Visiting student fees 2026-2027

Tuition fees for undergraduate study as a visiting student in 2026-2027.

You are a visiting undergraduate student if you:

  • are currently studying at a university outside the UK
  • plan to study for one semester, or a full academic year, at the University of Edinburgh

Overseas tuition fees

If you are a visiting student from overseas or the EU and want to study at the University of Edinburgh for the whole academic session, you will be offered a £500 discount. This discount has already been applied to the tuition fees for 'full academic year' in the table below.

If you are studying for one semester then you will be charged half of the full year overseas fee rate.

DurationPeriodTuition fee
Full academic yearSeptember 2026 to May 2027£26,000
Semester 1September 2026 to December 2026£13,250
Semester 2January 2027 to May 2027£13,250

Medicine and veterinary medicine tuition fees

DurationTuition fee
6-15 weeksTBC

Tuition fees for veterinary students from St George's University, Grenada

DurationPeriodTuition fee
Full academic yearJune 2026 to June 2027TBC

Home tuition fees

Medicine and veterinary medicine tuition fees

DurationTuition fee
6-15 weeksTBC

*Awaiting confirmation of fee from Scottish Government

Contact us

If you have a question about tuition fees for visiting students then please get in touch.

Contact the Fees and Student Support Team