Students and Parents

Important Information

Billing and Due Dates

Summer balances are due by the due date on your eBill or at the time of registration if after the billing due date.

Undergraduate and Graduate fall bills will be mailed the first week of July. Undergraduate fall bills will be due Aug. 1.   

REMINDER: You will be charged health insurance on your fall bill. A waiver is needed annually. (see details under Student Health Insurance, below)

Late Fees

Late fees of up to $250 will be assessed on balances and accounting holds will be placed on accounts. The first late fee is assessed after the initial due date for the bills, the second is typically assessed mid semester for outstanding balances. 

Returned Payment Fees

All returned payments will be assessed a $30.00 fee.  

Collections Cost

The student is responsible for all costs associated with the collection of delinquent balances should their account be turned over to a collection agency or attorney.

Credit Bureau Reporting

Delinquent accounts may be reported to national credit bureau reporting agencies.

1098T Information

Federal forms 1098T are mailed to students by the end of Jan. This form is required should taxpayers wish to take the Hope or Lifetime Learning Credits for themselves or dependent children. Information regarding the credits can be found in IRS Publication 970, which can be downloaded from www.irs.gov.

Please note that 1098T’s are sent with qualified charges only. Payments are not listed on your 1098T. Additionally all transactions listed are calendar date and NOT term specific. Often times the spring semester may be on the prior year 1098 based on when the assessment of tuition and fees were posted.

Print a W9 form to submit your SSN

Students can view 1098T information on their WPI Web Information System. You will need your User ID and PIN to log into your account.

Outside Scholarships

If you expect a portion of your balance due to be paid by an outside scholarship, please fill out the information concerning non-WPI Awards and return it to the WPI Office of Financial Aid at the address noted at the bottom of the form.

Other Outside Sources

If you expect a portion of your balance due to be paid by another outside source, please contact the Bursar's Office at (508)831-5203.

Payment of Tuition & Fees

Student Health Insurance

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts mandates that every full-time and part-time student enrolled in an institution of higher learning in Massachusetts must participate in a student health program or in a health benefit plan with comparable coverage. A part-time student is defined as a student participating in at least 75% of the full-time curriculum.  

All qualified students will be charged for the health insurance on their eBill. Students may waive their right to participate in the WPI health insurance plan if proof of comparable coverage is provided by completing a waiver online.The health insurance waiver will automatically be credited to the student's account upon the submission and receipt of the waiver information, provided the information is submitted by published deadlines. Completing a waiver is an annual requirement. 

You will not receive an updated bill and should remove the insurance charge from your eBill after the waiver has been completed and submitted.

All eligible students are automatically enrolled in the health insurance plan provided by WPI if an online health insurance waiver is not completed by the billing due date on the e-Bill and will be responsible for the associated fee. Students are charged in the fall for the full year unless they are admitted in the spring semester.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

Health information sent to the Health Center or Athletic Office does not absolve the student of submitting proof of coverage via the online waiver process.

Once purchased, the plan may only be cancelled if the student enrolls in the armed forces.

Each fall semester or the semester of entry to WPI you will be required to provide proof of coverage and complete an online waiver.

Insurance Waiver and Enrollment Process

To access the new electronic health insurance waiver, please log into the WPI Web Information System. Once you log in, click on "Student Services and Financial Aid" to access the form. This site is closed will re-open in the fall.  

Tuition Insurance

The cost of a college education is expensive. In order to add further protection against a loss should the student suffer a serious illness or accident and leave WPI before the semester is completed, you may wish to consider purchasing tuition insurance offered by A.W.G. Dewar, Inc. This elective insurance plan provides coverage for tuition, room and board charges in medical withdrawal situations.