Payment Plans
KWU offers four tuition payment plan options to help you afford the education you deserve.
OPTION 1: Payment in Full
Payment Schedule*
- Fall semester is due by August 1.
- Spring Semester is due by January 1.
- Summer Semester is due by June 1.
International students may have different deadlines. Please contact the Business Office
(785-833-4349) for more information.
OPTION 2: Monthly Payments
Payment Schedule
- Fall 2024: August 1, September 1, October 1 and November 1
- Spring 2025: January 1, February 1, March 1 and April 1
Payment Methods
After all applicable financial assistance is applied to the student’s charges for the semester, (plus the $30 fee for this program) the remaining balance is divided into four equal installments and deducted from the bank account you designate.
Payment Resources
Additional Payment Plan Options
You may want to consider these other Options: the Parent PLUS loan (link below) or an Alternative Education Loan (link below for FASTCHOICE), which is a Commercial Bank Loan for Education purposes. These loans permit loan payments to be deferred until after graduation or six months after dropping below half-time enrollment status. Interest does accrue on these loans while the student is in school and is capitalized onto the principal balance if not paid prior to the end of the year in which the interest accrues.
OPTION 3: Federal Parent PLUS loan
A Parent PLUS loan can be borrowed by only a biological parent, stepparent, or adoptive parent.
The student cannot be the borrower for the PLUS Loan.
A Parent PLUS Loan is a credit-based Federal Student Aid loan available to a parent (as defined above) of a dependent, undergraduate student. A parent will need an FSA ID to apply for a PLUS Loan. A parent can create an FSA ID online.
OPTION 4: Alternative Education Loan
For Alternative Education loans, either a parent or the student can be the borrower but as a Commercial bank loan, borrower’s credit history will determine eligibility.
Many young college students are very unlikely to have eligibility on their own; therefore, the student borrower will likely need a co-borrower to qualify. Anyone who has credit-worthiness can be the co-borrower; it does not have to be a parent or a relative.
All forms of Federal Student Aid a student may qualify for should be utilized before considering an Alternative/Private Education Loan. The terms and conditions and interest rates associated with Federal Student Aid loans and other programs may be more favorable than the provisions of an Alternative/Private Education Loan.