On-Campus Housing

Housing Payments

The payment amounts will vary depending upon the type of accommodation and meal plan you select. All payments begin with an $800 initial payment due at the time you submit your License Agreement. The initial payment is credited toward your total charges and is not a deposit. You have the option of paying the remaining amount in eight payments scheduled September through April or you may pay as many payments as you like in advance. Aztec Corner residents will have eleven payments. The first scheduled payment is due at the beginning of September. View the 2009-10 payment schedule to get an estimate of the payments for the 09-10 academic year (pdf format, Adobe Acrobat required).

The University uses a centralized Student Statement eBill for invoicing your housing costs. Your eBill is issued electronically once a month (unless you have paid in advance and no payment is due). Student Statement eBills are sent electronically about the 20th of each month and are typically due around the 7th of the following month (depending on weekend dates). Actual statement dates can be found on the Student Financial Services Web site. You will be sent an e-mail, to the e-mail address in your WebPortal, directing you to a secure Web site to receive the eBill. Make sure that your address in the WebPortal is updated with the correct information. You are responsible for all amounts due - late payments are subject to a $20 late charge assessed by the University Cashiers Office. The eBill system allows students to add multiple e-mail addresses to receive notification of the bill and allows multiple users to view the bill.

Making Payments

You have a variety of options for making your payments:
• You may pay by electronic check by using SDSU’s ACH online payment method. Click on the link on the eBill Web site, or log on to the Student Financial Services Web site and click on Payment by Electronic Check. There is no convenience fee charged for this service.
• You may pay by credit card using CASHNet™ SMARTPAY, the University’s secure third party vendor, via the Web. You can use your MasterCard, Discover or American Express charge card (VISA is not accepted on SMARTPAY). Upon viewing your Student Statement eBill, click on the link for credit card payment or log on to the Student Financial Services Web site and click on Payment by Credit Card. You will need your RedID number and PIN. There is no convenience fee charged for housing payments.
• You may pay by check, money order or cashier’s check, made payable to SDSU. When paying this way, print the coupon from your eBill, and mail it to the SDSU University Cashier at 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182-7426 or deliver it with your payment to the Cashiers Office.
• You may also pay by credit card or debit card at the University Cashiers Office. If paying in person, you may use VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American Express charge cards.

Financial Aid

If you are receiving financial aid (grants, loans, or scholarships), the University's policy is to transfer those funds to pay for any outstanding institutional charges, including housing fees. The entire semester’s cost (the amount remaining after you make the initial payment) will be deducted at the beginning of each semester if your aid disbursement is enough to cover the semester’s total costs. If your aid disbursement is not enough to cover the semester’s total costs, you are responsible for making any remaining payments as each one becomes due.

You are expected to use your own funds for the $800 initial payment due with your License Agreement.

If your financial aid award includes a federal loan, you need to activate your loan through AidLink before loan funds can be transferred. You must activate your student loans beginning in mid-May and no later than mid-July in order for the funds to be available for your fall semester payments (activated by mid-December for funds to be available for your spring semester payments). Parent loans can be activated beginning July 1.