Payment Information

Payment Deadline

Payments received at the Cash Office by 4:30 PM on any business day will be considered as that day's business. Payments may be made online using the Bill and Payment System until 10:30 PM. Please see Patriot Web, to confirm receipt of payment and balance due. Payment is due the first day of the semester (see Important Dates for more information).

Pay Online

Online payments are made using the Bill and Payment System. This system allows students to manage their account activity online, view bills, make payments, and set up authorized users (parents, employers, etc). Authorized users only have account management access; academic information is not available through this system. Payment plans are also available to pay your balance in installments. Click the following link for additional information. 

Other Methods of Payment

Delivery Methods:

• Web: Bill and Payment System
• Window: Cash Office, 104 Student Union I, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
• Drop Box (no cash payments): Outside Cash Office, 104 Student Union I
• Mail:
  
  George Mason University
  Cash Office, MSN 2E1
  4400 University Drive
  Fairfax, VA 22030
  
  Allow 14 days for delivery, and confirm receipt by accessing Patriot Web or the Bill and Payment System.

Methods of Payment

• Cash: At Cash Office window only
• Check: Web, window, mail, or drop box. Make payable to GMU, student G# written on front. Third-party checks not accepted. Must be payable in US dollars.
• Credit Card (subject to credit approval): Web only. MasterCard, American Express, or Discover Card. There is a 2.75 percent convenience fee for credit card payments. This fee is nonrefundable.

Payment Options

Mason Payment Plan

The payment plan is available for students who need to budget a minimum of $500. Study Abroad/Global Education and international student health insurance fee payments cannot be deferred. A payment plan contract, available in the Forms section, must be submitted to the Cash Office (SUB I, Room 104) with a downpayment (1/2 of contract amount plus fee). The contract fee is $25 and is nonrefundable. Failure to pay the deferred balance by the due date will result in financial hold, a late fee (up to $125), collection activity, and may prevent future eligibility of the payment plan.

The plan is also available in Bill and Payment System.

Third Party Billing Authorizations

Students using a third party billing authorization will be charged a $25 processing fee. Students may receive an individual billing statement. Students must provide the third party authorization or government training voucher to the Student Accounts Office, North Chesapeake Module, Room 11, or fax to 703-993-2460, before the student's individual due date, which is based on their registration date. Check Important Dates for the last day third party payment authorizations will be accepted. Students are ultimately responsible for any defaults in payments by the sponsoring agency. For more information, please navigate to Third Party Billing Office web site.