About Us

At The Office of the Bursar at The University of Chicago, we serve all students at the university and their respective support networks with a myriad of resources in account management and school payment assistance. These resources include our website, your student portal and primary student account self-service management tools.

The Office of the Bursar is responsible for administering University of Chicago monthly statements, posting assessments for all University of Chicago schools, processing student account payments and refunds, generating 1098T tax credit documents, and providing financial policy requirements for all University of Chicago students.

The Office of the Bursar offers a full array of online resources to access Student Account Services. Students require a CNetID, provided at the time of admission, to access services at my.UChicago. Students may grant Authorized User Access to grant additional access to services.

Below are our office's services to University Students and what website pages to engage with for more information.

Bursar Student Services
our Services service Description more information
Payment options, refunding, policies Information for all student populations Office of the Bursar Website
UChicago Bursar YouTube
External scholarships and awards Submission, processing guidelines, deadlines Office of the Bursar: External Scholarships and Awards 
529 savings plans Submission information Office of the Bursar: 529 Savings Plans
Tuition and fees Assessments (i.e. tuition, fees, student services fee, College class fee) Office of the Bursar: Tuition and Fees
Emergency assistance Emergency loan repayments and due dates Office of the Bursar: Emergency Assistance
Refunds Excess aid or payment returned to student Office of the Bursar: Refunds

The Bursar's Office manages charges from campus partners and can help students with other resources and assistance by referring to offices associated with certain charges.

Below are other office's services to University Students and what website pages to engage with for more information. (Some links may redirect you to another website.)

Campus Partner Services
Outside Services Service Description Outside department
Graduate financial aid Federal and private loans Graduate Financial Aid
Financial aid questions Financial aid package, required documents, award requests University-Sponsored Financial Aid
Enrollment deposit Enrollment reservation for accepted students College Admissions 
Graduate Admissions
Registrar services Academic calendars, transcript, late registration/change, degree cancellation Office of the Registrar
CTA U-PASS Activation, assessment, eligibility College U-PASS 
Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice U-PASS
Bookstore UC bookstore charges and fees
University Bookstores
Dining Charges for quarter meal plan or Maroon Dollars added to an existing plan UChicago Dining
Housing & residence Halls Room charges and associated fees, damage charges, housing move out fees
UChicago Residence Life
Student health insurance Student health insurance information and waivers Student Wellness
Stipend payments Stipend inquiries: payment dates, Workday assistance All Students: Financial Services Graduate Students: UChicago Grad
Graduate student support Questions about taxes, resources, employment, stipends UChicago Grad
 Tax information Tax information and resources
All Students: Tax Webinars Graduate Students: Tax Information
Tax Responsibilities for International Students and Scholars