Precollege

Paying via Transact

Log into Transact | Sign in using MSM credentials. TRANSACT accepts the following payment methods: ACH, wire transfers, credit card, debit card including international credit cards.

Note that Transact charges service fees as follows:

• $0.25 per ACH
• 3% to use a domestic credit or debit card
• 4.25% to use an international credit card
• For international payments, it is important to complete all steps; otherwise, the transaction will not be processed. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure the payment is processed early enough to meet the payment due date.

Paying via Personal Check, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order
Make payable to “Manhattan School of Music”

Be sure to include student name and student ID number within the Memo section of the check and money order. Mail payment to:

Manhattan School of Music
Attn: Student Accounts Office
130 Claremont Avenue
New York, NY 10027

The check date should mirror the date it’s either mailed, provided to a Student Accounts staff, or placed in the Drop Box. Should a check be rejected by MSM’s Bank, a $35 returned check fee will be applied to the student account, and an alternative payment method must be used for a year.

Please note that: A physical Drop Box is also available between rooms A-440 and A-441 for check or money order payments made after normal business hours. Normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Paying via Domestic Wire Transfer/ACH/Electronic Check
Please email bursar@msmnyc.edu to receive MSM’s banking information. Be sure to include student name and Student ID number within your email request.

Pay via International Transfer
MSM partnered with Flywire to receive international payment in a student’s currency of county. It is a safe, fast, and secure method to make wire transfers that provide favorable foreign exchange rates, helps avoid bank fees, and provides tracking of payments from start to finish with 24/7 multi-lingual customer support. If you would like to use Flywire for payments, go to https://flywire.com/school/msmnyc to get started.

Make Transact Payment Plan Payments Each Semester

Fall 2026

Enroll in 3-month Semester Payment Plan through Transact | Sign in.

If eligible, Fall 2026 payment plan enrollment begins on or about August 5, 2026, and concludes on August 26, 2026.

Payment Plan Payment Dates are:

August 26, 2026, along with a $35 payment plan enrollment fee.
October 1, 2026;
November 1, 2026

Spring 2027

Enroll in 3-month Semester Payment Plan through Transact | Sign in.

If eligible, Spring 2027 payment plan enrollment begins on or about December 2, 2026, and concludes on January 6, 2027.

Payment Plan Payment Dates are:

January 6, 2027, along with a $35 payment plan enrollment fee.
February 1, 2027;
March 1, 2027

• Enrollment is required for each semester a student wishes to participate in a payment plan.
• Charges such as library fines, etc. that are incurred are immediately due and may not be added to the payment plan.
• A payment plan is not offered for small balances at the discretion of the Finance Department.

To download your invoice, follow the steps below.

• Go to MSM Student Portal and login with your username and password
• Select Precollege tab
• Along the left-hand menu, locate and click “Billing, Tuition payments and Scholarship Information”
• Then click “Course and fee statement” in the “My Student Information” box
• Click “Generate my Course and Fee Statement”
• Once that process runs, click on “View My Course and Fee Statement,” which will open the statement in another browser tab.

Information about tuition and fee charges may be found here:

Tuition Overview

The Department of Finance reserves the right to assess a late fee up to $150 on past due accounts. Please note that non-receipt of an invoice does not constitute an exception to the late fee policy as student charges are accessible in the student portal.

The student/guardian is the account holder and therefore responsible for ensuring that payments are made by the due date regardless of the source of funds.

Should accounts balance become overdue, the Department of Finance may place the account on Holds. The HOLDs will prevent the student from receiving lessons, viewing grades, and receiving diploma. Excessively passed due accounts may be referred to a Collection Agency.

Questions about Scholarships should be directed to the Precollege Office at precollege@msmnyc.edu or 917-493-4999.

Students who wish to file a Leave of Absence or Withdrawal from the program or individual course are required to email the Precollege Administration at precollege@msmnyc.edu. The email sent date will determine the student’s financial obligation and any resulting amount due or refund. Refunds are made payable to the parent and mailing address on record. You may update demographic information by contacting the Precollege Division at precollege@msmnyc.edu.

Students who withdraw from MSM during the refund period are eligible for a refund on tuition. No other account charges are eligible for a refund. Before a refund is issued to the parent, MSM must make appropriate adjustment to scholarship, if applicable. The final amount of a refund will be reduced based on the adjustments with scholarship, and/or any prior amount owed to MSM.

Students who are fully paid are subject to a refund in accord with below Schedule. Students who are wholly unpaid are fiscally obligated to MSM in accord with the Schedule. Partially paid students will either receive a refund or owe MSM depending upon the amount paid at the effective date of the withdraw as annotated by Precollege Office. Students must affirmatively initiate the withdrawal process for it to be considered a withdrawal.

Student Liability Schedule: Fall 2026
Liability %	Dates
20%	9/19/26 – 10/2/26
30%	10/3/26 – 10/9/26
40%	10/10/26 – 10/16/26
50%	10/17/26 – 10/23/26
60%	10/24/26 -10/30/26
70%	10/31/26 – 11/6/26
100%	after 11/6/26
Spring 2027
Liability %	Dates
20%	1/23/27 – 2/5/27
30%	2/6/27 – 2/19/27
40%	2/20/27 – 2/26/27
50%	2/27/27 – 3/5/27
60%	3/6/27 – 3/12/27
70%	3/13/27 – 3/19/27
100%	After 3/19/27

Note: The dates listed above are subject to changes at MSM’s discretion based on inclement weather or any other condition that may cause an unexpected school closure.

Precollege students may use MSM’s cafeteria. Customary methods of payment such as cash, credit, and debit cards are accepted plus dollars may be added directly to a student’s ID and those funds may be used. Dollars may be loaded to a student ID any time during a semester and those dollars carry over from semester to semester if the student returns the following semester. Note that any remaining balance expires once a student leaves the Precollege Program.

How to load Meal Plan dollars

Please visit: https://msmnyc.campuscardcenter.com/ch/login.html to add the desired amount, see instruction here.

Note that Students ID is 6-digit numerical numbers located on the right side of your student ID card

Also, $50 is the minimum additional dollars that may be added to a student ID Card.

Contact 917-493-4467 or bursar@msmnyc.edu for assistance with Meal Plans

New students receive an MSM ID card during Orientation Week. The Student Accounts Office distributes validation stickers to students each semester once the account is in good standing.

Students must have a valid stickered ID to gain entrance into the Main building and to have borrowing rights to the library. Please report a missing or lost ID card as soon as possible. There is a $30 replacement fee for lost or damaged ID cards.

Student Accounts
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