Payment and Your Student Account: Payment Options

Payment in full or payment arrangements of any balance not covered by financial aid must be made by the following dates in order to avoid late fees, restriction of access on campus, and prevention from future registration and release of academic transcripts/ diplomas:

• Fall: August 15
• Winter: December 15
• Spring: January 15
• Summer: May 15

You have several options on how you pay your tuition and fees:

Cash, Check, or Money Order
(made payable in U.S. currency)
Mail to: SAIC Bursar’s Office, 37 S. Wabash Ave., suite 711, Chicago, IL 60603
In person: SAIC Bursar's Office, Monday–Friday, 11:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Outside scholarship checks should be sent to the Student Financial Services office for processing.

Credit Card or ACH (Automated Check Handling) via CASHNet

• Make your credit card payment online via SAIC Self-Service (Discover, American Express, or MasterCard only)
• A service fee of 2.75 percent of the payment amount is charged on credit card payments
• Students can set up an authorized user account for parents to make payments
• ACH payments made online by logging into SAIC Self-Service and clicking on the CASHNet link. Authorized users that have been set up by the student may access CASHNet directly at commerce.cashnet.com/saicpay
• No service fee is charged for ACH payments
   

Wire Transfers

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) also accepts tuition and fee payments via wire transfer. Use the information below if you plan to pay your tuition using this method.

Wire Transfer Instructions

When you wire payments, please give your bank the following information:

For Domestic Wire
Bank of America
ABA # 026-009-593
The Art Institute of Chicago School Depository Account
Account# 8666224261
Reference (Student Name and ID Number)*

For International Wire
Bank of America
ABA # 026-009-593
SWIFT Code: BOFAUS3N
The Art Institute of Chicago School Depository Account
Account# 8666224261
Reference (Student Name and ID Number)*

If you are also asked to provide the bank's physical location, please use the following address:

Bank of America
135 S. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60603

* IMPORTANT: please be sure to include student name and ID# on the transfer to ensure that the funds will be applied to the proper account.

After you have made the wire transfer at your bank, please fax us at 312.629.6601 or email finaid@saic.edu, and provide the following information:

1. The date the wire transfer was made
2. The amount of money that was wired to our bank
3. The student name and ID# to whose account the funds need to be applied to
4. Name of parent or person who sent the wire transfer

Wire Transfer Information (English) [PDF]

Wire Transfer Information (Korean) [PDF]

We encourage you to contact us at any time at 312.629.6600 or email finaid@saic.edu  with any questions or concerns you may have.

Tuition and Fee Payment Plan via CASHNet

SAIC offers interest free tuition and fees and laptop payment plans to students and families for both tuition and fees and new student laptop charges.

• A four-payment semester plan is available for fall and spring
• The fall plan begins in August, and spring plan begins in January
• Payments are due the 15th of each month
• Payment plan enrollment fee—$50 per semester
• $40 fee for each late or missed payment
• Enroll online through SAIC Self-Service
• Amount budgeted on plan is semester charges minus any financial aid
• Amount due will adjust as charges and financial aid adjust

CASHnet Instructions [PDF]

Late Payments

If payment in-full or payment arrangements are not made by the end of the add/drop period, a late fee will be assessed.

Laptop Computer Payment Options

Students required to purchase a laptop computer through the school have the option of paying in full or establishing a payment plan. This payment plan is separate from the tuition and fees payment plans listed above, and requires an enrollment fee to participate.