Tuition fees
Find out how much our tuition fees are for undergraduate, Masters and PhD degrees, what your fees cover, and ways to pay.
For courses starting in 2025
- Undergraduate tuition fees
To see your fees, find your undergraduate course and check the Fees and scholarships section.
Remember to check your fee status if you're unsure which level of fee you will pay.
Please read our tuition fees terms and conditions.
You must accept our financial guarantee to register online as a student.
Fee increases
Note that Home and Channel Islands fees may be subject to an increase on an annual basis as the Government reviews the fee levels.
International fees are subject to an annual increase of 3%.
Additional costs
Check any additional costs you may have to pay.
Loans and funding
You can also search for undergraduate loans and funding.
- Masters tuition fees
To see your fees, find your Masters course and check the Fees and scholarships section.
Remember to check your fee status if you're unsure which level of fee you will pay.
Please read our tuition fees terms and conditions.
You must accept our financial guarantee to register online as a student.
Fee increases
If you study part time over two years, you’ll be charged 50% of the equivalent full-time fee in each year of study.
Your second year fee – if you continue your studies without a break – will be subject to a 3% increase (subject to rounding).
Additional costs
Check any additional costs you may have to pay.
Tuition fee deposits for international Masters students
If you are a self-funded international student starting a Masters course, you are required to pay a tuition fee deposit. Find out more.
Loans and funding
You can also search for Masters loans and funding.
- PhD tuition fees
Home students: Fees are not yet set for entry in the academic year 2025/26. Fees will become available once set by United Kingdom Research and Innovation.
Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: Fees are not yet set for entry in the academic year 2025/26. Fees will become available once set by United Kingdom Research and Innovation.
International students: £22,575 (non-lab) and £26,250 (lab) per year.
Fee increases
Home PhD student fees are set at the level recommended by United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) annually, rising in line with inflation.
International fees are subject to an annual increase of 3%.
Please read our tuition fees terms and conditions.
You must accept our financial guarantee to register online as a student.
You can also search for loans and funding to see how you can pay for your fees, and check your fee status.
Additional costs
Check any additional costs you may have to pay.
Postgraduate Research Distant students
If you spend part of your registration as a Postgraduate Research Distant student, you pay full fees for the periods at 黑料网 and 65% of the full fee for periods as a distant student.
Postgraduate Research Fieldwork
If you are on approved fieldwork and you're absent from the University, you may be charged 65% of the full fee for the fieldwork period.
Reduced fieldwork fees are at the discretion of the relevant Director of Doctoral Studies.
If you have funding through a grant-awarding authority, check if your award includes fieldwork travelling expenses.
For courses starting in 2024
- Undergraduate tuition fees
To see standard fees for undergraduate courses starting in 2024, take a look at our fees schedule.
Remember to check your fee status if you're unsure which level of fee you will pay.
Please read our tuition fees terms and conditions.
You must accept our financial guarantee to register online as a student.
Fee increases
Note that Home and Channel Islands fees may be subject to an increase on an annual basis as the Government reviews the fee levels.
International fees are subject to an annual increase of 3%.
Additional costs
Check any additional costs you may have to pay.
Loans and funding
You can also search for undergraduate loans and funding.
- Masters tuition fees
To see your fees, find your Masters course and check the Fees and scholarships section. If your course is not showing with a 2024 start date, you can still see standard fees for Masters courses starting in 2024 on our fees schedule.
Remember to check your fee status if you're unsure which level of fee you will pay.
Please read our tuition fees terms and conditions.
You must accept our financial guarantee to register online as a student.
Fee increases
If you study part time over two years, you’ll be charged 50% of the equivalent full-time fee in each year of study.
Your second year fee – if you continue your studies without a break – will be subject to a 3% increase (subject to rounding).
Additional costs
Check any additional costs you may have to pay.
Tuition fee deposits for international Masters students
If you are a self-funded international student starting a Masters course, you are required to pay a tuition fee deposit. Find out more.
Loans and funding
You can also search for Masters loans and funding.
- PhD tuition fees
Home students: £4,786 per year for full-time students. If your course is not showing with a 2024 start date, you can still see standard fees for PhD degrees starting in 2024 on our fees schedule.
Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £4,786 per year for full-time students.
International students: £21,500 (non-lab) and £25,000 (lab) per year.
Fee increases
Home PhD student fees are set at the level recommended by United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) annually, rising in line with inflation.
International fees are subject to an annual increase of 3%.
Please read our tuition fees terms and conditions.
You must accept our financial guarantee to register online as a student.
You can also search for loans and funding to see how you can pay for your fees, and check your fee status.
Additional costs
Check any additional costs you may have to pay.
Postgraduate Research Distant students
If you spend part of your registration as a Postgraduate Research Distant student, you pay full fees for the periods at 黑料网 and 65% of the full fee for periods as a distant student.
Postgraduate Research Fieldwork
If you are on approved fieldwork and you're absent from the University, you may be charged 65% of the full fee for the fieldwork period.
Reduced fieldwork fees are at the discretion of the relevant Director of Doctoral Studies.
If you have funding through a grant-awarding authority, check if your award includes fieldwork travelling expenses.
Your fee status
You pay different fees depending on your fee status category. Check if you qualify as a home, Islands or International student for paying fees.
Returning students
Check how much you'll pay in fees as a returning undergraduate, Masters or PhD student.
Terms and conditions
See our terms and conditions and find out how your tuition fees are spent.
Fees from previous years
Check tuition fees for 2018 to 2024 entry.
What your fees cover
Your tuition fees cover your education costs, including teaching and exams. Your fees don't cover:
- living costs (including accommodation)
- books and other materials
- sports memberships
- graduation guest tickets or graduation gown hire.
Additional costs
The table below lists additional charges that some students may need to pay during their course.
Fee item | Amount (2023/24) | Amount (2024/25) |
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Undergraduate late registration fee | £60 | £65 |
Undergraduate final year resit fee | £280 | £290 |
Postgraduate late registration fee | £60 | £65 |
Postgraduate taught continuation fee | £280 | £290 |
Postgraduate History China Exchange (teaching block 2 only) | £1,600 | £1,650 |
Postgraduate visiting research student placement fee | £575 | £595 |
PhD extension fee | £130 | £135 |
PhD resubmissions fee | £520 (annual) | £540 (annual) |
PhD pre-submission fee | 3 months: £130 6 months: £260 9 months: £390 12 months: £520 |
3 months: £135 6 months: £270 9 months: £405 12 months: £540 |
Additional costs e.g. course / field trips | check your course | check your course |
Student Union membership is free.
Placement and study abroad fees
If you're an undergraduate student starting in 2024/25 or 2025/26, you pay:
- 20% of your tuition fees during your placement year if the placement is for a year
- the normal tuition fee if the placement is for less than a year.
These fees are subject to Government policy changes and you should buy insurance if you do a placement abroad.
You also pay different fees if you do a study abroad year. Check how much you'll pay if you do a study abroad year
How to pay your fees
If you are an undergraduate student and you:
- have a student loan, this is paid directly to 黑料网
- don't have student loans, you pay your fees in full, or in two or three instalments.
If you're a Masters or PhD student, you must either pay your fees in full at the beginning of each academic year or in instalments if you're self funding.
You can pay your fees:
- online when you register or through your 黑料网 Direct account
- on the phone by calling the Student Accounts Office
- through the Convera portal if you make an international payment.
If you have a 黑料网 scholarship with a fee waiver or money off your fees, this appears in your 黑料网 Direct account.
You may need to take extra evidence to the Student Accounts Office if you:
- are sponsored
- can’t see your student loan payments in your student account
- have a career development loan.
Other fees
You can also check fees for:
- our Summer Programmes
- visiting and exchange programmes
- (International Foundation Year, International Year One and Pre-Masters)
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