Meeting Students and Families Where They Are

In 2024, the University of Notre Dame introduced Pathways to Notre Dame, an undergraduate financial aid program committed to meeting 100% of every student’s demonstrated financial need without loans. By structuring aid offers using grants and scholarships alone, the University removes cost as a barrier to enrollment and gives students a clearer snapshot of tuition costs.

Nelnet Campus Commerce extends that commitment to the payment experience itself. We partner with colleges and universities to build payment systems that help students stay on track, offering flexible installment plans, real-time visibility into account activity, and tools that allow finance teams to address payment challenges early—before they affect retention.

Together, the University of Notre Dame and Nelnet prove what’s possible when institutional priorities and payment technology are built to support the same goal: expanding access to education regardless of financial situation.

• Stronger Enrollment and Retention: When students have flexible ways to manage tuition costs, financial stress becomes one less reason a student stops out.
• Lower Administrative Burden: Automated plan management, payment tracking, and early‑warning tools reduce manual follow‑up and allow staff to focus on supporting students rather than chasing balances.
• Healthier Receivables: Clear, manageable payment paths reduce the likelihood that balances carry over term to term, lowering institutional exposure and collections risk.
• More Predictable Cash Flow: Receivables forecasting gives finance teams real‑time visibility into expected revenue throughout the term, replacing estimates with data they can plan around.

Connect with our team to find the right payment solution for your institution.