Billing Information - Managing your Student Account

Billing Information - Managing your Student Account

*If you have excess financial aid (a Credit Balance and not Anticipated Aid) for living expenses, books and supplies, computer etc. on your tuition account, the Office of Student Accounts will automatically disburse your financial aid credit to your bank account if you have direct deposit. If you have not signed up for Direct Deposit, a paper check will be mailed to you. We refer to this process as the Automatic Refund Process.

For summer quarter, since loan processing does not begin until after July 1st, if our office has confirmation of the completed loan materials, a student may be eligible for a cash advance, up to $3,000.00 per day for excess financial aid credit balances.

Since the Automatic Refund Process is only active during the first few weeks, on specific dates, at the beginning of each quarter (these dates will be emailed to you before the beginning of each quarter), if your loan funds disburse to your tuition account after these dates, and you are eligible for a refund, you will either have to request the refund online via CAESAR or contact the Office of Student Accounts at 847-491-5224 to request your refund.

Note: You can sign up for direct deposit on CAESAR at: http://www.northwestern.edu/caesar/

To apply, use the following path:
For Students>Financial Services>View My Account>Direct Deposit