Tuition Fees - Continuing Full-time Students

This page explains the tuition fee support available to continuing full-time students. The amount they can get doesn’t depend on their household income.

It’s usually paid to their university or college in three instalments – 25% in the first term, 25% in the second term and 50% in the third term.

The following information is for:

Students who started a course on or after 1 August 2018
Students who started a course between 1 September 2012 and 1 August 2018

Students who started a course on or after 1 August 2018

	Tuition Fee Loan available
Studying at a public university or college in Wales	£9,000
Studying at a public university or college in Scotland or Northern Ireland	£9,250
Studying at a private university or college in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland	£6,165
Studying at a registered provider in England	£9,250

Studying overseas, work placements and Erasmus

The following tuition fee rates are based on the student studying at a regulated university or college in England, Wales or Scotland.

	Maximum tuition fee that can be charged	Tuition Fee available
On Erasmus and either studying abroad or on a work placement abroad	£1,385	£1,385
Studying abroad with less than 10 weeks at your Welsh, English or Scottish university/college	£1,385	£1,385
On a work placement year of a sandwich course with less than 10 weeks at your Welsh, English or Scottish university/college	£1,850	£1,850

Students who started their course between 1 September 2012 and 1 August 2018

Support available in 2020/21

	Maximum you can be charged	Tuition Fee Loan available	Fee Grant available
Studying at a public university or college in Wales	£9,000	£4,470	£4,530
Studying at a public university or college in England, Northern Ireland or Scotland	£9,250	£4,720	£4,530
Studying an approved course at a non-regulated university or college in the UK	No restrictions	£6,165	No Fee Grant available

Students should speak to their university or college if they’re not sure how much they’ll be charged.

Studying overseas, work placements & Erasmus

The following tuition fee rates are based on the student:

studying at a publicly funded university/college in England, Wales or Scotland;
having started their course on or after 1 September 2012; and
applying through Student Finance Wales (or Student Finance Services if they’re an EU student).

	Maximum tuition fee they can be charged	Tuition Fee Loan available	Fee Grant available
On Erasmus and either studying abroad or on a work placement abroad	£1,385	£710	£675
Studying abroad with less than 10 weeks at your Welsh, English or Scottish university/college	£1,385	£710	£675
On a work placement year of a sandwich course with less than 10 weeks at your Welsh, English or Scottish university/college	£1,850	£950	£900

Students should speak to their university or college if they’re not sure how much they’ll be charged.