Office of the Bursar
The Office of the Bursar is responsible for the billing, collection, refunding and accounting of tuition, loan accounts, and other institutional receivables.
Milbank Hall, Room 015
3009 Broadway, NY, NY 10027
Phone: (212) 854-2026
Fax: (212) 280-8941
E-mail: bursar@barnard.edu
Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On the day before a holiday, the office closes at 3 p.m.
Bursar: Minerva Read
Associate Bursar: Christopher Safos
Bursar’s Assistant: Conall Sinclair
Student Loan Assistant: Jose Crespo
Summer 2021
***Summer 2021: Update Regarding Meal Plan Enrollments- Wednesday, May 5th, 2021***
The Bursar's Office was notified today that Columbia University is not accepting Dining Plan cancellations; changes in meal plan selection will still be allowed until Friday, May 7th, 2021.
Billing and Financial Assistance Policies and Procedures
- The reconfiguration of the 2020-21 Academic Calendar provides students the flexibility to take their required courses over three semesters (Fall, Spring, and Summer) at the cost of two full-time semesters. Students who paid the equivalent of full-tuition for both Fall and Spring semesters will not be charged tuition for courses taken during Summer A and/or B. Other students who wish to take classes who do not meet the full-time enrollment requirement will be charged on a per credit basis. The rate is $1860 per credit. All students must abide by course credit limits as outlined on the Registrar webpage.
- Students who plan to live on campus will be charged $2700 for each of the Summer blocks A and B for on-campus summer housing.
- Students who receive financial aid during the academic year can receive financial assistance for on-campus summer housing if they will be enrolled in 3 or more credits. Their account will be billed for the full rate of $2,700 and then credited to reflect this financial assistance according to the following. For students whose annual family contribution (as indicated on her award letter) for the 2020-2021 academic year is:
- less than $5000: will receive a credit of $2700 on their room charge per block they live on campus (does not pay anything)
- Between $5000-$20000: will receive a $2430 credit on their room per block they live on campus (pays $270)
- Between $20001-$50000: will receive a $1620 credit on their room per block they live on campus (pays $1080)
- Above $50001: will receive a $1080 credit on their room per block they live on campus (pays $1620)
- Students participating in SRI, who are not receiving financial assistance as noted above will receive a subsidy for housing. The rates for non-financial aid students, by number of weeks in SRI, are:
- 6 Weeks: $1,750
- 8 Weeks: $2,332
- 10 Weeks $2,914