Understanding your undergraduate tuition fee status

The amount of undergraduate tuition fees you will need to pay, and any financial support you are eligible for, will depend on whether you are classified as a home or overseas student, otherwise known as your fee status.

We decide your fee status based on UK Government guidelines using the information you give us. We will let you know your fee status in your offer letter if we can, but we might need to ask additional questions.

Broadly speaking, if you are ordinarily resident in the UK (or the Channel Islands or Republic of Ireland) and have been for at least three years prior to the start of your course, you鈥檒l pay what are known as 鈥榟ome鈥� fees. There are numerous criteria to determine whether you will be paying 鈥榟ome鈥� fees. If you are not considered a 'home' student then you may be either an 'overseas' or 'Island' student for fees purposes. Further information on these classifications can be found below.

What 'fee status' means

Your fee status depends on your nationality, where you live, and how long you have lived there. If you know your fee status, you can work out how much you will pay for your course tuition fees.

Home and Island students pay lower fees than Overseas students. This is because the university receives some additional funding to support teaching from the .

The UK Government announced that the tuition fee arrangements for EU students changes for students entering in 2021/22 onwards as a result of the UK鈥檚 departure from the European Union. This change impacts students who began their studies on or after 1 August 2021.

Fee status in England is governed by government regulations and any subsequent amendments:

Home fee status

If you have Home fee status, you will be charged fees based on the UK government鈥檚 fee level for the year. If you are applying for an undergraduate course, you may also be able to apply for a student loan to help you pay your fees.

You are likely to have Home status if:

You are a British or Irish citizen who has lived in the UK for three full years before before the first day of the first academic year of the course聽(except if you have lived there mainly for full-time education)
You have indefinite leave to remain or indefinite leave to enter and have lived in the UK for three full years before the first day of the first academic year of the course聽(except if you have lived there mainly for full-time education)
You have been granted refugee status or have humanitarian protection in the UK聽
You live in the UK, you are the spouse, civil partner, or child of a British citizen and you have lived in the UK for the full three-year period before the first day of the first academic year of the course (except if you have lived there mainly for full-time education)
You have been living legally in the UK for an extended period (usually half your life).

You may also qualify for Home fee status if you would have met one of these criteria but:

You have been living outside the UK because you or your parent, spouse or guardian is temporarily employed abroad
You are a British citizen who has been living in an EEA member state or in Switzerland for three full years before the first day of the first academic year of the course聽(except if you have lived there mainly for full-time education).

EU, EEA and Swiss citizens eligible for Home fee status

If you started your course during or before the 2020/21 academic year, you may be eligible for Home fees if:

You are an EU citizen who has lived in the UK, an EEA member state, or Switzerland for three full years immediately before the first day of your course (except if you have lived there mainly for full-time education)
You, or your parent, guardian, or spouse is a non-UK EEA or Swiss national who is living in the UK as a worker, and you have lived in the UK, an EEA member state, or Switzerland for three full years immediately before the first day of your course Students eligible for Home fees under these criteria will remain eligible for the whole duration of their course.

Following the UK鈥檚 departure from the European Union, if you started your course on or after 1 August 2021, you will no longer be eligible for Home fees under these criteria.

If you are a citizen of an EU or EEA member state who have applied and been granted settled or pre-settled status (or the child, spouse, or civil partner of such a person), you may remain eligible for Home fees as part of the UK Government鈥檚 arrangements under the Withdrawal Agreement. .

You can find , including explanations of the legal terms used in fee regulations.

Island fee status

If you have Island fee status, you will be charged fees based on the UK government鈥檚 fee level for the year.

You are likely to have Island fee status if:

You have been living in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man before the first day of your course, even if you are a British citizen
You have been living in the UK for full-time education for three full years before the first day of your course having moved there from the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.

If you have lived in the Channel Islands or Isle of Man but moved to the UK before the start of your course to work (or for your parent, guardian or spouse's work) then you may qualify for Home fee status.

Overseas fee status

If you do not have Home or Island fee staus you will have Overseas fee status. This is likely if:

You have not lived in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man or the Channel Islands for three full years immediately before the first day of your course
You live in the UK but have immigration restrictions about how long you can stay
You have lived in the UK but at any point in the three years immediately before the first day of your course, your residency was mainly so you can receive full-time education.

You must make sure that you have sufficient resources to cover tuition as well as living expenses before you accept any offer we make to you

Changing your fee status after accepting your offer

We will let you know what your status is in your offer letter. In some cases, we may ask you for additional information or ask you to fill in a Fee Status Questionnaire before we make a decision. It is very important that you provide us with full information before you become a registered student.

You can't change your fee status after you have enrolled onto your course and accepted the terms and conditions of your enrolment. So, if you have any questions about your fee status or your fee status is not yet confirmed, for example because further evidence is required, please complete our , selecting the most appropriate option,聽well before you are due to enrol and start your course. You can find information and advice on fee status categories on the .听

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