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Use this guide to navigate Stanford’s student payment system,  understand your financial account details and print a term statement.

Account Summary

Summary information about your account can be seen on the main Account Summary page.  

  • Access the Student Payment System through Axess.
  • The Balance Due amount is what you currently owe on or before the Due by date
  • The Balance Due adjusts automatically as new charges are added and credits or payments are made on your account.
  • If you have Anticipated Aid, it will be automatically deducted from the Balance Due.  Note: Financial aid for future terms cannot be used to pay for the charges in the current or prior terms. 
  • If you are enrolled in a Payment Plan (undergraduates only), the Balance Due will adjust to reflect the amount due for the next payment plan installment.

If you owe money for a Prior Term, you will be prompted to Pay Now to clear that balance. An unpaid balance from a prior term could result in a hold being placed on your account that prevents you from enrolling in classes or receiving your diploma.

Account Activity Details

Stanford’s student payment system allows you – and your authorized users – to view your financial account details and history by term. That includes all account charges, payments, and credits.  

To view transactions that are included in your account balance, follow these steps:

  1. Access the Student Payment System through Axess.
  2. Select the "Account Activity" tab from the top menu.
  3. You may select the term(s) you want to view by completing the following:
    1. Click the term link in blue, or
    2.  Select "Generate activity report" to choose a single or multiple term(s) for a filtered view of the term or date range you requested, or
    3. Select "Generate activity report" and choose a specific calendar date range to get all transactions within a particular period. Terms are presented in chronological order with the most recent term on top.* 
  4. You can print any account activity report you would like, by clicking the blue Print Term Statement link to the right of the specific term.

*Note: You should see all of the terms of your attendance in the blue links on the Account Activity page.  By default, the system shows a maximum of six terms. If you have been at Stanford longer, you will need to select “View more terms” to get additional terms visible at the top of the page to include in your activity report. 

Make a Payment

You and your designated authorized users can make direct payments on your student accounts through Stanford’s student payment system in Axess.
For instructions on making a payment, visit this webpage