Frequently Asked Questions

You can contact us in the following ways:

• Telephone: 617-353-2264
• Fax: 617-353-3313
• E-mail: studenta@bu.edu

Send Correspondence to: Boston University, Student Financials, 25 Buick Street, Suite 130, Boston, MA 02215.

You can view your current student account balance through MyBU Student* by selecting “My Bill & Aid,” then “Student Account.”

The Student Accountpage will display any amounts due for applicable terms, with the total due indicated on the top as “Total Balance”.  If you select “View Details” for a given term, you can view the corresponding due date(s) and outstanding charges.

Anticipated items reflect anticipated payments or financial aid amounts, and as such may be subject to change. If anticipated loans do not appear on your invoice as either credits or Anticipated Financial Aid, it may indicate that certain requirements for these loans have not been completed, and you should contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965. Graduate students should contact the financial aid officer at their school.

You can view all of your posted transactions through MyBU Student* by selecting “My Bill & Aid,” then “Student Account.”  You may download all term details to a .csv file on the first page, or you may view/print individual pdf’s or .csv files of individual terms by selecting “View Details.”

From the Financials section of the dashboard, you can select “View Financial Aid” to review your current aid award.  Please note that certain awards such as Federal Work Study are not applied against your student account.  If you see awards such as scholarships or loans listed on that page, you can review the Student Accountpage to see if they are listed under “Pending Financial Aid.”  If so, the amounts are reducing your balance due and are incorporated in the total balance at the top.  If you do not see any pending aid, it may be that the aid has already posted.  You can check the posted status of any aid through the “View Details” link.

If you have reviewed these different pages and do not see the financial aid you expect, we would recommend following up with your respective financial aid department.  Graduate students should contact their school’s department; a full list of those offices can be found here.  Undergraduate students should contact Boston University Financial Assistance; more information can be found here.

If a check is returned for non-payment, Boston University reserves the right to take any or all of the following actions:

• Assess a $25.00 fee for each returned check
• Restrict future methods of payment to either cash or bank check
• Limit access to University services, including library borrowing privileges and release of academic records

If you have an overdue balance on your student account after the semester due date, a financial hold may be added to your record which restricts access to certain University services such as course registration or adjustment, awarding of financial aid, eligibility to move into your assigned on-campus residence, and purchase of convenience points.

If your balance remains unpaid after the payment deadline, you may be subject to late fees. If you are assessed a late fee and have extenuating circumstances regarding your late payment, please write to studenta@bu.edu after your principal balance less the late fee has been resolved. Please indicate:

• Your full name and student identification number
• The Semester(s) in which you received the late payment fee
• The circumstances that you wish to be reviewed

Please refer to Tuition and Fees for information about specific fees.

Please refer to our Student Health Insurance Plan page for information regarding insurance coverage requirements and waiving the student health insurance charge.

Please note: Full-time students are charged a Health & Wellness Fee each semester. This is a mandatory fee, unrelated to the student health insurance, and cannot be waived. For more information, please refer to the Fees Explained page.