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Can I pay the application fee with a check instead of using a credit card?

If you cannot pay the application fee using a credit card you may send us a personal or bank check in US Funds drawn on a US bank, US Postal Money Orders or Travelers Checks. No other form of payment will be accepted.

If you are an international student, applying from outside the United States and you wish to pay the application fee by check rather than a credit card, payment of the application fee must be remitted as outlined above, but with the following conditions: pre-printed on the check must be: a) the US address, and b) the nine-digit ABA or routing number at the bottom.

To whom should my application fee check be made payable?

All checks should be made payable to Columbia University.