Credit Card Convenience Fee FAQ
Effective May 15, 2023, a 1.9% non-refundable convenience fee applies to all online credit card payments for tuition and fees. The fee charged by the credit card companies will be added to the total transaction amount and will show on your tuition and fees statement.
For example, a $1,000.00 payment made by credit card will result in a total charge of $1,019.00. The convenience fee is paid directly to the payment processor and will appear as a separate charge on your credit card statement.
Credit card payments may be made online through ASSIST.
Payment Options Without a Convenience Fee
The following payment methods do not incur a convenience fee:
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Electronic Check (ACH) — Pay directly from your bank account online through ASSIST.
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Paper Check or Money Order mailed to:
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Note: Temporary checks are not accepted.
ATTN: Bursar Office
1201 W. University Dr, ESSBL 1.200
Edinburg, TX 78539-2999 -
In-Person Payments at any Bursar Office location. Credit cards are not accepted in person.
Accepted payment methods:
- Cash
- Debit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover)
- Check (including personal, business, cashier's, 529 plan checks)
- Money order
Bursar Office Locations
- Edinburg Campus: Student Services Building, Room 1.200
- Brownsville Campus: The Tower Main Building, Room 1.106
For questions about payment options or the convenience fee, contact the Bursar Office at BursarOffice@utrgv.edu, 956-665-2718, or 956-882-7009.
A credit card convenience fee is a processing charge added by credit card companies to any transaction paid with a credit card.
Yes. All current and past due balances for Tuition and Fees paid with a credit card will be subject to the credit card convenience fee effective January 1, 2018.
Most universities charge a credit card convenience fee. UTRGV is charging a lower rate than most other public Texas universities.
The amount of the convenience fee is 1.9%, which will be added to your tuition and fees statement. For example, a $1,000 credit card payment will result in a total charge of your card of $1,019 with the additional $19 going to the credit card processor. You will see this as two separate charges on your credit card statement.
No, the UTRGV Bursar Office does not accept credit card payments in person. We also do not take payments over the phone.
Not all credit card transactions incur a convenience fee. The student-related charge types listed below are not subject to the fee.
- Bookstore Charges
- Print Shop
- Bookstore Charges – Athletics
- Return Check Fee Code
- Catalog Tax
- Returned Check
- Credit Card Chargebacks
- SH – Laboratory Fee – BRN
- Disbursement
- SH – Laboratory Fee – EDG
- Disbursement Direct Deposit
- SH – Pharmacy Fee – BRN
- Disbursement Void
- SH – Pharmacy Fee – EDG
- Electronic Check Returns
- SH – Special Services Fee – BRN
- Foreign 1042 Tax
- SH – Special Services Fee – EDG
- Foreign 1042 Tax (Books, Housing, Meals)
- SH – Unused
- Foreign 1042 Tax (Non‑Bank Aid)
- Texas Rehab Commission Scholarship
- Foreign 1042 Tax (Room and Board)
- Time Card Dispute
- Lost Towel or Lock Fee
- University Catalog
- Miscellaneous Kinesiology
- UTRGV Class Ring
- Parking Tickets
- WorkFORCE Solutions
- Plus Loan Disbursements
You can contact the Bursar Office at (956) 665-2718 or (956) 882-7623, or via email at BursarOffice@utrgv.edu.