All incoming first-year students must submit a $150 New Student Enrollment Deposit.
After submitting your Enrollment Deposit, you will have the opportunity to sign up
for your Orientation date, which is when you will register for your first EIU classes!
Orientation dates become available each spring for students enrolling in the fall.
You can submit your Enrollment Deposit, and sign up for Orientation, by logging into
your MyEIU account.
Submit Your Deposit in MyEIU
Learn About Orientation
About the Enrollment Deposit
An enrollment deposit is required from every first-time, first-year undergraduate
student admitted to EIU (excluding transfer students) and is applied to the first-term
bill (tuition and fees).
Fall and Summer: Students can pay the enrollment online through their MyEIU account. The enrollment
deposit is due by May 1 or if admitted after May 1, within 10 working days after notification
of admission. Deposits may be accepted after this time but may result in delayed processing
of the student’s account.
Spring: Students must submit the enrollment deposit to the Cashier’s Office by Dec. 1 or if
admitted after Dec. 1, within 10 working days after notification of admission. Deposits
may be accepted after this time but may result in delayed processing of the student’s
account.
Refund of Enrollment Deposit
Fall and Summer: The enrollment deposit is 100 percent refundable for fall and summer
enrollees prior to May 1 and 50 percent refundable prior to June 1, provided that
the Admissions Office is notified in writing (email is sufficient) of the student's
intention not to enroll. After June 1, the deposit is not refundable.
Spring: For spring enrollees, the enrollment deposit is 100 percent refundable prior
to November 15 and 50 percent refundable prior to December 15, provided that the Admissions
Office is notified in writing (email is sufficient) of the student's intention not
to enroll. After December 15, the deposit is not refundable.
Deferment of Enrollment Deposit
Students meeting one of the criteria on the Request for Deferral of Enrollment Deposit Form – please have your high school counselor complete the form and email it to admissions@eiu.edu.
