Making A Payment

• Advance Admission Deposit
• Advance Housing Deposit
• Online Tuition Payment - Students 
• Online Tuition Payment - Parents or Other Authorized Payers
• Past Due Balance - Unenrolled students without access to Griffin Gate
• SEVIS Fee
• Parking Ticket Payment 
• Request a Seton Hill Transcript Through the National Student Clearinghouse
• Community Arts Payments
• Orthodontics Program Application Fee Payment
  Online payment form requires an ADEA ID. Payment types accepted: direct deposit from savings or checking, debit card, credit card.
• Prior Learning Assessment Application Fee
• Prior Learning Assessment Credit Fees

How to Pay

The University accepts:

• Online Payments
• Cash (in U.S. funds) 
• Checks (payable to Seton Hill University & drafted from a U.S. bank)
• Money Orders
• Debit or Credit Cards*
• Wire Transfers*
• Automated Clearing House or similar payment methods

* To pay over the phone by credit card, or arrange for a domestic wire transfer, please call (724) 830-1010. Seton Hill University is not responsible for any currency conversion rates incurred if the payment is made with a non - U.S. credit card.

Monthly Payment Plan

Seton Hill's payment plan is an alternative to large annual or term payments and helps limit borrowing. It is available for a small enrollment fee and includes:

• Convenient monthly payments
• 24-hour account access 
• Toll-free automated account information
• Toll-free personal service Monday-Saturday

Learn more about the monthly payment plan here.

Residents or interns in the Orthodontics Program are not eligible to enroll in any payment plan and are not eligible to participate in Seton Hill's Employer Reimbursement Program.

Employer Reimbursement and Tuition Deferment Programs

Seton Hill offers a tuition deferment plan for students who receive tuition reimbursement from employers. This plan allows students to attend classes at Seton Hill University and defer payment of the tuition and fees until 45 days after grades are available. To participate in this program, the student must complete an Employer Verification Form, along with a term-specific employer statement or letter on company letterhead for each semester as confirmation of both employment and terms of the employer's reimbursement program.

There is a $50 processing fee to defer your tuition, but the processing fee will be waived if the form and letter are received in the Student Accounts office before the end of the drop/add period in any semester. If the deferred portion is not paid within the 45 day grace period, a late fee of 1.5% of the balance due will be assessed on the student's account, and could prevent the student from enrolling in a future semester. If the employer's plan provides less than 100% of total tuition and fees, the student is responsible for payment of the difference (undeferred portion) for the entire semester prior to the first day of class in any semester. Deferrals for the final semester are due no later than two weeks prior to graduation.

Please visit our forms section for Seton Hill's Tuition Deferment/Employment Reimbursement Policy, or to obtain the Employer Verification Form. The letter or statement from the employer must be signed by someone from the company or organization and must include:

• Verification that the student is an employee of the company or organization and is eligible for reimbursement for the specific year and term.
• The dollar amount to be reimbursed to the student.
• The contact person/s name, address, phone number and email.

Billing Information 

Statements

Students receive an email letting them know with a billing statement is available. Statements are available through the Nelnet portal.

Due Dates

• Most University bills for the semester are due August 20 for fall, January 20 for spring, and June 20 for summer.
• Writing Popular Fiction Program bills are due June 20 for fall and December 20 for spring.
• Orthodontic Program bills are due June 20 for summer. 

Traditional Undergraduate Students

• Full-Time: If you are enrolled for 12-18 credits each semester you are considered a full-time student and are billed a flat rate for tuition. (Students taking more than 18 credits are charged per credit for each credit in excess of 18 at the rate of one-half the cost of a full-time credit.)
• Part-Time: Enrolled for fewer than 12 credits each semester are considered part-time students and are billed on a per-credit basis.

Online Bachelor's Degree and Certificate Program and Graduate Program Students

• Are billed on a per-credit basis.

Financial Aid Applied to Bill

Once you have been offered, and formally accepted, aid from Seton Hill, it will be deducted from your bill. (Please keep in mind that federal and state loans provided as part of your financial aid will still need to be repaid after graduation, or departure from Seton Hill, in accordance with the loan agreement.) If you are expecting financial aid that is not appearing on your statement, you can check the status of your financial aid by logging into the Financial Aid Center on MySHU. More information on Financial Aid can be found here.

Monthly Statements

Monthly statements are available in electronic format only, and are available to students (and parents or authorized payers) through the Nelnet portal.

Refunds and Tuition Insurance

Refund Information 

The Refund Policy for total withdrawals is available in the Student Accounts forms section of this site. Refund Schedules for specific semesters can be accessed by current students on My SHU.

Refunds to registered students who have a credit balance will be processed about a week after the last day of the drop/add period. Students enrolled in Session 1 and Session 2 classes (or M1 and M2) classes will have their refund processed about a week after the last day of the drop/add period for Session 2 (or M2). (View the Academic Calendar for specific dates.)

Tuition Insurance

Tuition insurance can help protect your investment if unexpected situations affect your semester. GradGuard is a good option.

All students must either pay the amount due on their bill, or show evidence of an alternate source (e.g. scholarship, work study, employer reimbursement, enrollment in an official tuition payment plan, third party payer) that will cover the balance for the semester. Upon completion of these items, the student will be financially cleared for the semester. All students must be financially cleared to avoid a late fee, receive a diploma, or register for classes the following semester.

Delinquent Accounts

All delinquent accounts will be assessed a 1.5% late payment fee each month that the account is past due. Students with unpaid, undeferred balances at the end of the semester will not be permitted to enroll in a future semester.

A student will not be able to graduate or participate in commencement activities until all accounts with the University have been paid in full. In addition, if it becomes necessary for the University to engage an outside collection agency to assist in the collection of payment of the University bill, the student will be responsible for all collection and legal fees necessary for collection of the unpaid balance. At the time the student formally registers for classes, the student agrees to assume the responsibility for understanding Seton Hill University's official policies concerning schedule changes, residency changes, drop/add, and withdrawal policies, and policies regarding satisfactory academic progress. It is the student's responsibility to understand how these changes can affect his/her financial situation with regard to financial aid eligibility. 

If an account is in collection or has been closed and returned from collection and the University accepts a settlement in full instead of payment in full, all financial holds will be removed from the student's account. However, the University will consider the student a high financial risk and reserves the right to prevent the student from future enrollment in the University; or if the student is granted permission to enroll, the University will require an upfront payment of 50% of the estimated balance due for the new semester in which the student wants to enroll.

Seton Hill University is a nonprofit institution of higher education. The student is responsible for all collection costs, including attorneys' fees and other charges, necessary for the collection of any amount not paid when due.