<p>Do most colleges charge a credit card processing fee when paying tuition? Curious as would like maximize my airline mileage benefits.</p>
<p>Did a search on college registration site(s), but do not see this spelled out very clearly, if at all.</p>
<p>Advice, have others tried/done this?</p>
<p>My students university does charge a fee. A percentage of the total amount due. It did not make sense in our case to charge the tuition, but I would if it did!</p>
<p>Both universities that my kids went to also charged a percentage fee, which made it not worthwhile to use a credit card…</p>
<p>Good question, though.</p>
<p>Yep, usually about 2.75%.
You might look into Tuition Management Systems to help schedule payments.
<a href=“https://www.afford.com”>https://www.afford.com</a></p>
<p>Yep, usually about 2.75%.
You might look into Tuition Management Systems to help schedule payments.
<a href=“https://www.afford.com”>https://www.afford.com</a></p>
<p>My daughter’s school takes credit cards with no processing fee. </p>
<p>I’m lucky - one school (Alabama) does not charge a fee, but the other school (Miami OH) charges. Since both of my students joined Greek organizations, I also get to charge their dues, meal plans etc. without a fee. </p>
<p>Daughter’s school (DePaul) also took credit cards with no processing fee…</p>
<p>The fees both of our kids’ colleges charged far exceeded the value of an airline ticket.</p>
<p>At some point both colleges just stopped accepting credit card payments for tuition, room, board, and fees. They did continue to accept them for deposits, dining hall points, and books.</p>
<p>Rpi charges a fee. I think it’s 3%.</p>
<p>My sons college charges a fee after the first $7500. So we Charge that amount, and do a check for the rest. I think each school has a different policy.</p>
<p>USoCal didn’t charge a fee 2006-2013. No idea if they do now. My relative couldn’t use CC for Notre Dame, UofOR, UCDavis, UHi or podiatry school. The cashier’s office at your U can let you know whether or not there is a fee and what it is. </p>
<p>We were able to charge tuition, fees, university housing, meal plan, and other campus expenses. It really added up over the 8.5 years we paid for college. We opted for cash rewards and airline miles over the years. Lower expenses would have been better, but oh well!</p>
<p>As you can see from previous replies, some do and some don’t. And as you have found out, college sites aren’t complete. Plus, I assume you searched College Confidential and didn’t find the answer, or you wouldn’t be posting here. Your best bet is to call each college.
Also, note that, generally, airline mileage reward credit cards don’t give you as much as cash reward credit cards. And you can use the cash rewards to buy airline tickets (if that’s your thing) with cash left over.</p>
<p>There are at least two cash reward cards I’m aware of that give 2% cash back–Capitol One Business Spark Visa and Fidelity. Don’t have details about the latter card. </p>
<p>The CapOne card has a $59 annual fee that can be waived upon request. Have gotten a lot of money in cash rebates with this card over the few years we have held this card–photovoltaic system, tuition and many more charges. </p>
<p>Call each U you’re interested in to find out how they handle CC payments. </p>
<p>Also, we found the payment plans, where we can pay in 10 payments over the year much easier for our budget–if that appeals to you, ask if that is available and any fees for using it. The fee to us ranged between $50-80 per year with no interest nor finance charges. </p>
<p>Be aware that CC policies and payment plan options can change over time and plan accordingly. </p>