Payment Plans

CSU Payment Plans

Make college more affordable by paying for tuition and fees over time. Tuition payment plans break down your tuition balance into affordable monthly payments.

There’s no interest, payment options are flexible, setup fees are affordable, and it’s easy to enroll!

Payment Methods:

  • Automatic payment from checking or savings account (ACH)
  • Automatic payment from credit or debit card

Payments are automatically processed on the 5th of each month.

Cost to Participate:

  • $30 enrollment fee for Summer semester payment plans
  • $50 enrollment fee for Fall or Spring semester payment plans
  • $70 enrollment fee for the Annual payment plans 
  • Returned payment fee up to $30, if a payment is returned

Steps to Enroll:

  • Log in to RAMweb or FAMweb
  • From the main menu
    • RAMweb – click on Billing and Tax information
    • FAMweb – click on Billing Information
  • Select Enroll/Manager Payment Plan
  • Follow instructions to access the payment plan enrollment page
  • Select payment plan that is best for you!

Before proceeding, please read the following:

  • Students: If someone is paying on your behalf, you MUST first set them up as an Authorized Payer. This is done by granting them access to billing in FAMweb.
  • Authorized Payers: If you are paying on behalf of the student, the student must access or set up their account first and then add you as an Authorized Payer.

Authorized Payer:

  • If you are paying on behalf of the student, the student MUST set you up as an Authorized Party.

  • If you have already been setup as an Authorized Payer, sign in through FAMweb.

 

As a note for creating an Authorized Payer on the NelNet Payment Plan:

  • Students: The student will begin the process of setting up a third-party as an authorized payer on their NelNet Payment Plan. Students will begin first by going on to RAMweb, then navigating from the Menu, select the following: Billing and Tax Information -> Billing Information -> Enroll/ Manage Payment Plan -> log in to NelNet -> Authorize Payers.

  • Authorized Payers: If you are paying on behalf of the student, the student must set up their NelNet account first, and then add you as an Authorized Payer.
    • If you have used NelNet before, you can simply sign in to NelNet to manage your account and make payments. 
    • If you have not used NelNet before, you will need to go to NelNet and click the “Create a Username and Password” button to create an account (after being set as an authorized payer by the student).

An important note regarding rent for university apartments:

Most university charges are viewable early-August (Fall) and early-January (Spring), however rent for university apartments cannot be included in the payment plan.

Target Dates to Enroll By

Annual Payment Plan, 2025-2026

Payment plan available on July 1, 2025

Last day to enroll onlineRequired down paymentNumber of paymentsMonths of paymentsPayment Date
July 27none10August-May5th
August 2610%9Sept-May5th
September 2420%8Oct-May5th

Fall 2025

Payment plan available on July 1, 2025

Last day to enroll onlineRequired down paymentNumber of paymentsMonths of paymentsPayment Date
July 27none5Aug-Dec5th
August 2620%4Sept-Dec5th
September 2440%3Oct-Dec5th

Spring 2026

Payment plan available on October 1, 2025

Last day to enroll onlineRequired down paymentNumber of paymentsMonths of paymentsPayment Date
December 27none5Jan-May5th
January 2720%4Feb-May5th
February 2440%3March-May5th

Summer 2026

Payment plan available April 15, 2026

Last day to enroll onlineRequired down paymentNumber of paymentsMonths of paymentsPayment Date
May 2720%2June & July5th

Important Notes Regarding the Payment Plan: 

All down payments and enrollment fees are processed immediately!

PAYMENT PLAN AVAILABILITY: Availability of the payment plan is determined by Colorado State University. Please be aware the College may elect not to have the payment plan available during specific times and dates during registration.

BALANCE ADJUSTMENTS: Please do not assume your balance will automatically adjust if financial aid is received or a class is dropped or added. You should review your agreement balance online.

Payment Plan Frequently Asked Questions

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CSU will withdraw the elected amount from your designated domestic checking or savings account on the fifth of each month. Students and trusted individuals may begin making payments as early as August for the fall term.

  1. Log in to RAMweb or FAMweb
  2. Navigate to the main Menu on the top right corner of the page:
      1. Students:
        1. On RAMweb – click on “Billing and Tax information”
        2. Click on “Payment Plan”
          1.  
    2. Parents/ Authorized Support: 
      1. FAMweb – click on “Billing Information”
        1.  
      2. Select “Enroll/Manage Payment Plan”
        1.  
  3. Follow instructions to access the payment plan enrollment page on NelNet’s external website.

  4. Select the payment plan that is best for you.

  5. Follow the instructions on NelNet on setting up the payment plan, including entering your personal information and account information for your payment choice.

Each term has a maximum of five payments per semester. Depending on when you enroll, you can choose as many or as few months as you wish in which to make payments towards your plan. Look above this FAQ to view the payment schedule.

Yes, unless you enroll in an annual plan. To view the enrollment deadlines, please navigate to the payment plan webpage. Please note that if you are enrolled in an active plan you can disregard the student account billing due date.

Only one user can be set up on the plan.

Additional trusted individuals can make separate payments through the semester, but not
specifically towards the payment plan, itself.

If the payment plan is set up prior to that semester’s billing due date, then the student is made exempt from late fees – as well as registration holds for any balance due for the current term!

Yes, and the fees depend on the plan that you sign up for: 

  • $30 enrollment fee for Summer semester payment plans
  • $50 enrollment fee for Fall or Spring semester payment plans
  • $70 enrollment fee for the Annual payment plans 

Reference the “Target Dates to Enroll By” charts for the semester and annual payment plan options up above on this page.

  • To avoid a down payment, you’ll need to enroll by the first date listed.
  • Down payments are made to cover those payments that were missed.
  • There will be two additional enrollment ending dates, but they will require a percentage down payment as well.

The Payment Plan normally has four options:

  • Annual academic year for fall & spring for 8 to 10 payments.
  • Fall for 3 to 5 payments.
  • Spring for 3 to 5 payments.
  • Summer for 2 payments.
  • The amount to participate in the payment plan is between $200 and $40,000.
    • There is no minimum payment amount.

  • Recurring payments are processed on the 5th of each month and if it falls on the weekend or holiday, then the next payment will be processed the next business day.

You will need to log in and update your banking information on the NelNet website through RAMweb /
FAMweb.

Login to Nelnet Campus Commerce via your RAMweb account, and then proceed to log into NelNet portal. From the menu, select Financial Accounts to update credit card, debit card or bank account information. You may also call NelNet Campus Solutions at 800-470-6014, to speak with a customer service representative to update your account information.

Make sure the information is entered in time for the next scheduled payment date!

A few things could have happened:

  1. Your balance due came to zero.

  2. You didn’t have enough funds in your bank account.
    1. NelNet will attempt to take the payment on the next scheduled date, the 20th.
    2. If they are not able to withdraw the 2nd attempt the plan will be terminated and a hold will be placed on the student’s account.
    3. You will need to make payment in full to the student’s account to avoid late fees and
      registration holds.
    4. NelNet charges a $30 fee for returned payments.

At this time, rent payments need to be made separate from the payment plan; Rent payments cannot be included in the NelNet payment plan.

  • If you choose to pay with credit or with debit cards, there will be a 2.85% service fee added to your payment.
    • That percentage is calculated off of the amount being paid per each payment (i.e., $1,000 payment = $28.50 service fee).

  • NelNet doesn’t charge a fee for auto deductions from your banking account.

You can terminate your plan at any time. To do so:

  1. Log into QuikPay and select Payment Plan.
  2. Click on your Agreement ID# – it will be hyperlinked in blue – which will take you to the details page of your payment plan.
  3. Click on the Terminate button at the bottom of the page.
  • NelNet cannot reverse payments – that being said, you will be refunded through the student’s RAMweb account.

  • When your balance due is zero, the plan should automatically end, and you shouldn’t need to terminate
    the plan.

  • However, on occasion, the automatic re-balance does occur a few days prior to pulling the payment – so it is possible for a payment to happen and need to be refunded (though rare).

No. You will not be eligible to enroll in a payment plan if you have holds on your account. You will need to pay your balance in full before you will be allowed to register.

A printable payment summary is available for the customer in their Nelnet account on the Payments tab. It can be printed for a calendar year or a date range.

No.

NelNet acts as an agent for institutions in administering their payment plans. It is the policy of NelNet to protect all personal and financial information provided to us by all participants. NelNet does not sell or share any non-public personal information or client lists to any third party, except as agreed to by you, or as may be necessary to complete a transaction in the ordinary course of business, or as required under an applicable law.

NelNet specifies the date each payment will occur, but it is your financial institution that determines the time of day the payment is debited. NelNet recommends you check with your financial institution to determine how far in advance funds should be deposited into your account to ensure the automatic payment clears.

If a payment date falls on a weekend or banking holiday, the payment will be attempted the following business day.

Yes. If the balance that you owe changes, you can rebalance your monthly payment amount. Once charges are viewable on your student account (end of July for fall, beginning of January for spring), you may wish to adjust your scheduled monthly payments to avoid over or under-paying. You may also want to make adjustments to your monthly payment amount if there are changes to your financial aid or class schedule.

If the balance due on your bill changes for any reason (i.e., adding or dropping a class) your monthly payments will need to be redistributed, or “rebalanced,” evenly across the remaining months of your payment plan.

Here are some steps on how to rebalance your payment plan:

  1. Access the Payment Plan:

    • Log in to your RAMweb account.
    • Navigate to Billing and Tax Information from the menu.
    • Select Billing Information and then click Enroll/Manage Payment Plan.
    • Log in to the NelNet Payment Plan system.

  2. Adjust Payments:

    • Once logged into NelNet, you can manage your payment plan, which most often involves rebalancing your total current amount due to CSU across all of the remaining payments for that semester’s payment plan.

If you have questions about rebalancing, or want to know the impact of rebalancing on your payments, please contact us!

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