Paying your student fees
Your student account will reflect charges (tuition fees, accommodation fees and some other costs such as field trips) and payments you make towards these.
Tuition fees vary for each programme. Your Offer Letter will include the tuition fees payable for the first year of your programme.
Your tuition fees cover the cost of registration, teaching and assessments, as well as access to a range of University facilities including the library, IT equipment and other support services.
Your tuition fees do not cover general study costs for books, stationery and personal IT equipment. Additional costs may apply for some programmes, such as the cost of lab safety equipment, field trips and craft materials. To find out if your programme is likely to incur additional costs, please contact your School or Department directly.
Postgraduate master's loan payments
If you are eligible and have applied for a UK Government Postgraduate Loan, your first payment will usually be released by Student Finance after the first day of term, or at least four working days after you have collected your ID card to complete your registration, whichever is the later date.
If you are studying part-time, you will need to have completed a part-time study plan to confirm your eligibility for the loan. If you have not already done so, please contact your School or Department.
Your loan will be paid in 3 instalments of 33%, 33% and 34% each year. After your application has been approved, you’ll be sent a letter with your payment dates. You can also check them in your online account.
Paying your own fees
From the start of the academic year, you will receive regular financial statements from the University’s Finance Team to your University email account. These will show you what fees you have to pay and when they need to be paid. Please ensure you make note of the deadlines and make your payments on time, as students who miss payment deadlines will lose access to key University services and systems.
Payments from outside the UK
We strongly advise international students to consider the risk changes in exchange rates could pose to their ability to pay their fees and support themselves during their studies. To reduce these risks we would recommend paying your tuition and University accommodation fees in full at the beginning of the year, as well as transferring any funds required for living expenses into a UK bank account at the earliest possible opportunity.