Stanford
Student Services

Additional Methods of Payment

If you’re looking for other ways to pay your Stanford tuition and fees beyond domestic payments via Flywire and International Payment options, we also accept these additional payment methods.

Financial Aid Payments and Student Permissions

Financial aid is automatically applied to specific charges on the university bill. To prevent a refund of aid when a student has a remaining balance due for the quarter, students can authorize Student Financial Services to apply aid funds to all charges within the quarter via "Student Permissions" in Axess. "Student Permissions" may be applied to all types of federal, state, institutional and outside financial aid with one exception: Federal Parent PLUS Loans. To grant Student Permissions,

  1. Log in to Axess
  2. My Finances > Bill & Payment System > Update Billing Permissions > Grant Permissions
  3. Read the Student Permission Agreement and click Next (or Cancel).
  4. Check the box "Yes, I have read the agreement" and click Submit.

Once permission is granted, the authorization remains in place indefinitely unless the student withdraws it. To withdraw permission, students should contact the Student Services Center. Permission cannot be withdrawn directly via Axess.

Payroll Deduction Plan

The Payroll Deduction Plan provides an option for graduate student Research Assistants (RA) and Teaching Assistants (TA) to deduct a portion of their bi-monthly salaries for the purpose of paying tuition and fees. This allows graduate students to pay their university bill over several payments rather than in one lump sum.

Visit this webpage to learn more about the Payroll Deduction Plan.

Third Party Contract Invoicing

Some students may be sponsored by a third-party who commits to paying the student's tuition and/or other fees. 

Stanford will invoice outside organizations (sponsors), which require a separate invoice for certain fees the sponsor agrees to pay on the student bill. This process is called Third Party Contract (TPC) invoicing and is managed by our Student Financial Services (SFS) team.

You can learn more on this webpage about TPC eligibility, enrollment, if TPC invoicing is right for your external funding. 

529 Prepaid Tuition Account Payment

Many 529 plan sponsors offer an electronic (eCheck) payment option. This service provides an added layer of safety in the transfer of funds to Stanford, as well as expedited delivery. To confirm if your 529 plan offers electronic payments, please contact your 529 plan's customer service team.

Check payments may be mailed or delivered to the Stanford address below. Checks must be drawn in U.S. funds on a U.S. bank and must not be post-dated. Your Student ID and name must be noted on the check. 

Allow 10 business days for payments to be received and processed.

Stanford University
ATTN: Student Financial Services - Bursar
415 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Mail Code: 8859
Redwood City, CA 94063

International Payments through Convera

As an alternative to using Stanford's preferred international payment method inside the Flywire student payment system, you may also make a payment to Stanford through Convera. 

Follow the instruction screens on the Convera website to process your international payment. Please ensure that you have entered your student ID number correctly so the payment is credited to your student account.

Allow 10 business days for payments to be received and processed. 

Online Bank Payment

You may use your personal online banking portal with any U.S. bank to pay your Stanford bill. 

In your online banking portal, you may see a drop down menu from which Stanford University can be selected, or you may need to set up Stanford University as a Payee. In this case the Payee should be:

Stanford University
ATTN: Student Financial Services - Bursar
415 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Mail Code: 8859
Redwood City, CA 94063

Be sure to enter the student ID as the account number when making a payment via online banking to ensure accurate recording of the payment to your student account.

Paper Check Payment

If necessary, you can mail hard copy checks to Stanford at the address below. Be sure to include the student’s ID number and full name on the check to ensure accurate recording of the payment to your student account.

Allow 10 business days for payments to be received and processed.

Stanford University
ATTN: Student Financial Services - Bursar
415 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Mail Code: 8859
Redwood City, CA 94063

***Please note: scholarship checks should instead be mailed directly to the Financial Aid Office, which manages outside scholarships. Please see their Contact page for address detail.

Wire Payment

Wire transfer payments in foreign currencies should be made through International funds transfer via Flywire. 

If a bank wire transfer is your only option:

  • The payer’s bank will typically charge a service fee to initiate the wire transfer, as will any intermediary banks that assist with the wire transfer. Use IFT for reduced fees and favorable exchange rates.
  • When submitting your wire transfer payment, please include your student ID number and name in the wire instructions.
  • Allow 10 business days for payments to be received and processed. If, after 10 business days, you still do not see the wire transfer posted to your account, you may submit a help request to the Student Services Center with details of the wire instructions.
  • Please submit a request for the wire transfer bank account information by following the link provided below. 

Request Wire Transfer Bank Details for Student Payments