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eBill Statement

Electronic Billing

The Student Accounts Office at Macalester College utilizes an electronic billing system which allows students and Authorized Payers to view information relating to billing accounts, statements, account activity, and to make online payments at their convenience.  The electronic billing system correlates directly with the leadership role Macalester College has taken in sustainability for higher education.

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Pre-Term Bill

A pre-term bill is provided electronically to the student’s Macalester email address by mid-July for the Fall semester and mid-December for the Spring semester charges. The pre-term bill includes tuition and fee charges based upon class registration, along with room and board charges which are based upon the contract with Residential Life, along with any past due balance. If you have been given a financial aid award, you will be sent that information separately. Subtract your aid award from your charges and pay the difference. DO NOT subtract student employment amounts. Student employment must be earned and applied to the account to receive credit, by completing the Student Employment Check Authorization. If you are expecting outside scholarships and have submitted the required paperwork, funds will be disbursed either by a direct credit to your student account or will be applied to your account after you endorse the check sent to the college by your funding source. The financial aid award is prepared for a specific credit load and choice of housing. Changes in enrollment, housing and/ or the receipt of additional funds may necessitate revisions in your financial aid award and the amount due the college. For your convenience, we have supplied the most common fees on our fee calculator.

Use this worksheet to determine the amount owed

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Monthly Billing Statements

The student and any Authorized Payers will receive email notification announcing that the newest electronic eBill statement is ready to view.  The new eBill statements will generally be ready on the 16th of the month or the first working day following the 15th, which is the due date. All students and authorized payers must go online to view the statements.  If a paper statement is required, the student or Authorized Payer must print it at their convenience.

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Online Payments

Online payments may be made by students and Authorized Payers.  These payments are “real time” and can be made at the individual’s convenience.  Online payment options include checking/savings account (no fee) or with a credit card (2.95% fee/minimum fee of $3).  We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.

To make a payment as a student:

  • Log on to Macalester’s 1600grand student portal
  • Click on Money Matters
  • Below Student Billing Account/Information, click on View/Pay My Bills
  • Click on Make a Payment
  • See Payments section for other options.

To make a payment as an Authorized Payer:

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Authorized Payers

You must be set up as an Authorized Payer to receive an email when the new eBill is ready to view.

Students may authorize parents or other persons to become an Authorized Payer. An Authorized Payer may view online billing information and make online payments. To set up an Authorized Payer, students must:

  • Log on to Macalester’s 1600grand student portal
  • Click on Money Matters
  • Below Student Billing Account/Information, click on View/Pay My Bills
  • Click on My Account on the top left menu
  • Scroll down to Payers and click on Send a Payer invitation link
  • Fill in the Name and Email Address of your Payer – you may write an optional message to them
  • Click on Send Invitation at the bottom
  • Authorized Payer will receive an email with login information and the website link

Recommendations

  • Become familiar with the process before it becomes time sensitive.
  • Consider making online payments.  These transactions are real time and convenient.

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SMS/Text Message Notification

In addition to email notification, you have the option of adding a text message notification for events relating to eBill statements and payments. It’s easy! Just update your profile information to include your mobile phone number. For details, see below.

Students
  • Log on to Macalester’s 1600grand student portal
  • Click on Money Matters
  • Below Student Billing Account/Information, click on View/Pay My Bills
  • Click on My Account on the top left menu
  • Scroll down to SMS notifications
  • Click Sign Up next to SMS Notifications and enter mobile phone number
Authorized Payer
  • Log on to the Macalester ebill payment website as Authorized Payer
  • Click on My Account on the top left menu
  • Scroll down to Notifications
  • Click Sign Up next to SMS Notifications and enter mobile phone number
  • Note that Authorized Payers also have the option to enroll in email notifications

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Billing Statement Information

  • Your eBill statement (log on to open eBill, see Online Payments for directions) is available and shows your current balance.
  • All prior balances must be paid immediately. They are past due.
  • All new charges are due when posted to keep your account current.
  • Contact the Financial Aid Office to explore options if you need assistance in meeting your payment needs.
  • If you have made your payment and your account is now at a zero balance, THANK YOU!
  • Note:  If you need to make a payment for an amount different from the amount showing:
    Click in the amount box, highlight the amount, delete it, type in the amount you would like to pay.

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Student Responsibility

The student is responsible for reading and understanding all academic and financial policies as published in the Macalester College catalog, including the refund policies for tuition, room and board.  The student is responsible for all charges regardless of whether financial aid, employers, or third parties pay as agreed.  It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all requirements of grantors, lenders, employers, and third party payers are met on a timely basis. The student is responsible for communication of billing information to all parties involved.  If the student believes that any information on their statement is incorrect, they must notify the Student Accounts Office in writing within 30 days of the statement date detailing the information believed to be incorrect.  If the information is not disputed in writing within 30 days of the statement date, Macalester College will assume the information is correct.

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Statement Information

Statement Date: This is the date through which detailed charges and credits will show on your statement.

Payment Due Date:  Payment for past due amounts is due immediately.  Payment for all new charges should be made when they are posted. 

Previously Billed Balances:  Are past due, may have a hold  and/or incurred a finance charge, and must be paid immediately.

Amount Due:  Amount that must be received in the Student Accounts Office on or before the due date for currently billed charges to avoid a finance charge, a financial hold.

Previous Billed Balance:  Balance due from a previous month/s.  If the current period ends with unpaid obligations, those unpaid obligations will be reflected on future statements as a part of the previous amount due.

Charges/Adjustments and Payments/Credits:  The statement reflects activity on the account during the period from the last due date.  The current month’s activity will be reflected on the statement with a brief description under “Transaction Description”.

Authorized Financial Aid: Aid that is confirmed but cannot be officially credited to your account until a later date due to federal or state regulations. Authorized financial aid reduces the “Amount Due” amount on your bill. You do not need to take any action to finalize financial aid that is in authorized status.

Pending Financial Aid: Aid that does not reduce the “Payment Due” amount on the bill. These types of financial aid fall into two categories:

  • Some types of pending financial aid (e.g., Federal Direct Loans in pending status) may require action on your part in order to ensure availability. Log on to Macalester’s 1600grand student portal and review the financial aid section of the Student Life tab or contact the Financial Aid Office for information about actions required to make these types of financial aid available.
  • Other types of financial aid (e.g., scholarships from non-Macalester sources) may be in pending status because the delivery of this financial aid is not controlled by Macalester. If you are not sure that these types of financial aid will be delivered to Macalester by the payment due date, you should contact the Financial Aid Office to help avoid unnecessary delays in validating your enrollment. During the Validation Period:  You may reduce the “Amount Due” by the “Memo Items” and outside scholarships which you are certain the college will receive. If these items are not received, a Student Account or Validation hold may be placed on the account and finance charges may be assessed.

Student Employment: Student Employment will be credited to the student’s account as it is earned only if it has been authorized to do so. The Student Employment Check Authorization Form to authorize this process may be obtained in the Student Accounts Office or on the Student Account web site. All students must pay any balance that is owing due to unearned work study that was authorized to pay their billing account.

Finance Charge:    As of the 15th day of each month (or the first business day thereafter), the College will calculate the current billed balance by adding new charges to and subtracting new payments/credits from the previous balance. A finance charge of .667% per month (ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE OF 8%) is applied to the remaining previous balance due on the 15th of each month.

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Contact Information

Department Phone Number Email
MacPass (Contact ITS Help Desk) 651-696-6525 [email protected]
Facilities Management 651-696-6278 [email protected]
Financial Aid Office 651-696-6214 [email protected]
Health and Wellness  651-696-6275 [email protected]
Key Charges 651-696-6278   [email protected]
Library Fines 651-696-6406 [email protected]
Room and Meal Plan charges 651-696-6215 [email protected]
Registrar’s Office 651-696-6200 [email protected]
Room Damages or Checkout charges 651-696-6215 [email protected]
Student Accounts Office 651-696-6161 [email protected]
Student Employment Office 651-696-6608 [email protected]
Center for Study Away 651-696-6300 [email protected]
Transact/Illumia 877-405-4937  

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