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Undergraduate tuition fees

Undergraduate students can borrow 100 per cent of their course fees with the tuition fee loan, which is only repaid after graduation and is linked to graduate salaries. Once you leave your course, you’ll only repay when your income is above the repayment threshold. The has further information on repayments and has up-to-date income threshold figure

What do tuition fees cover?

Your tuition fees cover all of your teaching, including lectures, seminars, tutorials, technical/technician support and assessment. They also cover:

  • Access to course-related facilities and equipment (e.g. laboratories, studios) 
  • Access to 51Âþ»­'s library study spaces across campus
  • Support services for students
  • Student union membership
  • Alumni membership

Full-time UK students

For students starting in September 2025, our undergraduate tuition fees for full-time UK students are:

  • BA/BSc/MPharm/MDes degree: £9,535* per year
  • Foundation degree and HND: £6,165 to £9,535* per year

*Subject to the government, as is expected, passing legislation to formalise the increase from £9,250 to £9,535

It’s possible that tuition fees may increase during your course. 51Âþ»­ aims to keep fees as fair as possible, but may increase them within the maximum fee levels authorised by government to reflect rising costs and ensure a high-quality student experience. If any changes are made, they’re usually (but not always) linked to inflation, based on a measure called RPIX (Retail Price Index excluding mortgage interest payments) but may be based on alternative measures in the future. We’ll let you know about any changes as early as we can (usually in the academic year before the increase would apply), depending on when future government announcements are made.

Part-time UK students

For 2023/24 entry, our proposed undergraduate part-time tuition fees for UK students tuition fees are:

  • Four-year course: £6,935 per year
  • Six-year course: £4,625 per year
  • For 15 credits: £1,156 per year
  • Placement year: £1,850 per year
  • Study Abroad year: £1,385 per year

For 2023/24 entry, our part-time course fees will be aligned with our full-time course fees. Our proposed undergraduate part-time tuition fees for UK students tuition fees are:

  • Four-year course: £6,935 per year
  • Six-year course: £4,625 per year
  • For 15 credits: TBA
  • Placement year: £1,850 per year
  • Study Abroad year: £1385 per year

Fees are subject to change. 

Remember, your tuition fees don't have to be paid up front. A , up to £9,535 a year, will be available to students to cover tuition fee costs.

International students

For 2023/24 undergraduate international students tuition fees will range from £15,250 to £16,840. Please check our international tuition fees page for more information, or see individual course pages for course-by-course details.

Students enrolling on Distance Learning courses

For accurate information on specific course fees, please visit our Distance Learning course pages.

 

Additional costs

Academic materials

The core textbooks for all modules are available in the Kimberlin Library, and journal articles in your reading lists are also mostly available electronically from your my51Âþ»­ login. Students who would like to purchase their own textbooks or print course documents will need to pay for these as a separate expense.

Placements

If you wish to undertake a placement year facilitated by 51Âþ»­ fees are £1,850 for the year. This covers your access to all 51Âþ»­ services during your year away from the university, support from your academic supervisor and professional staff, as well as all the preparation support provided in advance. Students will need to pay for costs such as transporation for their placement.

Trips

51Âþ»­Global trips are offered either as part of some modules or as an extra-curricular activity. These trips are subsidised by the university and the cost and the subsidy varies by location.

Course-specific costs

For costs that are specific to certain courses, such as advanced DBS checks, please find more information on the course webpage. Many of our creative courses also benefit from free creative essentials, a range of perks including free design materials, software and rentable equipment, enabling you to explore and express your artistic vision without limits.