Pay Tuition and Fees

Please make all checks payable to The Ohio State University and include the student’s name and OSU ID number in the memo line. Missing information may cause processing delays.

Submit your personal check payment to:

The Ohio State University  
PO Box 183248
Columbus, OH 43218‑3248

All mailed payments must be postmarked by the fee payment deadline to avoid late fees. Please allow 1–2 weeks-longer during peak periods-for your payment to arrive by mail, and 2–3 business days for processing once it reaches the Office of the University Bursar.
 

Resources:

• How to Complete a Paper Check

To submit a paper check in person, please visit the secure payment drop box on the first floor of the Student Academic Services Building (across from the elevators). Your check should be made payable to The Ohio State University and include the student's name and OSU ID number in the memo line. Failure to include this information with your payment may result in processing delays.

The payment dropbox is regularly checked by a member of the Office of the University Bursar payment processing team.

TOPP enrollment is optional. To participate, you must sign up each semester through your My Buckeye Link account. A $30 non-refundable enrollment fee is assessed each term you enroll and due with the first payment plan installment.

When you enroll in TOPP, you automatically authorize any federal financial aid on your account to pay non-institutional charges that you may have incurred which are TOPP eligible (for example, Student Health Insurance).

For assistance with TOPP, please contact Buckeye Link.

The first TOPP installment and $30 enrollment fee are due at the semester fee payment deadline. Subsequent installments are due approximately every 30 days after the first installment. Installment due dates may fluctuate based on semester start dates. Please refer to your statement of account for exact due dates.

Sample TOPP Payment Installment Due Date Schedule:

To make a payment toward a TOPP installment, choose from one of the payment methods outlined on this page.

If you pay online, you must manually initiate a TOPP installment payment ahead of each due date; automatic account withdrawals are not available. We recommend setting a recurring calendar reminder to help you remember to make your monthly payment installment prior to the due date.

Most charges assessed to your student account are eligible to enroll in TOPP. The following charges CANNOT be enrolled in TOPP.

• Late Payment Fees (including those assessed by University Housing and Dining)
• Late Registration Fees
• Collection Charges
• Returned and Rejected Payments
• Prior Term Charges
• BuckID Charges
• John Glenn Washington Intern Housing (aka WISH Housing)

These charges are due as noted on your student account.

Changes made to your account after a TOPP installment due date will adjust your remaining TOPP installment amounts equally. Changes can include, but are not limited to adding or dropping courses; financial aid adjustments; and housing and/or meal plan changes.

Failure to pay by the due date listed for each installment may result in late fees being assessed to your account:

• Up to $300 for the first installment
• $25 per installment for subsequent installments

Additionally, nonpayment of TOPP installments may result in the addition of a financial hold and/or finance charges to your account, the dropping of future registration, and other consequences as outlined in the Financial Responsibility Statement.