Payment Plans
SUNY campuses and officials are committed to the educational success of all students and to the broadest possible access to higher education. Buffalo State University has made efforts to remove barriers to education and success and to ensure that financial hardships do not operate as a barrier to opportunity.
Buffalo State offers two types of payment plans:
- Current Semester Payment Plans: Designed to allow students the flexibility to pay their current semester balance with up to 4 payments throughout the semester.
- Past Due Payment Plans: Buffalo State University now offers past due payment plans up to 12 months to help both current and former students meet outstanding financial obligations. This is not a loan program but rather a way to minimize your debt and avoid being sent to an outside collection agency and fees associated with that cost.
Students and Authorized Payers may sign up for a Payment Plan for the current semester.
- Payments will automatically be debited on the 5th day of the applicable month from the bank account or credit card designated.
- There is a $35 enrollment fee charged upon enrollment.
- Payment Plan is not available for prior balances.
Payment Methods
• Automatic bank payment (ACH)
• Credit card or debit card
Cost to Participate
• $35 nonrefundable enrollment fee per semester.
• $30 nonrefundable returned payment fee is a payment is returned.
• Payments are processed on the 5th of each month.
If the enrollment fee returns for any reason, the agreement will be terminated.
Simple Steps to Enroll
• Log into QuikPAY by accessing it directly from Student Self-Service Banner via ‘MYBUFFSTATE’ at suny.buffalostate.edu.
• Select Students or Authorized Payers link on the home page.
Note: All down payments are processed immediately along with the enrollment fee. Payment dates are the 5th of each month.
Balance Adjustments
Please do not assume your balance will automatically be adjusted if financial aid and/or university charges change. You should review your agreement balance online through QuikPAY.
Former Students:
Payment Methods
• Automatic bank payment (ACH)
• Credit card or debit card
Cost to Participate:
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$35 nonrefundable enrollment fee for 3 or 6 month plans;
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$50 nonrefundable enrollment fee for 9 or 12 month plans.
If the enrollment fee rejects for any reason, the agreement will be terminated.
Simple Steps to Enroll
Choose a plan:
3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and 12-month options are available.
- Log into QuikPAY by accessing it directly from Student Self-Service Banner via ‘MYBUFFSTATE’ at suny.buffalostate.edu. Enter Buffalo State ID and Personal Identification Number (PIN), select View/ Pay Bill from the main menu options.
- Depending on how long it has been since attendance at the University, the PIN may need to be reset. For further information about PINs, please contact the IT HELP desk at 716-878-4357 or by emailing ithelpdesk@buffalostate.edu.
- From the QuikPAY menu, select Payment Plans from the left side menu.
- Choose your selected plan and pay the enrollment fee.
Once enrollment is completed, Nelnet will send an email confirming that the enrollment was successfully processed.
Payments are automatically debited from the established bank account/credit card each month for the duration of the contract term.
Students Who Wish to Register with Account Balances More than $1,500:
If your student account is over $1,500 and past due, a hold will be placed on your account. This means that you are denied certain university services such as registering for classes or receiving a diploma. Once you pay down the balance to below $1,500, or appropriate credit is applied, your student account financial hold will be removed. The university has formed a financial appeals committee to review accounts of students who wish to register for the upcoming semester but carry an outstanding past due balance of more than $1,500.