Tuition fee rates

The tuition fees for your programme of study for your fee status are advertised on the degree finder entry for your programme and in the table of fees.

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Undergraduate tuition fees

The international fee rate and graduate entry rates of fee are set at the discretion of the University. Individual universities set these fee rates independently.

The Scotland fee rate is set by the Scottish Government.

The RUK Fee Rate chargeable by Scottish institutions is subject to UK government limits: this ensures that students from the rest of the UK can study in Scotland at an annual fee rate that is no higher than the annual fee rate charged if studying in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.  The tuition fee amounts for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 academic years have been confirmed.

Throughout this tuition fee policy, EU nationals assessed as international fee rate, particularly those joining a programme of study from 2021-22 session onwards, should refer to the international fee rate sections. Exceptions to this apply:

Annual tuition fee increase

Our tuition fee rates increase every year in accordance with this policy. If you intend to study over more than one year, you should take this annual tuition fee rate increase into consideration.

We currently have exceptions to annual tuition fee rate increases in place for some fee status groups.

If you are assessed as international fee rate and are studying full-time over multiple years, an exception currently exists to the annual tuition fee increase.  This means:   

If you are given direct entry into Year 2 or Year 3, you will be charged the same annual rate as the year group that you join.

The annual tuition fee rate will increase for new entrants in each year.

For fees that increase annually, we review our tuition fee rates each year, with tuition fee rates for the next year of study being published around the start of Semester 1 in the year before students can enrol as new students. In reviewing what tuition fee rates should be for the next academic year, we look at factors including rates of inflation and costs to the University. The annual tuition fee rate will increase for new entrants in each year, and for continuing students unless exemptions apply.

Fee rates will increase by no higher than 5 percentage points more than the current or forecast Retail Price Index measure of inflation (whichever is higher) for continuing students. Where we change the structure of fees for a programme, the fee rate for a programme may increase by higher than this amount for new students.

Fee rate increases for Scotland Fee Rate and RUK Fee Rate

The Scotland Fee Rate and RUK rate of fee are subject to government limits. Your fees may increase each year, whether you are a continuing student or a new entrant in line with these government limits.   

For RUK rate of fee, the UK Government has committed to: 

This means that if you are assessed as the RUK fee rate, your tuition fees will go up each year in line with inflation, so it is important to consider this when budgeting for your costs of study.

For tuition fee rate increases 2025-26, 2026-27, and 2027-28, the UK Government has used the following measure of inflation: forecast RPIx (Retail Price Index All Items Excluding Mortgage Interest) for the first full quarter of the years falling in the academic year, as calculated by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).