Columbia University Student Financial Services

Students with a past due student account balance may be prohibited from registering, changing programs, or obtaining a diploma or transcripts. The University may utilize the services of an attorney, collection agent, and/or its in-house staff to collect any amount past due. In the event the University refers any unpaid balance to a collection agency and/or attorney, you will be responsible for paying to the University or such collection agency and/or attorney, as the case may be, the principal sum due plus all costs and fees associated with the collection of such unpaid balance, including, but not limited to, collection agency fees, reasonable attorney’s fees, interest on the outstanding balance at the maximum legal rate, and any and all collection costs, court costs, filing fees, interest, and judgment execution costs. All collection matters shall be governed by New York law and the courts of New York, New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction in these matters.