Payment Options
- Installment Payment Plan
- Cash and Check Payments
- Online Payments
- Dependent Tuition Waiver
- Employee Tuition Waiver
- Graduate Assistantship/Tuition Waiver
- Scholarship Billing
- 3rd Party Sponsor Billing
Tuition Payment Plan: For those who find it convenient to make monthly payments, the University of Maine is pleased to offer the tuition payment plan administered by Sallie Mae.Enrolling in a tuition payment plan is easy. Simply visit tuitionpay.salliemae.com/umaine choose the payment plan option that is best for you and follow the easy steps to complete your enrollment. The fees for the Tuition Payment Plan are $95.00 for an annual plan or $70.00 for a semester plan.
Please call Sallie Mae at 1-800-635-0120 if you have any questions about the plan, and a specialist will be happy to assist you.
Please call the Bursar’s Office with any billing questions at (207)581-1525.
Please direct financial aid questions to the Office of Student Financial Aid (207)581-1324.
Cash and check payments may be made by mail or in person at The Bursar’s Office located at 5703 Alumni Hall, Room 100, Orono, Maine 04469-5703. Cashiers in the Bursar’s office are open Monday to Friday from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm.
Online payments (electronic check or credit card) can be made through your MaineStreet Student Center. To learn how to authorize other(s) to have access to your account and make a payment on your behalf, go to umaine.edu/bursar/user.
ACH (Electronic Check) Payments
You can make an ACH (Electronic Check) payment through your Student Center on MaineStreet. An ACH payment must be from a U.S. bank checking or savings account. There is no fee for this service.
Payment with credit card can be made online through your MaineStreet Student Center. Payment may be made with VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. Online credit card payment services are provided by TouchNet, an external payment processing company. TouchNet will add a non-refundable convenience fee charge of 2.75% (minimum $3.00) for all credit card payments. Credit card payments cannot be accepted by UM Bursar’s Office staff in person, by mail or over the phone.
Full-time, regular employee’s spouse or dependent child are eligible for a 50% tuition waiver for tuition only provided the spouse or dependent is attending the University of Maine System, and certain criteria are met.
Part-time, regular employee’s spouse or dependent child are eligible for a 25% tuition waiver for tuition only provided the spouse or dependent is attending the University of Maine System, and certain criteria are met.
Please call the Bursar’s Office with any questions at (207)581-4232.
Request for Dependent Tuition Waiver (PDF)
Full-time, regular employees are eligible for a maximum of (2) tuition free courses per semester or summer session, not to exceed four (4) credit hours per course and the course is available.
Part-time, regular employees are eligible for a maximum of (1) tuition free course per semester or summer session, not to exceed four (4) credit hours per course and the course is available.
Please call the Bursar’s Office with any questions at (207)581-4232.
Request for Employee Tuition Waiver (PDF)
Graduate Assistantships/Tuition Waiver
Questions pertaining to graduate/teacher assistantships, please contact the Graduate School.
Questions pertaining to scholarship billing, please call the Bursar’s Office @ (207) 581-1530.
The student receives an invoice. The student will use the Anticipated Resources area of Student Self-Service on MaineStreet (Path: Student Self-Service /Student Center /Self Service / Campus Finances /Anticipated Resources) to notify the University of any third party sponsorship.
It is the student’s responsibility to obtain authorization from the third party sponsor (purchase order/authorization form) which indicates how much the third party sponsor will be paying on the bill.
The student mails the authorization form, copy of the statement and payment (if any due) to the University by the payment due date. If these items are received by the payment due date shown on the statement, no late fee will be assessed.
For questions on third party sponsorship billing, please call the Bursar’s Office @ (207) 581-1530.