Tuition fees - new full-time students
This page explains the tuition fee support available to new 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.
2018/19
| Maximum you can be charged | Tuition Fee Loan available | |
|---|---|---|
| Studying at a regulated university or college in Wales | £9,000 | £9,000 |
| Studying at a regulated university or college in the rest of the UK | £9,250 | £9,250 |
| Studying an approved course at a non-regulated university or college in the UK | No restrictions | £6,165 |
2017/18
| Maximum you can be charged | Tuition Fee Loan available | Fee Grant available | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studying at a regulated university or college in Wales | £9,000 | £4,046 | £4,954 |
| Studying at a regulated university or college in the rest of the UK | £9,250 | £4,296 | £4,954 |
| Studying an approved course at a non-regulated university or college in the UK | No restrictions | £6,165 | £0 |
If they’re studying at a regulated university or college in the rest of the UK that’s charging £9,000 or less, the maximum Tuition Fee Loan available is £4,046.
To get a Fee Grant, their university or college must be charging fees higher than the available Tuition Fee Loan.
They can choose to take the Fee Grant only, but they’ll need to pay the amount equivalent to the available Tuition Fee Loan directly to their university or college themselves.