University of Illinois System

Advance Payments/Overpayments

University of Illinois policy on student account overpayments is as follows:

  • Overpayments less than $5,000: Unless otherwise requested, University Bursar posts the full payment to the designated student’s account and holds the credit balance on the student account for 10-15 days then refunds the credit balance via direct deposit to the student’s designated bank account.

  • Overpayments of $5,000 or more: Unless otherwise requested, University Bursar posts the full payment to the designated student’s account and holds the credit balance on the student account until the first day of the next semester.

  • To hold an overpayment on the student account longer than the first day of the next semester, University Bursar requires that written notification, designating the student’s name, University Identification Number (UIN), and semesters for which the payment is intended, be mailed with the overpayment to:

University Bursar
Attn: Accounts Receivable Operations
162 Henry Administration Building, MC-367
506 South Wright Street
Urbana, IL 61801

Please Note: If the student receives Federal Financial Aid after University Bursar has posted the overpayment to the student’s account, University Bursar cannot guarantee the overpayment will be held. The overpayment may be refunded along with any Financial Aid refund the student receives, even if University Bursar has received written notification to hold the overpayment for future semesters.

Urbana-Champaign

Room 162 (MC 367)
Henry Administration Bldg.
506 South Wright Street
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Phone (217) 333-2180
bursarhelp@uillinois.edu

Chicago

Room 1900 (MC 073)
Student Services Bldg.
1200 West Harrison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Phone (312) 996-8574
bursarhelp@uillinois.edu

Springfield

Room 1001
University Hall Building
One University Plaza
Springfield, Illinois 62703
Phone (217) 206-6727
bursarhelp@uillinois.edu

Payment Address

University of Illinois Payment Center
Student A/R
28393 Network Place
Chicago, IL 60673-1283

Do NOT send scholarship checks to this address. See Scholarship Payments section of our website for more information.