TCU Payment Options

Option A – Full Payment
Payment of a minimum of 20% of total basic charges (tuition, fees, room, meal plan, and student health insurance, less approved financial aid) is typically required by the 1st day of the month that classes begin. (August 1st for Fall Semester and January 1^st for the Spring Semester). The remaining net basic charges must be paid in full by the 1st of the following month, to avoid TCU’s payment plan and the associated fee. For Fall ’22, the first bill will be issued on 7/11/22 and due on 8/1/22.  The second bill will be issued on 8/18/22 and due on 9/1/22.  After this, normal billing dates will resume.

Option B – Payment Plan
Students who do not pay the net basic charges in full by September 1st for the Fall semester and February 1st for the Spring semester will be automatically enrolled in the payment plan.  Students in the payment plan will be billed for the remaining net basic charges in three monthly installments over the remainder of the semester. The enrollment fee for the payment plan is 1.66% of your remaining balance, not to exceed $100 per semester. For Fall ’22, net basic charges must be paid in full by 9/1/22.

To avoid automatic enrollment in the payment plan and the resulting payment plan fee, net basic charges must be paid by September 1st for the Fall semester and February 1^st for the Spring semester.

A payment plan enrollment fee (1.66% of the remaining balance of net basic charges OR a maximum of $100 per semester) will be assessed on the September bill for the Fall semester and on the February bill for the Spring semester. 

The payment plan is an extension of credit by TCU to you.  Each payment plan will not exceed three months.  The student will receive a disclosure statement as required by the federal Truth in Lending Act for each term’s payment plan.  The student will receive a disclosure statement in September for the Fall semester and in February for the Spring semester.  The disclosure statement will show you the amount included in the payment plan and the enrollment fee required for participation in the payment plan, which will be added to the other charges due on the student’s account.  Upon review of the disclosure statement, you may cancel the payment plan within 10 days of receipt by submitting written notice to the TCU Student Financial Services office (“Cancellation Period”).  If you cancel the payment plan during the cancellation period, your account will be credited for the enrollment fee.  After 10 days of receipt of the disclosure statement, you may cancel the payment plan by submitting written notice to the TCU Student Financial Services office, but your account will not be credited for the enrollment fee.  Your cancellation of the payment plan will not release you from your financial obligation to TCU.  If you cancel the payment plan either within the cancellation period or after the cancellation period, payment in full of the unpaid basic charges for the semester will be due immediately.

Miscellaneous Charges
Miscellaneous charges that are not part of basic charges are billed monthly and are due by the specified due date on the 1st of the month after the charges are billed.

Late Payments
If your bill is not paid by the due date, a financial hold will be placed on your account. The hold will be removed when your account is in good standing. This hold will prevent additional charges from being added to your account and future enrollment.  It does not impact your ability to drop classes, use your meal plan, or housing. If payment for your monthly minimum amount due is received more than 10 days after the stated due date on your monthly bill, a LATE FEE (1% of the late payment amount or a minimum of $7.50) will be assessed and charged to your account.

Summer Sessions
The payment plan described herein is only available in the regular Fall and Spring semesters and IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE SUMMER SESSIONS.  All Summer registration charges (tuition, fees, and housing) are due and payable by the due date specified on the first bill received after Summer registration occurs.

Billing Dates
Bills are ready to view online around the 12th of each month and payments are due by the 1st of the following month.  Students must “Grant Access” to view bills online to anyone responsible for paying their account.  Email notifications will be sent around the 12th of each month to the student and to anyone that the student has designated. Weekends and holidays will delay the availability of the billing process to the next business day.

Initial Fall 2022 Bills

Any student that is registered for classes before 07/12/2022 will receive a bill after 5:00 pm that is due 08/01/2022.  Any student that is registered after this date will receive their first bill on 08/18/2022 and it will be due 09/01/22.

Payments may be made by check, money order, cashier’s check, wire transfer, or credit card.  Online payments can be made by check or credit card.  TCU accepts all major credit or debit cards. If you need to obtain your current balance, dial 817/257-7836 or check my.tcu.edu.

PAYMENT METHODS

Credit Card Payments:
Student Account payments are only accepted online.  TCU accepts American Express, Discover, MasterCard, or Visa. Other cards that are now accepted are Diners Club, JCB, China Union, BC Card, and DinaCard.  A 2.85% convenience fee will be assessed on all credit/debit card payments.  To make an online credit card payment click here.

ACH Payments:
Student Account payments may be made directly to TCU out of your checking or savings account.  There is NO fee for paying by e-Check (ACH). To make an online ACH payment click here.

Mail Payments (including 529 plans):
Student Account payments may be mailed to TCU Student Payments, P.O. Box 735556 Dallas, TX  75373-5556. Please include the student’s TCU ID number.

Scholarship Payments:
Scholarship payments must be mailed to TCU Offices of Scholarship & Financial Aid, TCU Box 297012, Fort Worth, TX 76129.  If applicable, please include the student name and TCU ID number.

Online Banking Payments
Use the student’s TCU ID number as the account number. Make the payment payable to TCU.

Use the following address:

TCU Student Payments
P.O. Box 735556
Dallas, TX 75373-5556

Wire Payments:
Sender must provide the following information to their bank to wire a payment to TCU:

Swift Code: CHASUS33
ABA Routing #: 021000021 for JPMorgan Chase Bank
TCU Bank Account #: 1561678663
TCU Account Title: TCU Payments
TCU Bank Address: 420 Throckmorton Suite 400 Fort Worth, TX 76102
TCU Bank Phone Number: (817) 884-4283

Note: Please specify the student name and TCU ID number.

For additional information or clarification, contact TCU Financial Services (817) 257-7836.

TCU bills on the 11th of each month unless the 11th falls on a weekend or holiday, then billing would occur the next business day. The due date is the first of the subsequent month. Billing for the Fall begins in July while Spring billing begins in December. Summer billing begins in April.

Additional Information:

Returned Checks

Checks returned to TCU (including ACH) are charged a $20.00 Returned Check Fee.

Returned checks must be redeemed within 10 days.  Cashier’s check, money order, or credit card payments can be used to redeem the returned check and fee.

If a student has two returned checks posted to their account in one semester, no checks will be accepted for payment on that account for six months.  Any additional returned checks would result in a permanent check ban.