• Frequently Asked Questions
• Contact the Refund Department

Refund resulting from a Course Withdrawal

If you withdraw from a course or withdraw completely, your registration is subject to the university Refund Schedule policy. You must fill out a Refund Application, if the refund schedule allows for a refund.

Refund resulting from Financial Aid

If the receipt of your Financial Aid (scholarships, loans, grants, etc.) results in a credit balance, a refund check in your name will automatically be mailed to you. If your account is paid partly with a Parent Plus Loan and results in a credit balance, the refund check is drawn to the borrower to the extent of the PLUS loan proceeds.

Review the Financial Aid Refund Process to verify all necessary steps have been completed

Note: TITLE IV aid (Stafford, PLUS, PELL, SEOG, etc.) can only be credited towards institutional charges.
Non-institutional charges such as finance charges, late payments fees, etc. cannot be paid from your TITLE IV aid. This may result in a refund being generated leaving an outstanding balance on your account for which you are responsible for paying.

Students receiving TITLE IV aid who withdraw completely may be billed for remaining NYU account balance resulting from the mandatory return of funds to the U.S. government.

Contact the Refund Department at (212) 998-2818 for more details.

Refund resulting from an Overpayment or Cancellation of a Charge

If your account has a credit balance because of an overpayment, cancellation of a charge, etc., you must complete a Refund Application or submit a request by email to bursar.refunds@nyu.edu .

Fastest Way to Receive Your Refund

Direct Deposit is the fastest and most secure way to receive your refund. By electing this option, a student's refund will be directly deposited into their checking account, at the financial institution of choice, which will ultimately be faster than waiting for the check to arrive in the mail.