How to pay the $500 Undergraduate Enrollment Deposit
To accept our undergraduate offer of admission, pay the nonrefundable $500 enrollment deposit with an electronic check or major credit card. To do so, visit the admissions decision web portal. If you have questions about paying the deposit, please email an admissions counselor at @email.
How to Pay Tuition/Fee Payments through Flywire
Wire transfer payments from non-U.S. bank accounts may be made online through Flywire. UMass Amherst partners with Flywire to offer a streamlined and cost-effective payment method to send international payments.
If you have a Net ID or have Delegate Access, you pay your tuition and fees through QuikPAY in SPIRE:
- Navigate to the Finances tile
- Select Pay Bill with QuikPay
- Check your bill to know the amount you have to pay.
- Click the Make a Payment button next to the Bursar Bill Details header
- Enter the amount that you want to pay and select the semester applicable to your bill
- Under Internation Payment, select Flywire
- Click Proceed to Vendor and follow the instructions on Flywire
- Alternatively, you can go straight to this page on Flywire if you already know the amount on your bill or do not have a Net ID/Delegate Access.
- International students may also enroll in the UPay payment plan only if the student has a US Bank account or credit card. Paying through FlyWire on the UPay payment plan is not an option. For more details on the plan, check out UPay Payment Plan (Link to page)
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For an official instruction from flywire, please visit
International Student Loan Portal through Flywire
The International Student Loan portal though flywire is available for students who are granted student loans in their home countries so that the lending agencies can pay the university directly on behalf of the student.
Flywire FAQs
Can't find your question? More information about Flywire by peerTransfer may be found by visiting their help website
Flywire is a secure, streamlined payment solution that saves international students time and money when making tuition and fee payments. Flywire’s easy-to-navigate system enables students to pay in their home currency, saving them significant money. Flywire provides international 24x7 multilingual support across multiple channels – voice, Skype, chat, or email to guide students through the process. Students can track their payments via an online dashboard.
Flywire offers students wholesale foreign exchange rates unmatched by traditional banks. This is can add up to thousands of dollars in saving each year. For those currencies for which there are not wholesale exchange rates available, Flywire still offers students savings by absorbing the intermediary bank fees taken out of the payment during the bank transfer process; these fees are typically between $25-$50.
For instructions on how to pay your bill, check out the section How to Pay Tuition/Fee Payments through Flywire above.
After completing your payment information online, you will receive an email with instructions on sending your funds.
Flywire adds a small margin to the currency's foreign exchange. You will pay a margin on the exchange rate regardless of whether you use a bank or Flywire, but by securing wholesale rates, Flywire can ensure you get the lowest margin available – typically 2% to 5% lower than traditional banks. Once you start filling in your information, you will immediately be shown the cost, and it is your choice to continue.
Flywire has strict internal controls and insurance programs in place to ensure that funds are safe. They enforce strict information security and privacy policies.
No. Flywire is solely used for the purposes of sending money to the University to pay your tuition and fee bill.
Please be aware that you can send USD and take advantage of the benefits of using Flywire (i.e., avoiding intermediary fees). Your bank should be able to convert your local currency into USD then you can send the USD to Flywire.
No. Flywire will provide you with their bank account details so you can send the money from your local bank account to theirs. The funds will then be transferred to the University.
Please allow enough time to send the money prior to the deadline to avoid unnecessary late fees. The funds transfer could take 2 to 4 business days to complete.
There is no limit on the amount you can send as long as the payment amount is in line with the tuition and fees charged for the semester. The minimum to send is $50.
No, you do not need a USD bank account in your home country. By using Flywire, you can send money from your local bank account using your home currency.