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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.

Whom should I contact if the application fee has been charged to my credit card more than once?

You should send an email to gsas_apply@columbia.edu. In the email please provide your first and last name, date of birth, department to which you applied and date and time you submitted the application. Additionally, please redact and scan a copy of your credit card statement reflecting the multiple charges. Refunds may take up to two credit card billing cycles to appear on your statement.

I am applying for a Fee Waiver, which option do i select when the application asks me for payment of the application fee?

Select, "Pay by Check", print the Payment Voucher and mail it, along with a completed Fee Waiver Request Form and all supporting documentation, to Office of Admissions, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 108 Low Library, 535 West 116th Street, MC 4303, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027. Your Fee Waiver Request Form must be received prior to the deadline of your designated program of study. If your request is approved, your fee will be waived. If your request is denied, you will be asked to pay the $90 application fee.