Payment Options
Electronic Payment Options
Electronic payments can be be made through the following secure systems:
Students: Log into Banner Self Service
Parents/Other Authorized Users: Log into the eBill System
Students have the option to set up separate login accounts for other individuals, like parents or guardians. Once a student sets up an authorized user, they will have access to the eBill and will be able to make epayments. In the future, ebills will be sent to the student and the authorized user.
View step by step instructions to set up an authorized user. (.ppt, 932kb)
Once logged in, you may choose one of the following methods to make your electronic payment:
ACH (eCheck)
Make an electronic check payment via secure connection. Please be sure to use a checking account - debit cards attached to a checking account will not process. See instructions online to enter routing number and checking account number.
Credit Card Online
CASHNet SmartPay, a secure third party vendor processing inline credit card payments for WPI. A processing fee of 2.75 % is added to the total payment. MasterCard, Discover, and American Express are accepted. Visa is not accepted.
Other Payment Options
Check
In order to pay by check, you must log into either Banner Self Service or the eBill System (Parents/Other Authorized User). Once logged in, print the eBill and detach and return the bottom portion with your check payable to WPI. Mail to the following address:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
PO Box 983023
Boston, MA 02298-3023
Please always include the student name and ID# on any check.
Note: Do not attach other notes or correspondence; instead, send email to bursar@wpi.edu
Cash in Person
Cash payments may be made in the Bursar's Office in person.
Please note that cash payments over a 12 month period in the amount of $10,000.00 or greater will be reported to the IRS via the form 8300. Please have identification with you including your government issued ID – i.e., Passport, Driver’s License and SSN (if applicable).
For specific information on this regulation please visit the IRS site. Please never mail cash.
Monthly Payment Plan -Tuition Management Systems (TMS)
To set up a monthly payment plan, enroll online at Tuition Management Systems (TMS) or call +1-888-216-4258 for someone to assist you. A $100 application fee allows you to pay your bill over a 12 month period, typically running from June - May. There are no other charges or interest, you only pay the application fee. You may also enroll for one semester (fall or spring) the enrollment fee is $80.00.
International Wire Transfer
Click or go to: wpi.peertransfer.com
- Select the country from which funds will be coming and the payment amount in US dollars.
- After providing some additional basic information, you will book the transaction and will be instructed via email on how to pay peerTransfer from your home country bank account
- You will receive an email to confirm receipt of payment
Domestic Wire Transfer
Please contact our office for bank information
In compliance with the WPI policy on email, correspondence from the Bursar's Office will be sent to the student's official university “name@wpi.edu” email account. Students are expected to check their email on a frequent and consistent basis in order to stay current with WPI-related communications.
