Billing

Health insurance waivers may take several days to appear on the bill after approval by the Student Health Insurance office. Waivers should be posted before bills are due on September 5. The timing of the waiver will not affect your coverage. If you intend to waive coverage or select supplemental coverage, youÌýcan find instructions on the .

  • First fall bills are available in mid-August. First spring bills are available in mid-January.
  • Email notifications are sent to students at their colorado.edu email address.
  • Parents and family members who are authorized payers will also receive email notifications.
  • Financial aid is applied to the bill beginningÌýon the Monday before the first day of class for fall and spring or 7 days before the start of summer classes.

Learn about Current Balance vs. Amount Due as of Bill Date

You may see the followingÌý"direct costs" on the university bill:

  • Tuition
  • Itemized mandatory fees
  • Other fees
  • On-campus room and board (housing and food)
  • Residential Academic Program (RAP) fee
  • Anthem Gold Student Health Insurance (SHIP) or BuffCare Supplemental Program
  • CU Book Store charges (textbooks and supplies)
  • Grants, loans, scholarships

The following costs are considered "indirect costs" and they are not onÌýthe university bill:

  • Transportation expenses included in the cost of attendance (COA) for federal financial aid
  • Personal expenses included in the COA for federal financial aid
  • Medical expenses (unless billed by Health andÌýWellness Services) included for graduate students in the COA
  • Application fee
  • Confirmation deposit
  • On-campus housing security deposit

Students access billing information and billing-related tasks in .ÌýParentsÌýand familiesÌýdo not automatically have access to view the bill, but students can give themÌýaccess toÌýÌýby authorizing them as payers.ÌýIf you have more than one student attending CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß, each student needs to set you up as an authorized payer separately.

CUBill&Pay access is different fromÌýÌýand theÌý.

What does Authorized Payer access mean?

  1. Students log in to (buffportal.colorado.edu)
  2. Locate the Tuition & Fees card. It will be on the main Buff Portal page. Then click "Account Setup."
  3. Click "Authorize Payers."
  4. Enter your authorized payer’s name and email address. Then create a login name for them. Click "Save."
  5. An email with the login name will be sent to the authorized payer’s email address that you entered. They will then be prompted to set a password. You can add up to five authorized payers (click Add New). You can delete them at any time. They will be notified by email when their status changes.

ÌýÌýStep-by-Step Instructions to Authorize PayersÌý

Authorized payers receiveÌýmonthly notifications when tuition and fee bills are available onlineÌýonly if there is newÌýactivity likeÌýcharges, payments or creditsÌýduring the month prior. They will also receive transactional emails such as payment confirmations and payment plan notifications.ÌýIf your authorized payer access is removed, you will no longer receive emails notifying youÌýwhen tuition bills are available online, when 1098T forms are available, etc. Your student can reauthorize your accessÌýat any time.

  1. Students go to the .
  2. Click "Account Setup" andÌý"Authorize Payers."
  3. Click the 'x' next to the authorized payer you want to delete. TheyÌýwill be notified by email that the account has been deleted.

Provided thatÌýall documentation has been submitted correctly and on time, financial aid usually begins being applied to the bill about a week before the first day of class. (Please note: if you are enrolled in a sessionÌýthat does not follow traditional fall and spring semester dates published on the academic calendar, your aid will begin being applied about one week before the first day of your class, not the first day of the semester.)ÌýIf there is a delay, review your aid and complete any outstanding To-Do itemsÌýin .

Federal regulations determine what charges are covered by federal aid and when aid can be applied to the tuition bill. To learn more, seeÌýApply Aid to All University Charges.

Please seeÌýApply aid to All University Charges for instructions.

Privacy

Student records, including financial information, are protected by federal law. For more information, visit Records & PrivacyÌýon theÌýOffice of the Registrar's website.