Authorized users

To allow someone else to view and pay your bill, you must designate them as an authorized user.

If someone else⁠01 Most often (but not always) a family member, such as a parent or guardian.   will be helping you pay for MIT, you should designate them as an authorized user in MITPay. Authorized users can log into MITPay to view your bill, make a payment, or speak to us about your finances. You can add multiple authorized users to your student account. If you don’t identify someone as an authorized user, we legally cannot provide them any information about your finances, or accept money on your behalf.

Please note: Authorized users should be private individuals. If you are trying to have an outside agency or company assist you in payment, please refer to our sponsored billing page.

authorized users have access to
  • Student account status
  • Billing statements
  • Online payment options, including one-time payments and the monthly payment plan
  • Registration status
  • GradGuard tuition insurance information and forms
Authorized users don’t have access to
  • Stored payment methods
  • Academic records
  • Other personal information
  • Refund requests

Please note: Authorized users may not see pending credits such as veteran’s benefits or outside awards. If money is expected but hasn’t been received yet, your authorized users may not know those funds are on the way.

How to designate an authorized user

  1. Log in to MITPay (via WebSIS). You must be on a computer that has MIT certificates installed.
  2. In MITPay, click on “Authorized Users” and enter your authorized user’s email address. The new user will receive an email with their username and temporary password.
  3. You are all set! Your authorized user can log in here and will now receive email notifications when billing statements are ready to be reviewed.

How to reset authorized user passwords

We do not have the permission to reset passwords. If your authorized user needs to change their password, they must do so via the “Forgot Password” link in their login portal, which will send them an email with instructions. If they don’t receive an email, users should check their spam folder.

  1. Most often (but not always) a family member, such as a parent or guardian.⁠ ↑