Refunds and Withdrawals

A refundable credit balance may appear on your student account due to financial aid disbursements, over-payments and/or account adjustments. Before you take any refund, please make sure the bank account information in your Bursar records is still valid. If you are not sure about your account information, please contact us to update or add new accounts. 

Refunds will be processed twice a year before the end of Fall and Spring terms. Refunds will be processed on Thursday for approved requests received by the close of business on the previous Friday. Remaining balances after the refund deadline will be carried over to the next semester unless students have special requests. 

I need to use the credit on my Bursar account to cover some of the living expenses in school. Can I get my refund earlier than the normal refund schedule?

Normally we process refunds twice a year along with all other refunds.  However, if you have special circumstances, and need to request aid advance, you can contact us and ask to receive the refund before we process other refunds. The Office of the Bursar accepts aid advance applications 10 days before the first day of each semester. Please contact us with the reasons for your application.  We will then send you the aid advance form.  Refund payments will be processed every Thursday.

If you drop a course or withdraw from the university completely, your tuition and registration fee charges are subject to the university Refund Schedule policy. If you are a financial aid recipient, your refund will not be processed until a calculation is performed to determine the amount of financial aid, if any, you are still eligible to receive.

Academic Year 2022-2023

What if I’m going to withdraw from school, what is the refund schedule for that? 

The Refund Schedule below is for students who are completely withdrawing from all courses during the semester.

Spring 2023
100% of Tuition and Fees   Prior to 01/30/23
80% of Tuition only 01/30/23 - 02/17/23
67% of Tuition only 02/18/23 - 03/06/23
NO REFUND 03/07/23 - forward
Fall 2022
100% of Tuition and Fees   Prior to 09/13/22
80% of Tuition only 09/13/22–09/28/22
67% of Tuition only 09/29/22–10/14/22
NO REFUND 10/15/22-forward
J-Term 2023
100% of Tuition  Before 01/05/23
NO REFUND  01/05/23 and forward

What if I’m going to drop the classes, what is the refund schedule for that?

The Refund Schedule below is for students who are dropping classes, but will remain enrolled in at least one course.

Spring 2023
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 02/11/2023
NO REFUND 02/11/2023 and forward
Fall 2022
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 09/24/22
NO REFUND 09/24/22 and forward

Note: Refund/Withdrawal schedule is only applicable for students who study in Shanghai. Students in other global sites please refer to local refund and withdrawal schedule.

Academic Year 2021-2022

What if I’m going to withdraw from school, what is the refund schedule for that? 

The Refund Schedule below is for students who are completely withdrawing from all courses during the semester.

Fall 2021
100% of Tuition and Fees   Prior to 08/30/21
80% of Tuition only 08/30/21–09/17/21
67% of Tuition only 09/18/21–10/05/21
NO REFUND 10/06/21-forward
J-Term 2022
100% of Tuition  Before 01/04/22
NO REFUND  01/04/22 and forward
Spring 2022
100% of Tuition and Fees Prior to 02/07/2022
80% of Tuition 02/07/2022 - 02/24/2022
67% of Tuition 02/25/2022 - 03/13/2022
NO REFUND 03/14/2022 - forward
Summer 2022 Session I
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 05/28/2022
 NO REFUND 05/28/2022 and forward
Summer 2022 Session II
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 07/09/2022
 NO REFUND 07/09/2022 and forward

What if I’m going to drop the classes, what is the refund schedule for that?

The Refund Schedule below is for students who are dropping classes, but will remain enrolled in at least one course.

Fall 2021
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 09/11/21
NO REFUND 09/11/21 and forward
Spring 2022
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 02/19/2022
NO REFUND 02/19/2021 and forward
Academic Year 2020-2021

What if I’m going to withdraw from school, what is the refund schedule for that? 

The Refund Schedule below is for students who are completely withdrawing from all courses during the semester.

Fall 2020
Withdrawal through the add and drop course deadline* 100% of Tuition Prior to 09/26/2020
September 26, 2020 through September 30, 2020 80% of Tuition 09/26/2020–09/30/2020
October 1, 2020 through October 17, 2020 67% of Tuition 10/01/2020–10/17/2020
After October 18, 2020 NO REFUND 10/18/2020-forward

J-Term 2021
Withdrawal through the official first day of the term 100% of Tuition Prior to 01/04/2021
After January 03, 2021 NO REFUND 01/04/2021 and forward
Spring 2021
Withdrawal through the official first day of the term 100% of Tuition   Prior to 01/25/2021
January 25, 2021 through February 13, 2021 80% of Tuition 01/25/2021–02/13/2021
February 14, 2021 through March 4, 2021 67% of Tuition 02/14/2021–03/04/2021
After March 4, 2021 NO REFUND 03/05/2021-forward
Summer 2021 Session I
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 05/28/21
NO REFUND 05/28/21 and forward
Summer 2021 Session II
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 07/09/21
NO REFUND 07/09/21 and forward

What if I’m going to drop the classes, what is the refund schedule for that?

The Refund Schedule below is for students who are dropping classes, but will remain enrolled in at least one course.

Fall 2020
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 09/26/20
NO REFUND 09/26/20 and forward
Spring 2021
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 02/06/2021
NO REFUND 02/06/2021 and forward

*The last day of withdrawing from all courses with 100% refund of tuition has been specially approved from September 13, 2020 to September 25, 2020 for Fall 2020 term only.

Academic Year 2019-2020

What if I’m going to withdraw from school, what is the refund schedule for that? 

The Refund Schedule below is for students who are completely withdrawing from all courses during the semester.

Fall 2019

Withdrawal through the official first day of the term

100% of Tuition

Prior to 09/02/2019

September 02, 2019 through September 20, 2019

80% of Tuition

09/02/2019-09/20/19

September 21, 2019 through October 08, 2019

67% of Tuition

09/21/2019–10/08/2019

After October 08, 2019

NO REFUND

10/09/2019-forward

J-Term 2020
Withdrawal through the official first day of the term 100% of Tuition Prior to 01/07/2020
After January 06, 2020 NO REFUND 01/07/2020 and forward
Spring 2020
Withdrawal through the official first day of the term 100% of Tuition   Prior to 02/17/2020
February 17, 2020 through March 3, 2020 80% of Tuition 02/17/2020–03/03/2020
March 4, 2020 through March 19, 2020 67% of Tuition 03/04/2020–03/19/2020
After March 19, 2020 NO REFUND 03/20/2020-forward
Summer 2020 Session I
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 05/30/2020
 NO REFUND 05/30/2020 and forward
Summer 2020 Session II
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 07/11/2020
 NO REFUND 07/11/2020 and forward

What if I’m going to drop the classes, what is the refund schedule for that?

The Refund Schedule below is for students who are dropping classes, but will remain enrolled in at least one course.

Spring 2020
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 02/29/2020
NO REFUND 02/29/2020 and forward
Fall 2019
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 09/17/19
NO REFUND 09/17/19 and forward
Academic Year 2018-2019

What if I’m going to withdraw from school, what is the refund schedule for that? 

The Refund Schedule below is for students who are completely withdrawing from all courses during the semester.

Fall 2018
Withdrawal through the official first day of the term 100% of Tuition Prior to 09/03/2018
September 03, 2018 through September 20, 2018 80% of Tuition 09/03/2018-09/20/2018
September 21, 2018 through October 09, 2018 67% of Tuition 09/21/2018–10/09/2018
After October 09, 2018 NO REFUND 10/10/2018-forward
 

Spring 2019
Withdrawal through the official first day of the term 100% of Tuition Prior to 02/11/2019
February 11, 2019 through February 27, 2019 80% of Tuition 02/11/2019–02/27/2019
February 28, 2019 through March 16, 2019 67% of Tuition 02/28/2019–03/16/2019
After March 16, 2019 NO REFUND 03/17/2019-forward

J-Term 2019
Withdrawal through the official first day of the term 100% of Tuition Prior to 01/07/2019
After January 06, 2019 NO REFUND 01/07/2019 and forward
Summer 2019 Session I / Summer Chinese Language Immersion Program
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 06/01/2019
 NO REFUND 06/01/2019 and forward
Summer 2019 Session II
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 07/13/2019
 NO REFUND 07/13/2019 and forward

What if I’m going to drop the classes, what is the refund schedule for that?

The Refund Schedule below is for students who are dropping classes, but will remain enrolled in at least one course.

Spring 2019
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 02/23/19
NO REFUND 02/23/19 and forward

Fall 2018
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 09/15/18
NO REFUND 09/15/18 and forward
Academic Year 2017-2018

What if I’m going to withdraw from school, what is the refund schedule for that? 

The Refund Schedule below is for students who are completely withdrawing from all courses during the semester.

Fall 2017
Withdrawal through the official first day of the term 100% of Tuition Prior to 09/04/2017
Sep 04, 2017 through September 22, 2017 80% of Tuition 09/04/2017-09/22/2017
September 23, 2017 through October 20, 2017 67% of Tuition 09/23/2017–10/20/2017
After October 21, 2017 NO REFUND 10/21/2017-forward

J-Term 2018
Withdrawal through the official first day of the term 100% of Tuition Prior to 01/04/2018
After January 03, 2018 NO REFUND 01/04/18 and forward

Spring 2018
Withdrawal through the official first day of the term 100% of Tuition Prior to 01/22/2018
January 22, 2018 through February 09, 2018 80% of Tuition 01/22/2018–02/09/2018
February 10, 2018 through March 09, 2018 67% of Tuition 02/10/2018–03/09/2018
After March 10, 2018 NO REFUND 03/10/2018-forward
Summer 2018 Session I
Withdrawal during the first week of the session 100% of Tuition Prior to 05/29/2018
Withdrawal after the first week of the session NO REFUND 05/29/18 and forward
Summer 2018 Session II
Withdrawal during the first week of the session 100% of Tuition Prior to 07/09/2018
Withdrawal after the first week of the session NO REFUND 07/09/2018 and forward
 

What if I’m going to drop the classes, what is the refund schedule for that?

The Refund Schedule below is for students who are dropping classes, but will remain enrolled in at least one course.

Spring 2018
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 02/03/18
NO REFUND 02/03/18 and forward

Fall 2017
100% of tuition and fees Prior to 09/16/17
NO REFUND 09/16/17 and forward
Academic Year 2016-2017

 

Fall 2016
Withdrawal through the official first day of the term 100% of Tuition                     Prior to 8/29/2016                  
Aug 29, 2016 through September 16, 2016 80% of Tuition 8/29/2016-9/16/2016
September 17, 2016 through October 14, 2016 67% of Tuition 9/17/2016–10/14/2016
After October 15, 2015 NO REFUND 10/15/2016-forward

Spring 2017
Withdrawal through the official first day of the term 100% of Tuition                        Prior to 2/6/2017                       
February 6, 2017 through February 24, 2017 80% of Tuition 2/6/17–2/24/17
February 25, 2017 through March 14, 2016 67% of Tuition 2/25/17–3/14/17
After March 15, 2017 NO REFUND 3/15/17-forward
J-Term 2017
Withdrawal through the official first day of the term 100% of Tuition Prior to 01/04/17
After January 03, 2017 NO REFUND 01/04/17 and forward
Summer 2017 Session I
Withdrawal through the official first day of the term 100% of Tuition Prior to 06/07/17
Withdrawal after the first week of the session NO REFUND 06/07/17 and forward
Summer 2017 Session II
Withdrawal through the official first day of the term 100% of Tuition Prior to 07/15/17
Withdrawal after the first week of the session NO REFUND 07/15/17 and forward
Academic Year 2015-2016

Fall 2015
Withdrawal through the official first day of the term 100% of Tuition                  Prior to 9/1/2015                  
September 1, 2015 through September 18, 2015 80% of Tuition 9/1/15-9/18/15
September 19, 2015 through October 16, 2015 67% of Tuition 9/19/15–10/16/15
After October 17, 2015 NO REFUND 10/17/15-forward
J-term 2016
Withdrawal through the official first day of the term 100% of Tuition Prior to 01/05/16
After January 04, 2016 NO REFUND 01/05/16 and forward

Spring 2016 
Withdrawal through the official first day of the term 100% of Tuition                             Prior to 1/26/16                       
January 26, 2016 through February 19, 2016 80% of Tuition 1/26/16–2/19/16
February 20, 2016 through March 10, 2016 67% of Tuition 2/19/16–3/10/16
After March 11, 2016 NO REFUND 3/11/16-forward

Summer 2016 Session I & II

Withdrawal during the first week of the session

100% of Tuition only

Withdrawal after the first week of the session

NO REFUND

*Please note for students who study away in global sites, please refer to the below link for refund schedule.

http://www.nyu.edu/students/student-information-and-resources/bills-payments-and-refunds/refunds-and-withdrawals/dropping-classes.html