Tuition and Aid Deadlines
Keep track of important due dates for applying for aid and paying your bill.
Submit the FAFSA
The 2025–26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form is now available for students and their contributors.
FAFSA Deadlines
The deadlines at right are very important — you must file by the priority deadline to be considered for maximum aid opportunities. Allegheny will not replace lost state grant funds due to late filing. Some state grant programs may require supplemental applications.
DECEMBERAdmitted student financial aid offers will be released as they are received and processed beginning Dec. 1
FEB 15Priority filing deadline for incoming students
APRIL 15Priority filing deadline for returning students
MAY 1PA State Grant Deadline (PA Residents)
JUNEReturning students financial aid offers released
Billing and Payment Access
Due to federal regulations, Allegheny College sends all email notifications, online statements, and credit refunds to the student and in the student’s name. Check your Allegheny student email often for these important notifications.
How to Grant Your Parent or Guardian Access to Billing Information
You can also grant access to the Self Service portal or Nelnet Campus Commerce portal to anyone who helps manage your finances, such as a parent or guardian.
- Nelnet Campus Commerce: Set up access via the Self Service portal. See the instructions for sharing access to Nelnet for payment plans and one-time online payments.
- Self Service Proxy Instructions: Set up a proxy to view statements, account details, and tax documents.
Fall Semester Deadlines
| Timeframe | Responsibility | Task |
| October-February (Prior Year) | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Complete a FAFSA |
| June | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Complete the following forms through Self Service portal:
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| July | Student, Transfer Student | Share access with anyone who helps you manage your billing statement, such as a parent or guardian.
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| July | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Financial Services generates fall billing statements. You will receive an email when charges are ready to view. Log into the Self Service portal and view your student billing account and statement.
If you assigned access to a proxy (such as a parent or guardian), they can also set up payment plans or make online payments. |
| July | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Complete all requirements for any pending financial aid on your billing statement. |
| July | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Set up a 5 payment option payment plan. For additional payment plan options, see payment plan information. |
| July 31 | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Fall semester balance due. Review how to pay your bill. |
| August (Last Monday) | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Final day to purchase optional tuition insurance. |
| August 31 | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Final day to decline Student Health Insurance through United Health Care and have the premium fee removed from your account. The student must decline through the Agreements link in the Self Service portal. |
| September (2nd Week) | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Late payment fee of $100 applied to all accounts with a past due balance. See past due account policy. |
| September (3rd Week) | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | We apply a registration hold to all past due student accounts with a balance over $1,000.
We apply a transcript hold to all past due student accounts. Only students with a zero balance will be permitted to receive a transcript. See past due account policy. |
| October 1 | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Pending financial aid is removed from the student billing statements. If you have not followed up on aid, the aid amount will be added to the student account balance and is due immediately. See past due account policy. |
| November | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Spring class registration begins. Only students with a balance of $1,000 or less will be permitted to register for spring classes. |
| December | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Late payment fee of $150 applied to all accounts with a past due balance. See past due account policy. |
Spring Semester Deadlines
| Timeframe | Responsibility | Task or Event |
| December-January | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Complete the following forms through Self Service portal:
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| December | Student, Transfer Student | Share access with anyone who helps you manage your billing statement, such as a parent or guardian.
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| December | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Financial Services generates spring billing statements. You will receive an email when charges are ready to view. Log into the Self Service portal and view your student billing account and statement.
If you assigned access to a proxy (such as a parent or guardian), they can also set up payment plans or make online payments. |
| December | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Complete all requirements for any pending financial aid on your billing statement. |
| December | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Set up a 5 payment option payment plan. For additional payment plan options, see Payment Plan Information. |
| December 31 | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Spring semester balance due. Review how to pay your bill. |
| January (2nd Monday) | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Final day to purchase optional tuition insurance. |
| January 31 | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Late payment fee of $100 applied to all accounts with a past due balance. See past due account policy. |
| February (1st Week) | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | We apply a registration hold to all past due student accounts with a balance over $1,000.
We apply a transcript hold to all past due student accounts. Only students with a zero balance will be permitted to receive a transcript. See past due account policy. |
| March 1 | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Pending financial aid is removed from the student billing statements. If you have not followed up on aid, the aid amount will be added to the student account balance and is due immediately. See past due account policy. |
| April | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Fall class registration begins. Only students with a balance of $1,000 or less will be permitted to register for fall classes. |
| May | Student, Transfer Student, Proxy/Parent | Late payment fee of $150 applied to all accounts with a past due balance. See past due account policy. |
