Information about your specific charges can be found on your student bill in K-State's student information system, or KSIS.

• For the fall term, your charges will be available to view in your KSIS account by late July.
• For the spring term, charges are available to view by mid-December.

The Student Services fee is a required fee on the Manhattan and Polytechnic campuses that supports a variety of non-instructional student services and activities. For example, on the Manhattan campus, these include things like access to Lafene Health Center, the Recreational Complex, the K-State Student Union and Counseling Services. View a breakdown and description of these charges.

Students enrolled in specialized experiential learning experiences or research hours who have primary residence outside of a 30-mile radius may be eligible for a Student Services fee waiver. Any waiver would be applied specifically to the specialized courses only. If the student is enrolled in additional face-to-face, hybrid or online courses, the Student Services fee would be charged normally for those courses.

Common situations are listed below, along with the office or point of contact who can best help you navigate each situation. Each area may have different processes, so please connect with them first and know that if approved, they will submit the waiver request to the Office of the Registrar. Students cannot submit the form on their own behalf.

• Student Teaching:
  • Contact the Office of Field Experiences within the College of Education.
  • Common courses: EDEL 585 (Elementary), EDSEC 586 (Secondary and Ag), EDSEC 582 (Music Ed), ECED 598 (Early Childhood), EDCI 801 (TELRN and MAT).
• Internships/Clinical Rotation:
  • Contact your internship coordinator, faculty coordinator or college dean's office.
  • For waiver consideration, your internship or rotation assignment must be outside of a 40-mile radius of campus, and your primary residence must be outside a 30-mile radius.
• Education Abroad:
  • Contact your Education Abroad program or coordinator.
• Doctoral Research Students:
  • Contact your faculty advisor or college dean's office to submit a request via the Waiver Form.
  • Students enrolled solely in 999 research or 899 master’s research courses who have a primary residence outside a 30-mile radius from campus may be considered.

Most academic colleges charge a per credit hour college fee. All students taking courses in the college must pay the designated fee regardless of the student’s academic major. Revenue from college fees is used to purchase and maintain equipment, technology and other resources to provide high-quality instruction.

Some departments and programs charge an additional per credit hour department/program fee. Revenue from the fee is returned directly back to the department to support technology upgrades, equipment and supplies, and/or instructional support.

All students taking College of Business Administration or Carl R. Ice College of Engineering courses pay a per credit hour faculty salary tuition surcharge for those courses, regardless of the student's academic major. Revenue from the tuition surcharge is used to maintain effective faculty to student ratios, broaden course offerings, provide students with access to faculty both in and out of the classroom, and to retain and attract outstanding faculty.

College fees are set in collaboration with student leadership within the colleges and approved by the Kansas Board of Regents.

The University is interested in providing as many convenient payment options as possible. K-State has contracted with Transact to provide CASHNet SMARTPAY service for the acceptance of credit cards for tuition and fees. There is a fee paid by the student to Transact for making payments using the CASHNet SMARTPAY service. The service is accessible via each student's KSIS account.

Kansas State University provides a Tuition Installment Payment Plan to allow students to make payments on current semester tuition at the beginning of each term. Students or their Designees can enroll online through their Student Center on KSIS. There is a minimal fee for this service.

All payments must be made in full no later than 3 p.m. on:

• The 15th of the month (or the previous business day if the 15th falls on a weekend or holiday), OR
• The scheduled first day of classes in January or August

Paying your account on time following the initial billing will help you avoid a 1.5% default charge. Holds will be placed on all delinquent accounts, which will not allow a student to add classes, or receive a transcript or diploma.

Typically, payments are posted immediately. Payments made after 3 p.m. will not be credited until the next business day due to system maintenance.

As a general rule, the Cashier's Office will only apply credit from financial aid toward tuition, fees and housing charges. Once these charges have been credited, the Cashier's Office will release any excess funds in the form of a refund check, or through direct deposit. Students are responsible for all charges on their student account.

Your statement of account will provide the total amount you owe. If the total amount due is not paid by the due time and date, the account will be assessed a 1.5% late fee of the total due per month. Additionally, a hold will be placed on the account that may restrict future enrollment and the release of student transcripts and diplomas.

A hold can be placed by many different departments for various reasons. When viewing the hold from within the student account, additional details should be available by following the link provided in the student account center in KSIS. Please contact the department directly if you have a question about a particular hold.

A complete list of payment options is available on the Cashiers and Student Accounts website.

A student having their tuition paid for by military, another country, athletics, other departments, employers, employee benefits, and school districts, etc.

A receipt is provided at the time of payment and can be reprinted or emailed upon request. Additionally, Cashiers and Student Accounts can provide a verification on official letterhead for students needing a proof of payment for their insurance company, employee reimbursement, scholarships, or if their country is paying their tuition. Please allow 48 hours for this service.

The Federal Educational Rights to Privacy ACT (FERPA) requires that a student's financial records are private and confidential. Cashiers and Student Accounts is required to secure written authorization from the student prior to release of the information contained in these records.

We recommend you take advantage of the Designated Access program, which allows students to set up access for parents and others to view financial information. Setting up Designated Access also allows us to speak freely with you as a Designee about the student account information. The student must set up the Designee before we can release any information.

No, your primary plan for tuition and fees is locked in after census day for the purpose of tuition and fee assessment for the current term.

As a dual-degree seeking student, you will have one plan/major that will be coded as your primary plan. Your primary plan determines your applicable tuition and fee rates. You will be able to see your Primary Plan for Tuition and Fees in KSIS.

K-State submits tuition and fee proposals to the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) on an annual basis. KBOR typically approves tuition and fees for the following academic year (Fall/Spring/Summer) in June, making new rates effective each fall.

Resident tuition classification is determined by statutes and regulations established by the Kansas Board of Regents. You can review general procedures and the appeal process for residency on the registrar's website.