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 |
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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, England, 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 |
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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 |
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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.