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Education Graduate in Fall

New students and parents will find out about:

Dear Student,

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. When your bill is available for viewing online, you will receive an email at your official Northwestern email address. Depending on your personal situation, whether you are living in campus housing and when you register, you may receive your first monthly Northwestern bill as early as August 11. We recommend that you act now, before you are billed, to set your billing preferences and authorize any additional payers for your account. Please note: you and your guest payer(s) have the option of making payments either online or by mail regardless of the billing delivery method you 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. View the MFA Quick Guide for registering your phone and FAQs 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 Tuition Bill: view the monthly tuition bill and make secure online payments
  • View My 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®. Your bill for the fall term will be available online on August 10 (or September 10) in QuikPAY®, Northwestern’s eBill & ePay service. Access QuikPAY® via CAESAR. Go to CAESAR  Homepage  >  Account and Payments tile  >  View or Pay Tuition 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 billing cycle:

  • August 10: Fall term eBills available online (if your fall registration is complete)
  • September 1: Fall term payment due. Allow 2 business days for electronic payments via CAESAR or 5 business days for mailed payments

September billing cycle:

  • September 10: Fall term eBills available online (if your fall registration is complete)
  • October 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.