Tuition and Fees

1. SFU Application Fee

You'll need to pay an application fee each time you apply for admission or readmission to SFU. Your application will not be assessed until your fee has been paid.

The preferred method of payment for application fees is by credit card. You can use your credit card online by logging in to SIS with your user ID and password.

The application fee is $75.

2. Admission Deposit for New Students

To confirm acceptance of SFU's offer of admission, new undergraduate students must pay a non-refundable admission deposit of $250. This deposit is not an additional fee; we will apply it to the cost of your tuition.

You must pay your admission deposit by the deadline specified in your offer of admission letter. To pay in SIS, click on “Make a Payment” under Finances in your Student Center. We prefer that you pay this deposit by credit card.

3. Course Tuition and Supplementary Fees

All SFU NOW courses are regular SFU undergraduate courses. Therefore, tuition and ancillary fees are the same as for any other offering of the same course. See SFU Undergraduate Fees for detailed information.

Pay your tuition fees in SIS by clicking on “Make a Payment” under Finances in your Student Center. You may submit payment by any of these methods.

Click here for comprehensive information on fees and the payment process.

Always provide your SFU student number with all financial transactions. Your student number is the only account reference the university uses, so it is important to include this information.

If you are paying by cheque, please make it payable to Simon Fraser University and print your SFU student number clearly on the front. Please allow five working days for a cheque payment to be processed. There is a $25 administrative handling fee for all returned cheques.

1. Paying by Online or Telephone Banking

If you are using online banking to pay your fees, set up SFU as a bill payee on your account. Use your SFU student number as the account/invoice/billing number. Note: Some banking institutions require 10 digits for the student/billing number. In this case, add a zero to the beginning of your student number.

If you pay by online banking, please allow two to three business days for your deposit to be processed before you enrol in classes.

For assistance on how to make payments online, see the “How to Pay” video on the Student Tutorials page.

2. Paying in Person

3. Paying by Mail

If you are mailing a cheque or money order (do not send cash), please send it to the following address:

Student Accounts, Student Services

Simon Fraser University

8888 University Drive

Burnaby BC V5A 1S6

A change to any part of your enrolment will affect your student account balance. SFU’s computer system recalculates your fees as you add, drop or make other changes to your courses. This new balance is calculated within several business hours and will be available the next day.

Please make sure you view your student account after you have enrolled and/or made any class changes, and check your account balance before paying your fees. Class drop penalties are calculated and posted to your student account in the third week of classes.

See the Student Tutorials page for an Account Inquiry video. For comprehensive information on how to check your account, see SFU’s Campus Finances page.

If you have not paid your fees by the last day of the sixth week of classes, you will be assessed a penalty on the outstanding amount. This penalty is two percent monthly or 24 percent per annum, regardless of pending scholarships, bursaries, awards, tuition waivers, or school associate certificates.

While you have outstanding fees, you cannot enrol in subsequent terms, and other sanctions will be applied.

Click here for important information on payment deadlines.