Fee increases 2026/27
These are fee regulations which describe how fees may change during your course.
Fees normally increase each year due to rising costs at the university. For new students, the fees will be published at least ten months in advance of the start of the year to which they relate. For continuing students, so you can plan your likely future expenditure, increases in fees will be determined as follows.
UK home undergraduate students
The UK Government has confirmed that the maximum tuition fee for UK Home undergraduate and Initial Teacher Training students studying in England will increase to £9,790 for the 2026-27 academic year. The university will charge the maximum approved fee, which is an increase of £255. Therefore, the tuition fee for your programme will be £9,790 for the 2026-27 academic year.
For UK home postgraduate students undertaking a taught qualification, the increases will be no more than 5%, or 3% above the Retail Price Index at the time the decision is made, whichever is the higher.
UK home postgraduate research students undertaking a PhD
The university reserves the right to increase tuition fees annually. The university currently links fees to the maximum fee determined by Research Councils UK and this is likely to continue. If not, the policy for all other home students, below, will apply.
All other UK home students
The university reserves the right to increase tuition fees annually. For continuing students, increases will be no more than 5% or 3% above the Retail Prices Index (RPI) at the time the decision is made, whichever is the higher.
If we intend to exercise this right to increase tuition fees, notification will be placed on these webpages by the end of June in the academic year before the one in which we intend to exercise that right.
All international students
The University reserves the right to increase tuition fees annually. Subject to what is said below regarding a potential levy on international student fees, the increase will be no more than 5%, or 3% above the Retail Price Index at the time the decision is made, whichever is the higher. There are also a number of other circumstances where your fee rate may increase as set out in the 'about tuition fees' section of the Fee Regulations.
In addition, the UK government has proposed the introduction of a levy on international students’ fees to be charged to universities in England. The exact rate of this levy has not yet been confirmed. If introduced, the University will add this levy to the amount of tuition fees you are required to pay and this may take the total increase in tuition fees to more than 5% or 3% above the Retail Price Index.
If the University intends to exercise this right to increase tuition fees, it will notify students by the end of June in the academic year before the one in which it intends to exercise that right.
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