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Financial Assistance, Office of the Bursar and Student loans comprise Bradley’s Student Financial Services. Use the information below for billing details, payments and other services.
Please call the Bursar’s office for all payment and billing questions.
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Billing Calendar & Payment Deadlines
*All dates subject to change
2025-26 Billing Calendar
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| July 8, 2025 | Fall Semester Statements Published (approximate) |
| August 6, 2025 | Deadline for first payment of Installment Plan (minimum of 20% of the semester balance) |
| August 6, 2025 | 25 Fall Semester Confirm Enrollment Deadline (Full Payment, Enroll in Payment Plan, Confirm $0 Balance or Initiate Refund) |
| August 27, 2025 | First Day of Class (Deferment Charge Assessed) |
| September 15, 2025 | Payment #2 of Installment Plan Due |
| October 15, 2025 | Payment #3 of Installment Plan Due |
| November 15, 2025 | Payment #4 of Installment Plan Due |
| December 15, 2025 | Payment #5 of Installment Plan Due |
2025-26 Billing Calendar
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 5, 2025 | Spring Semester Statements Published (approximate) |
| January 6, 2026 | Deadline for first payment of Installment Plan (minimum of 20% of the semester balance) |
| January 6, 2026 | Spring Semester Confirm Enrollment Deadline (Full Payment, Enroll in Payment Plan, Confirm $0 Balance or Initiate Refund) |
| January 21, 2026 | First Day of Class (Deferment Charge Assessed) |
| February 15, 2026 | Payment #2 of Installment Plan Due |
| March 15, 2026 | Payment #3 of Installment Plan Due |
| April 15, 2026 | Payment #4 of Installment Plan Due |
| May 15, 2026 | Payment #5 of Installment Plan Due |
2025-26 Billing Calendar
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 22, 2026 | Summer Interim Statements Published (approximate) |
| May 1, 2026 | Summer Interim Confirm Enrollment Deadline (Full Payment, Enroll in Payment Plan, Confirm $0 Balance or Initiate Refund) |
| May 21, 2026 | First Day of Class (Deferment Charge Assessed) |
2025-26 Billing Calendar
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 21, 2025 | Fall Semester Statements Published (approximate) |
| May 1, 2025 | 25 DPT Confirm Enrollment Deadline (Full Payment or Initiate Refund) |
| August 27, 2025 | First Day of Class |
Payment Options
Arrangements are required to be completed prior to the start of each academic term. Families can either pay the full balance or enroll in the Installment Payment Plan, which requires a minimum 20 percent payment of the semester balance.
This is the most economical option and it requires the entire semester balance charges, less financial assistance to be paid in full on or before the due date for that semester.
Reference the Billing Calendar for these due dates.
If the balance for the semester is paid in full prior to the first day of the term, no additional fees are charged unless changes are made to the student’s schedule or financial aid.
This plan divides each semesters’ balance into five installments. Payment is determined by taking semester charges, subtracting semester financial assistance (not including work study), and dividing the balance by 5 and adding a one-time $30 enrollment fee.
The first payment must be a minimum of 20% of the semester balance and is required by the deadline for the respective term.
Reference the Billing Calendar for these deadlines.
A one-time finance charge of 4% will be applied to the remaining balance on the first day of the term.
Remaining fall payments are due on the 15th of the month in September, October, November, and December; spring payments in February, March, April, and May.
You must enroll in the installment payment plan each semester. Once enrolled in the Installment Payment Plan all payments must be made online.
Enroll in a Payment Plan
- Log into your Online Financial Portal
- On Campus Students
- Online/Distance Students
- Click on Financial Services
- Click on Current Balances
- Click Make Payment
- After clicking “View Payment Plan Options” a pop up will appear. Review the details of this pop up before proceeding.
- During the fall and spring semesters the payment plan will offer five monthly installments per term, with a $30 enrollment fee per semester.
IMPORTANT – if you do not see the $30 fee you are in the wrong place and you are NOT enrolling in the plan. - Click “Enroll In Plan” located at the bottom of the pop up page.
- Read the eSignature disclosure and click “Accept” when you’re ready to to procced.
- Type your name as a signature and click “Continue.”
- Verify the information on the page.
- Select your preferred form of payment and then click continue.
- View/Pay Bill for On-Campus Students
- View/Pay Bill for Online Students
- Billing Calendar
- Educational Borrowing
- Tuition & Fees
- Scholarships & Transfer Financial Assistance
- Financial Aid Policies & Procedures
- Swords Hall 100
- Financial Aid
- (309) 677-3089
- Bursar’s Office
- (309) 677-3120
- bufinaid@bradley.edu
- stufees@bradley.edu
Forms of Payment
Payments for all charges on the billing account (tuition, fees, room & board) can be made by check in person at the cashier window in Swords Hall on the first floor.
Payments can also be made via checks mailed to:
Bradley University
Office of the Bursar
100 Swords Hall
1501 W. Bradley Avenue
Peoria, IL 61625
Payments can be made online by credit card. Please note that as of July 1, 2024, a 2.95% service fee for payments with domestic cards will be assessed, with a minimum $3 service fee for transactions of at least $20 and less than $106. There is a $.50 charge for online payments made by ACH debit from checking or savings accounts. The University cannot accept any type of payment over the telephone.
Allow a minimum of two business days for payments to show on accounts.
Bradley University has partnered with Flywire to provide a fast, secure way to submit international and wire payments. You can pay in your local or other desired currency with available payment methods (e.g., international credit and debit cards, wire transfers and other international payment options that will vary by country). Flywire allows you to:
- Track your payments from start to finish
- Make payments in more than 140 currencies, online and from banks worldwide
- Other available payment methods include international credit and debit cards, and other international payment options that vary by country
- Save on bank fees and exchange rates with Flywire’s Best Price Guarantee
- Enjoy peace of mind with dedicated multilingual customer support
- Ensure accurate and timely posting of your payment to your student account
Families who have saved for their college expenses by investing in a 529 Plan have a number of choices in using this resource to meet their payment obligations. The information provided below provides a general guide for executing disbursements from a 529 plan.
State of Illinois Bright Start Plan
This 529 is administered for the State of Illinois by Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. and operates very much like a private plan, and you should contact them directly about withdrawal procedures. We recommend that you contact the plan representative at least 30 days prior to the payment due date for which you are using the distribution. Bright Start will then remit your plan distribution directly to Bradley and, in turn, we will credit your account.
State of Illinois College Illinois plan
Unlike the more common college savings 529 plans, College Illinois is a pre-paid tuition plan. This difference makes the disbursement procedures slightly more complicated. First, the actual value of a College Illinois contract varies from year to year and is typically not determined until approximately July of each academic year. In the 2023-2024 academic year, the per-credit-hour value is $560.57 for a university. Second, disbursements from a College Illinois plan are paid directly to Bradley University but only after verification of the student’s enrollment. However, so long as we know that you are using funds from your College Illinois plan Bradley will “carry” the portion of charges being paid by the plan until the funds arrive. Contact Bradley’s Student Fees office at stufees@bradley.edu requesting that we bill College Illinois prior to the payment due date for the semester. This must be done for each term that you want to use College Illinois funds.
Private Plans
If you have a college savings plan through a private investment company, you should contact them directly about withdrawal procedures. We recommend that you contact the plan representative at least 30 days prior to the payment due date for which you are using the 529 distribution. Some investment firms will remit your plan distribution directly to Bradley and, in turn, we will credit your account. In other cases, the distribution will be directly paid to you. In our experience, everything you will need to execute a distribution can be managed at the website of your investment firm.
Other State Plans
Nearly all 50 states have some type of a 529 plan. Visit SavingForCollege.com for a directory of state sponsored plans with contact and distribution information.
Paying as a student
- Log into MyBradley.bradley.edu to view your bill and make payment.
- Once you have logged in to MyBradley, click on the Financial Services option and then go to Current Balances
- Click on Make Payment and then login to your account
- Once you login to your account, you will see in the overview that there is a list of each term that has a balance.
- You have the opportunity to set up a payment plan, if available, or can make a payment toward the balance(s) by selecting the appropriate choice.
- You will have the option to choose International payment from the options to make through Flywire. After you choose that option you will follow the steps on the site to set up the payment.
- Please be aware that these transfers can take 10-14 business days to process and for your payment to show on your account. Therefore, it is important to initiate the wire transfers as quickly as possible.
Per federal regulations (FERPA), students must give third parties, such as parent(s), access before they can view or pay bills online. This is done by the student completing the following process.
- Log into MyBradley
- Click on the Financial Services option (left side menu) and then go to Current Balances
- Click on Make Payment and then login to your account via Transact
- Click on My Account in the menu on the left
- Under the “Payers” section click “Send a payer invitation” and enter the invitee(s)’ information on the slide-out menu to the right.
Once a third-party has been granted access they can make payments through the guest portal
Paying as a parent/guardian
- If your student has not set up a login name and password for you, refer your student to the information about giving permissions to third parties.
- Use the information received after your student granted you access to log in to the guest payment portal.
- In the overview, there will be a list of each term that has a balance. You have the opportunity to set up a payment plan or can make a payment toward the balance(s) by selecting the appropriate choice.
- You will have the option to choose International payment from the options to make through Flywire. After you choose that option you will follow the steps on the site to set up the payment.
- Please be aware that these transfers can take 10-14 business days to process and for your payment to show on your account. Therefore, it is important to initiate the wire transfers as quickly as possible.
Additional Services & Information
- Review your bill at MyBradley.bradley.edu. Use the amount on the bill to request funds from your bank.
- The funds sent through this process are for tuition, fees, and room and board charges billed by Bradley University. Funds received will be used for current, past due and future terms.
- Do not request funds through this process for off-campus living expenses. You will need to make arrangements to have these funds come directly to you. Excess funds may be returned to Flywire.
- If you have not registered for classes for the coming term, you may estimate the amount needed by taking the current tuition rate times the number of hours you plan to register for. Be sure to include extra for course fees, surcharge fees, activity fee and health fee. Review the University fee structure.
- If your bank has questions about this process, you may provide them with 3rd party access to your billing by setting them up with a log in to view your bills. Instructions for this process is also at sfs.bradley.edu, click on “Charges and Payment Options” and then “Online Viewing and Payment”.
Students who receive tuition remission will be charged an additional $25, along with any applicable charges, if all classes are dropped. This is in effect for all terms – fall, spring, interims and summer.
The FSA (Federal Student Aid) Regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Education allow a school to apply all Title IV financial aid directly to a student’s institutional charges (student fee account). Bradley University requires all financial aid to be applied to a student’s account. If a student has more financial assistance than the amount of their institutional charges this creates what is referred to as a credit balance. FSA regulations require a school to process the credit balance directly to the student or parent in the form of a refund. However, the U.S. Department of Education does not specify how a school must determine which FSA funds create the credit balance to be refunded.
Bradley University has instituted the following procedures for applying student aid to a student fee account. Keep in mind that a student’s individual financial assistance package will vary and may not contain all types of awards listed.
Order of application of student aid toward Tuition, Fees, Room and Board Charges:
- State of Illinois MAP Grant
- Bradley Financial Aid
- Title IV grants (Pell Grant, SEOG)
- External Scholarships
- Federal Loans (PLUS Loan/Federal Grad PLUS Loan, Stafford Loans, Perkins and Nursing Loans
- Private Loans
Based on this application of aid, refunds will generally be processed in the student’s name and per the student’s request will be mailed to the permanent home address or deposited directly to a bank account. Students at other universities have been targeted by phishing campaigns designed to steal their personal information, including credentials (usernames and passwords). The passwords were then used to change direct deposit information for any refunds from financial assistance. Please be aware of phishing campaigns targeting you to steal your passwords, financial information, or refunds.
Refunds of $1.00 or less will not be processed.
Total course load at the end of the second week (Fall: Sept. 12, 2025 and Spring: Feb. 6, 2026) will be considered by the Bursar’s Office as the student’s semester course load base. Classes added after these dates will increase the semester course load base.
For example: On Sept. 15 a student is registered for 15 hours. This is the student’s semester base load. On Sept. 25 the student drops a three-credit hour course — the semester base load remains at 15 credit hours. On October 1 the student adds a three-credit hour class. The base load increases to 18 hours and the student is charged for the two extra hours.
If you drop one or more classes (reduction in hours), but remain registered for at least one course, the full tuition will be refunded for full semester classes (i.e. 15 weeks) dropped by the end of the second week of classes, ending Sept. 12, 2025 for fall and Feb. 6, 2026 for spring. There are no refunds for a class dropped after these dates, regardless of when the class begins.
In accordance with the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 Section 103, effective Aug. 1, 2019, Bradley University will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities, or the requirement that a covered individual borrow additional funds, on any covered individual because of the individual’s inability to meet his or her financial obligations to the university due to the delayed disbursement of a payment to be provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under chapter 31 or 33 of this title.
For purposes of this policy, a covered individual is any individual who is entitled to educational assistance under chapter 31 or 33 funding through the federal government. The covered individual must notify the institution via submission of a certificate of eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance not later than the first day of a course of education for which the individual has indicated the individual wishes to use the individual’s entitlement to educational assistance, submit a written request to use such entitlement, or provide additional information necessary to the proper certification of enrollment by the educational institution.
Please note that Bradley University operates each semester over a 15 week period. The following weeks will be used to determine the 60% completion date:
- 2024 Fall Semester – 10/23/2024 (week 9, 40% of funds returned)
- 2025 Spring Semester – 3/26/2025 (week 9, 40% of funds returned)
Health and wellness are key components to making your academic and personal experience at college both meaningful and successful. To avoid the potential hardship of medical expenses that may arise, we recommend that students maintain comprehensive health insurance coverage during your years at Bradley.
Domestic Students
Though Bradley does not offer a formal student health insurance program, you should be aware of options that you have for health insurance coverage while attending Bradley University.
- Coverage under a parent’s employer insurance plan: For those under age 26, you may qualify to enroll as a dependent on the health insurance held by a parent. Please contact the employer for further details.
- Individual coverage through your state insurance marketplace: Coverage is available for individual enrollment through the insurance marketplace in the state in which you are a permanent resident. Visit healthcare.gov and complete the questionnaire to view plans that you may qualify for. Depending on your household income, you may also qualify for a subsidy for coverage purchased through your state marketplace.
- Individual health insurance plans available on the open market (outside of the official state marketplace)
As you consider your options, please keep in mind the following:
- Premium — While many plans offer “cheaper” premiums, look at the deductibles, copays, and coinsurance as lower premiums frequently result in higher out-of-pocket costs and limited networks. Before making your decision, consider your entire potential out-of-pocket cost to determine the best value for your individual needs.
- Network — Does the network for the Plan extend to the Peoria IL region? Are the doctors you already see considered in-network? If you are an out-of-state student, pay special attention to networks that offer limited HMO networks as these will likely not cover you in Illinois.
- Deductible(the amount you must pay before insurance coverage begins) — Is this an amount you are prepared to pay before coverage can be accessed?
- Coinsurance (the amount insurance pays after the deductible is met) — Be aware of this coverage as you are responsible for the amount after coinsurance is applied. So if your plan has 70% coinsurance, you would be responsible for the remaining 30%.
- Copays — What is your copay for a doctor’s office visit? Specialist visit? ER Visit? Prescription Drugs?
Students in Distance Learning Programs, please refer to MyOnline.bradley.edu for the policies and deadlines specific to your program.
January & May Interims
For courses that meet during the interim periods, full tuition will be refunded for classes dropped on or before the first day of the term. A 50% refund is available for a class dropped within three days of the interim period. No refunds will be available for classes dropped four days after the interim begins.
*Partial Drops (Fall and Spring Semester)
If you drop one or more classes (reduction in hours), but remain registered for at least one course, the full tuition will be refunded for full and half semester classes dropped by the end of the second week of classes for the semester, ending September 12, 2025 for fall and February 6, 2026 for spring. There are no refunds for a class dropped after these dates, regardless of when the course begins. Course fees are not refundable.
Complete Withdrawal From The University
When a student withdraws from all classes, after completing registration, but before the official beginning day of University classes (August 27, 2025 or January 21, 2026), a full refund less a registration fee of $50 will be made for first semester freshmen and part-time students. All other full-time students will be charged a registration fee of $100.
Dropping all classes is considered a complete withdrawal from the University. If a full-time student decides to withdraw from the University, the student must contact Student Services. Appropriate documentation (Official Student Withdrawal Form) will be completed with that office. This documentation is provided to the following offices: Controller’s Office, Registrar’s Office and the Financial Assistance Office.
Upon withdrawal, tuition and fees will be charged as follows:
Summer Semester 2024 Tuition Proration
| Withdrawal May 16, 2024 – June 1, 2024 | 25% |
| Withdrawal June 2, 2024 – June 15, 2024 | 50% |
| Withdrawal June 16, 2024 – July 6, 2024 | 75% |
| Withdrawal after July 6, 2024 | 100% |
Fall Semester 2024 Tuition Proration
| Withdrawal Aug. 22, 2024 – Sept. 14, 2024 | 25% |
| Withdrawal Sept. 15, 2024 – Oct. 4, 2024 | 50% |
| Withdrawal Oct. 5, 2024 – Oct. 26, 2024 | 75% |
| Withdrawal after Oct. 27, 2024 | 100% |
Spring Semester 2024 Tuition Proration
| Withdrawal Jan. 22, 2025 – Feb. 15, 2025 | 25% |
| Withdrawal Feb. 16, 2025 – March 8, 2025 | 50% |
| Withdrawal March 9, 2025 – March 29, 2025 | 75% |
| Withdrawal after March 30, 2025 | 100% |
No refunds will be made after the ninth week of classes.
University fees, course fees, and course surcharges are not prorated or refunded.
Room and Board
Room and board are charged on a prorated basis for each day the student lives in University housing.
* The date the drop is processed is the date used in computing fee adjustments. Refunds for dropping individual classes or refunds for withdrawal from the university cannot be made until after the conclusion of the add/drop period and will take up to 21 days after complete withdrawal. See Academic Calendar for applicable dates.
Form for students whose tuition costs are paid by their employer at the end of the term are eligible for the Company Deferment Tuition Assistance Payment Plan.
