How to Read Your Bill

All charges for tuition, fees, on-campus housing, institutional meal plans and other departmental changes are listed on your consolidated billing statement for your records. The invoice is generated for each monthly bill. You, or an authorized payer, can pay your bill online through MyRED or mail payments to the Bursar’s Office.

Sample Student Bill

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1. Previous Balances

Your Previous Balances, listed at the top of the invoice, will include all items from the prior month, as well as the total of previously posted amounts. Review this section if you have outstanding balances. Each billing statement summarizes new activity charges, including all debits and credits since the last statement.

2. New Activity

Your Tuition Fee, found on page two of your statement, represents the total tuition assessed within the billing cycle. The red asterisks indicate new charges or refunds expected on the generated invoice per month.

3. Mandatory Fees

Your Mandatory Fee charges show a breakdown of registration, technology, ID card, late registration, library fee per credit hour, the University Program/Facilities and online course fees. These may appear as either a flat rate amount or a per credit hour amount.

4. Financial Aid & Scholarships

The credits from financial aid and scholarships are included in your statement. This is shown as "Financial Aid/Scholarship" at the bottom of the New Activity section of your bill. The details of your financial aid and scholarships are listed last on page two. View more details regarding financial aid.

5. Refunds

If a student has a credit balance on their account (whether from financial aid, scholarships, overpayment by student, or an enrollment change) the student will receive a refund sent by check or direct deposit. The amount indicated in the refund section is the amount sent to your mailing address via check or bank account set up through direct deposit. Direct deposit is the quickest and most secure way to receive your refund. For information on how to sign up for direct deposit, visit our Direct Deposit page.

6. New Charges

Listed beneath the New Activity section, New Charges is a summation of your prior invoice, payments, new charges and new credits to give you a total Amount Due. This will be due by the 12th of the following month.

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7. Tuition Details

You may have multiple Tuition Detail lines. Additional tuition lines are added for non-residents, students that are taking online, distance or web conferencing and listings for differential tuition rates. Contact Husker Hub if you have questions regarding the breakdown of the specific tuition detail lines.

8. Special Fee Details 

Some courses have course-specific fees. Listed in the Schedule of Classes, followed by the notation, "Special Fee" and a dollar amount. These can account for in-class equipment used during your course.

9. Program & Facilities Fee Details

University Program and Facilities fees are two levels of UPFF assessments, which are determined by the number of credit hours a student is enrolled in. This fee is listed as General and Hlth/Tr for tax purposes only. Learn more about undergraduate tuition fees. 

10. Financial Aid & Scholarship Details 

Credits from Financial Aid and Scholarships are also shown on your statement. This can include applied amounts from federal student/parent loans, external scholarships, etc. You can find more details regarding financial aid from the Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid Office website.

11. Refund Details

This section provides a more in-depth description of what is included in the "Refunds" section of your bill breakdown. Refunds can result from a variety of reasons such as financial aid or scholarships received, a change in enrollment resulting in a tuition decrease, overpayment made by the student/authorized payor, etc.

Learn how to pay your bill online with checks or foreign currency.

How to Pay Your Bill