Payments
Payment Deadlines
Payments must be received, not postmarked, by the due date in order for it to be considered on time.
If your bill is not paid by the payment deadline, you risk disenrollment from your courses. You can find your costs and payment deadlines on the Student Finance section in Self-Service.
You can also check our upcoming payment deadlines on our FAQs.
Please include your name, student ID number, and semester with all payments to ensure the correct student account is credited. If you do not know your student ID number, please include the last four digits of your social security number and/or your phone number.
Questions about billing?
Contact the Coordinator of Student Accounts at tuition@naropa.edu.
Cash Payments
Please do not mail cash payments.
Cash payments must be made in person. The Billing Office is located on the first floor of Wulsin Hall on the main Arapahoe Campus.
Please ensure that you have exact change. We cannot provide change.
Check Payments
- Include the student’s name and ID number in the memo field of the check.
- Make checks payable to Naropa University.
- Please mail checks to:
Naropa University
Attention: Coordinator of Student Accounts
2130 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80302
Credit Card Payments
We accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express.
Credit card payments can be made online through the Payment Portal on your Account Summary in Self-Service
Please be aware, all credit/debit card payments will incur a processing fee beginning November 21st, 2024. Card processing fees are:
- Domestic cards: 2.95% or $3, whichever is greater
- International cards: 4.25%.
Wire Transfer
If you would like to pay your tuition via wire transfer, please contact the Coordinator of Student Accounts at tuition@naropa.edu.
The funds must reach Naropa’s account by the tuition due date in order to be considered on time. Depending on your bank, the transfer may occur instantaneously or take as long as several days to occur.
After you have completed the wire transfer with your bank, please email tuition@naropa.edu with the following information:
- student name
- student ID number
- wire transfer number
- exact amount of the wire transfer, and
- when the wire should arrive in Naropa’s account.
Tuition Payment Plan
Naropa offers payment plans to degree-seeking students with a current semester balance over $500, which splits the balance into 3 or 5 monthly payments.
Please note that the 5 payment option in only available for Fall and Spring. Also note, this option is NOT available once a ‘final balance due prior to collections notice’ is sent.
Additional Charges:
There is a $45 administrative fee due upon enrollment. All credit/debit card payments will incur a processing fee. Card processing fees are:
- Domestic cards: 2.95% or $3, whichever is greater
- International cards: 4.25%.
To sign up for a payment plan:
Go to Self-Service and click Student Finance and then the Payment & Refund Center link. You’ll be taken to our TouchNet payment portal where you can enroll in the plan.
Reach out to the Payment Plan Support Team at 1.833.269.3675 for questions and assistance regarding your payment plan.
Alternate Billing
A third party is paying my bill. Can I get an invoice on letterhead for them?
Yes! Go to the Student Finance page on Self-Service. Select the semester for which you need the bill. Then click the
View Statement link, on the right of the screen. If you need a statement without your schedule listed, please email
tuition@naropa.edu and request a transactions-only statement.
Can I give them access to the payment portal?
Yes! This is called an Authorized User. Go to Self-Service. Then click Student Finance to go to your account activity and click Payment & Refund Center to be taken to our payment portal. On the right-hand side of the landing page, click Authorized User and follow the prompts. The third party will receive two emails and must log in within 24 hours of receiving them. They use a unique log in screen, different from the place students log in. Only the bill is visible, there is no access given to grades, courses, etc.
Please be aware that we cannot discuss a student’s account with anyone but the student. While an Authorized User allows an individual to access your account directly, it does not allow us to discuss information such as what charge is connected to what class, what financial aid you are receiving, etc. Many parents and other bill payers do have questions about these things, and if you would like them to have access to this information, you must complete the online FERPA Waiver through the registration department. This waiver will allow us to release all education-related information, including billing information, to whomever is indicated on the waiver.
Refunds
If your financial aid monies exceed your direct costs, on your Naropa bill, we will refund the difference.
We highly recommend setting up an electronic refund: it’s quick because we schedule the funds to hit your account the day they are available (usually on Fridays); and it’s easy because after setting it up, it all happens automatically!
To set up Electronic Refund (Direct Deposit): go to Student Finance in Self-Service, and then click Payment & Refund Center to go to our payment portal. By clicking Electronic Refunds, you can set up direct deposit of credit balance refunds.
If you choose to receive a paper check, please be sure your address is correct by going to your User Profile in Self-Service (click on the person icon in the left-hand column menu or your name in the upper right-hand corner). Paper checks are mailed the day they are available (usually on Fridays), throughout the semester.
Additional Payment Information
Adding & Dropping Classes
During the add/drop period of each semester, you have a chance to add and drop courses which will affect your tuition bill. After that, during the withdraw period, only a portion, if any, of tuition will be refunded for dropped courses. See the Billing and Payments page on MyNaropa for more information on dates for the add/drop and withdraw periods.
If you add classes during the add/drop period, you have approximately a month to pay for them. Please check your Student Account Statement after the add/drop period and pay any balance due. Specific due dates and late fees for the current semester can be found on the Billing & Payments page of MyNaropa.
Tuition Payment Plan
If you cannot pay tuition in full by the due date, Naropa offers a payment plan which splits the balance into 3 or 5 monthly payments. Please note that the 5 payment option in only available for Fall and Spring.
There is a $45 administrative fee due upon enrollment.
You must be a degree-seeking student at Naropa and have at least a $500 unpaid balance in order to participate in this plan.
Go to Self-Service and click Student Finance and then the Payment & Refund Center link. You’ll be taken to our TouchNet payment portal where you can enroll in the plan.
Please reach out to tuition@naropa.edu with any questions or concerns.
Alternate Billing
A third party is paying my bill. How can I obtain an invoice on letterhead for them?
Go to the Student Finance page on Self-Service. Select the semester for which you need the bill. Then click the
View Statement link, on the right of the screen. If you need a statement without your schedule listed, please email
tuition@naropa.edu and request a transactions-only statement.
Can I give them access to the payment portal?
Yes! This is called an Authorized User. Go to Self-Service. Then click Student Finance to go to your account activity and click Payment & Refund Center to be taken to our payment portal. On the right-hand side of the landing page, click Authorized User and follow the prompts. The third party will receive two emails and must log in within 24 hours of receiving them. They use a unique log in screen, different from the place students log in. Only the bill is visible, there is no access given to grades, courses, etc.
Please be aware that we cannot discuss a student’s account with anyone but the student. While an Authorized User allows an individual to access your account directly, it does not allow us to discuss information such as what charge is connected to what class, what financial aid you are receiving, etc. Many parents and other bill payers do have questions about these things, and if you would like them to have access to this information, you must complete the online FERPA Waiver through the registration department. This waiver will allow us to release all education-related information, including billing information, to whomever is indicated on the waiver.
Refunds
If your financial aid monies exceed your direct costs, on your Naropa bill, we will refund the difference.
We highly recommend setting up an electronic refund: it’s quick because we schedule the funds to hit your account the day they are available (usually on Fridays); and it’s easy because after setting it up, it all happens automatically!
To set up Electronic Refund (Direct Deposit): go to Student Finance in Self-Service, and then click Payment & Refund Center to go to our payment portal. By clicking Electronic Refunds, you can set up direct deposit of credit balance refunds.
If you choose to receive a paper check, please be sure your address is correct by going to your User Profile in Self-Service (click on the person icon in the left-hand column menu or your name in the upper right-hand corner). Paper checks are mailed the day they are available (usually on Fridays), throughout the semester.
