Viewing Your Student Account
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Every University student has a student account that is used to manage the billing and payment of student tuition, fees, on-campus housing and certain other campus charges. Your student account can be viewed online by clicking on the link "Student Account". Within "view my student account" you can also link to UM Pay, the University of Minnesota's electronic billing and payment system. UM Pay allows students to view monthly billing statements, pay these statements using an e-check from their checking or savings account and allows students to set up authorized payers to view and pay tuition bills on their behalf. Within UM Pay students can also link back to "view your student account". Here's an introduction on how to access "View your student account" online. If you're ready with your University of Minnesota Internet ID (X.500 username) and password, select "Student Account" in the menu on the right or you can login here.
What is a student account?
Your student account is used to manage the billing and payment of student tuition, fees, on-campus housing and certain other campus charges. Every student has a student account. Most financial aid money is directly credited to your student account.
Each time you register, cancel, or add courses, a charge or credit is posted to your account. This account reflects your total charges for tuition, fees and other University charges. You can view your account transactions by date or by term.
Does my account work like a bank account?
Your student account is not a bank account. You will not earn interest. Do not hold money in it. Any balance that is a credit is money coming to you (with certain exceptions) and should be claimed so that you can deposit it at your bank or financial institution.
Will I get a statement on my student account?
All currently enrolled students with a student account and a balance due, greater than $3.00, will be sent an electronic bill notification to their U of M assigned e-mail account approximately two weeks after the beginning of the semester and monthly thereafter. UM Pay is the University of Minnesota's electronic billing and payment system. Click here to login or get more information. Non-currently enrolled students, Senior Citizen Education Program students, and students with an approved exemption from electronic billing will receive paper bills. Your tuition, on-campus housing charges, and charges from other University departments are included on the same bill. You are responsible for paying by the scheduled due date even if you don't receive your statement. You are also responsible for maintaining a current mailing address with the University.
If you receive enough financial aid to pay your entire account balance for the term, you will not be sent a billing statement. You may view and print this information at your convenience by going to View my Student Account the Web.
How do I access my student account online?
Select "View your student account" on the left. The Internet login screen to a secured database will appear. Enter your University of Minnesota Internet ID (X.500 username) and password. This ensures that you are the only person, in addition to authorized University personnel, who has access to your information online.
If this is your first time using your Internet account, you will be prompted to initiate your account. Otherwise, enter the requested information and click 'login' If you need assistance, use the help telephone number on the page.
Once logged in, your student account transactions are available in two different ways:
- To view transactions by date range, enter the new date range and click on "Change date range."
- To view your charges by account, click on "Transactions by Account." Select an account by clicking on the radio button for the term or sub-account you want and then click the "Submit" button. The transactions in your account for that term or sub-account are displayed.
To view another account, click on 'Select a Different Account.' Indicate a different account or term to view.
When you are finished reviewing your account, click on 'Done'.
Glossary of screen terms
- account (account term)
- displays postings to your account for a specific semester.
- charges (debits)
- lists the amount of the charge for the transaction.
- date range
- is the start and end dates (range) for the transactions you are requesting.
- description
- explains the type of transaction.
- due date
- indicates the billing due date that applies to this transaction
- payments (credits)/adjustments
- lists the amount of a payment or other credit for the transaction. Credits to your account are shown in parentheses
- posted date
- is the date a transaction was posted to your account. The same posted date appears on your billing statement.
- term
- designates which semester is assigned to the transaction, to allow for sorting by term.
- Term balance
- is the total of all charges and credits for the specific term you are reviewing.
- total balance (all accounts balance)
- is the total of all the charges and credits that are posted to your account, including any that have not yet been billed. A credit (overpayment) will be in parentheses.