VCU Bulletins

Undergraduate study

Fees and expenses

Student financial responsibility
Tuition and fees schedule
Outstanding charges
Dishonored payment items
Loan repayment

Students must pay all applicable tuition, fees, room and board when due, as described in this section. Students are notified at their official VCU e-mail address when their bills are available on the billing and payment site. No paper bills are sent to enrolled students. Tuition and fees for preregistered students, along with charges for housing and dining plans where applicable, are due by the official start of each semester. After the registration period all other students are sent a notification at their official VCU e-mail address when their electronic bill has been issued and should pay by the payment due date indicated on the electronic invoice. Students who fail to pay these charges on time may be assessed a late payment fee. The university reserves the right to revise or alter all tuition and fees, regulations pertaining to student fees, and fee collection procedures at any time. In addition to expenses billed by the university, students should make allowances for books, clothing, supplies, travel and other out-of-pocket costs when figuring their total yearly expenses at the university.

Student financial responsibility

Students who enroll are responsible for:

Note: Paper bills are not sent to enrolled students. Failure to acknowledge and review the electronic invoice does not relieve responsibility for timely payments. Other important notifications are also sent to the official VCU e-mail address.

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Tuition and fees schedule

Tuition and fees are categorized and described on the Student Accounting website at www.enrollment.vcu.edu/accounting/tuition_fees.html. The university reserves the right to revise or alter all fees, regulations pertaining to student fees and fee collection procedures at any time. 

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Outstanding charges

A student who fails to remit payments when due may be assessed a late payment fee and is denied registration for future classes until he or she has paid all amounts owed to the university. Students with balances owed the university are not issued degrees, or official transcripts, until all charges are paid in full.

Student accounts with balances owed the university are referred to the Collection Unit. Pursuant to Section 2.2-4805 et. seq., of the Code of Virginia, and in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the state comptroller and attorney general of the commonwealth of Virginia, VCU will charge interest, costs and fees on all accounts past due.

Students are reminded that they are ultimately responsible for any unpaid balance on their account as a result of the Office of Financial Aid or their sponsor canceling or reducing the award. Also see the federal financial aid refund policy.

Any communication disputing an amount owed, including an instrument tendered as full satisfaction of a debt, must be submitted to the Director of Student Accounting, Student Accounting Department, P.O. Box 843036, Richmond, VA 23284.

VCU participates in the Virginia Set-off Debt Collection Act of 1981. Under the provisions of this act, a Virginia individual income tax refund is subject to the university’s claim for unpaid balances of tuition and fees.

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Dishonored payment items

A charge of $50 will be levied for all dishonored payment items. Returned payment items include returned checks and dishonored credit or debit card payments. A student who pays a past-due balance with a dishonored payment item may be subject to having his or her current and/or future registration cancelled.

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Loan repayment

Before graduation or withdrawal from the university, students may be required to attend a loan counseling exit session. Please refer to the “Academic Regulations and General Degree Requirements” section of this bulletin.

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Last update: 5/28/2010

Created by VCU University Relations