This is the question at the forefront of most prospective university students’ minds. The answer is that it will cost you a lot more than it would have done a few years ago – but you probably don’t need us to tell you that! A quick Internet search of ‘tuition fees’ will reveal the fees and funding page of most UK universities, stating that their fees vary depending on a whole host of things. We say that perhaps this is not the most helpful thing for you to hear! On the whole, tuition fees vary according to the course you have chosen to study and even then the fees don’t vary a huge amount within a university. Here we have grouped together some universities according to the ranges of undergraduate tuition fees they charge so you can gauge what universities are really charging students this year. You might want to be sitting down for some of them (notably, both Oxford and Cambridge don’t offer undergraduate degree courses for less than £9,000 per annum!).
Universities with fees of £9000 (no more, no less!)
Cambridge
Oxford
St Andrews
UCL
Lancaster
Durham
Exeter
Loughborough
Surrey
Imperial College
York
Bristol
Leicester
…Unfortunately, this list is so long we don’t have time before dinner to write them all down! So here are some other universities that do offer some undergraduate degree courses at process other than £9000 per year.
London School of Economics – £8500
Warwick – £6000- £9000
Bath – £7500- £9000
Glasgow – £6750- £9000
Buckingham (you might want to sit down for this one!) – £11,250
Robert Gordon – £5000- £6750
Huddersfield – £7950
Anglia Ruskin – £8300
London Met – £6100- £7600
As you can see, there is quite a range in prices across the different universities. Don’t forget, you are not expected to pay any of these fees up front. Student Finance (oh yes, every student’s favourite two words…not) kindly loan you the money, which you don’t have to start paying back until you are earning over £17,000 per annum. Although “how much will I pay?” is an important question to ask, it perhaps shouldn’t be the most important question – rather, think carefully about whether you really would like to spend the next three or four years of your life at the university you finally decide on. Our handy university guides are great for easy comparisons of universities that are right for you.