UCSB accepts the following credit cards for payments on student accounts: VISA, MasterCard, American Express & Discover.

  • All credit card payments are subject to a service fee charged by our credit card processor.
    • The service fee for domestic card payments is 2.85%  
    • The service fee for international card payments is 4.25%
    • The minimum service fee for card transactions over $20 and less than $106 is $3
  • The fee is displayed to the user before submitting a payment, and the user must acknowledge the total payment amount before continuing.
  • The fee is charged by a third-party vendor (SmartPay/Transact) and is not collected by UC Santa Barbara. The fee will appear on your credit card statement as a separate charge.