Paying Your Bill

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Business Services sends billing statements on a monthly basis. These billing statements include your charges to date and all finalized financial aid credits for the semesters in question. The billing statements issued during the months of July through November include all charges and applicable financial aid credits for the fall semester. Those issued during the months of December through April reflect all charges and applicable financial aid credits for the full academic year. Review Business Services FAQ's for additional information on a variety of topics.

On-campus employment earnings are not credited directly to your account. Instead, you receive a pay check every two weeks for hours worked. If you wish to apply all or part of your pay check to the balance remaining on your account, complete and submit the payroll deduction form to the Human Resources Office located on the second floor of the Anderson/Werkman building, 100 East 8th Street.

An outside scholarship award is not applied to your account until Business Services has received the check. Once the check is received, half of your award will be applied to the fall semester with the remaining half applied to the spring semester.

Other finalized financial aid awards are disbursed to your account as noted on your award letter (typically one half of an award is credited to the fall semester with the remaining half credited to the spring semester.)

Some forms of aid may not be credited to your account until the Office of Financial Aid receives proper verification and/or other required materials. For example, a Federal Pell Grant will not be officially credited to your account until the Office of Financial Aid has received a valid electronic Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) from the federal FAFSA processor.

Budget Payment Plan

The Hope College Budget Plan enables families to spread their cost of education for each semester over a five-month period. Many families find this an excellent way to budget college costs on a monthly basis. You have the choice to send a check monthly or have the amount electronically debited from your account each month. There is a $45 charge to make payments using the Budget Plan.

Information about this plan and an application is mailed to all freshmen in mid-March and all upperclassmen in May. If you have further questions you can contact Business Services at (616) 395-7810.

Accepted Forms of Payment

Hope College accepts cash, check and electronic funds transfer. For information on electronic funds transfer please contact Business Services at 616-395-7812. Hope College does not accept credit cards for payment.