payer
As of June 30, 2026, Authorized Payer replaces Guest Access for viewing and paying bills online.
To protect your privacy and comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Northwestern University cannot share your student account or billing information with parents, guardians, or other individuals unless you provide authorization.
By setting up an Authorized Payer, you can grant a parent, guardian, or other trusted individual access to view your student account information and make payments on your behalf. You control who has access and can update or remove Authorized Payers at any time.
To Setup an Authorized Payer
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Login to CAESAR using your NetID and password.
The Student Homepage appears. Click the Account and Payments tile.
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Click View or Pay Tuition Bill in the left navigation menu, followed by Connect to QuikPAY.
If the left navigation menu is not shown, click the icon with two vertical bars to open it.
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Select Authorized Payers on left hand side
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Select Add New
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Enter First Name, Last Name and Authorized Email
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Save:
Authorized Payer will receive an email from noreply@campuscommerce.com asking them to register their email. During registration, the Authorized payer will create their username and password as well as setup two Authentication Questions.