Fees and funding

Fees and funding information for Lancaster University applicants.

Studying at a UK University means you must pay an annual tuition fee. This fee covers the costs associated with teaching, examinations, assessment and graduation.

Our annual tuition fee is set for a 12-month session. This session usually runs from October to September of the following year.

Visiting students will be charged a pro-rata fee for less than a year of study.

Details can be found on each course page of how much your tuition fees will be. Browse our Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses for more information.

Find scholarships and bursaries

Lancaster has generous scholarships for both home and international students. Not sure which one you are? Find out more about your fee status.

You will be automatically considered for Lancaster's major scholarships when you apply - we take all the information we need from your application so you don't have to do anything extra.

Read about Lancaster's Scholarships and Bursaries, or use our scholarships and bursaries finder to find out which awards you could be eligible for:

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Available Scholarships and Bursaries

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General information

Fee status
The fee that you will be charged depends on your fee status, which is whether you are considered to be a home or international student.
- Fee status
Fee increases in later years
If you are studying on a programme of more than one year’s duration, the tuition fees for subsequent years of your programme may increase each year.
- Fees in subsequent years
Paying a deposit and refunds
You will need to pay a deposit to secure your place on some of our postgraduate courses.
- Deposits Payments and Refunds
Paying your fees
On-campus learners

You can pay your fees using our online payment portal. Our welcome pages have more information on paying your fees for on-campus learners.
- On-campus study - pay your fees
Distance learners

You can pay your fees using our online payment portal. Our welcome pages have more information on paying your fees for distance learners.
- Distance learning - pay your fees
Managing your money
Guidance on how to manage your money as a student.
- Managing your money
Tuition fees guide
Including undergraduate, postgraduate and international tuition fees.
- Tuition fees guide
Claiming student expenses
What expenses can students claim back, and how to submit a claim.
- Claiming student expenses
Financial guidance for international students
Essential financial information, including how to open a bank account and pay your fees.
- Financial guidance for international students
Online direct credit system
Set up an online direct credit account to allow the University to make authorised payments to a bank account of your choice.
- Online direct credit system

Undergraduate fees and funding

Tuition fees for home full-time students
- Full-time studying at the University - £9,250
- Study Placement Full Year - £1,385
- Study Placement (1 Term only) - £9,250
- Employment Placement Full Year - £1,850
- Employment Placement (1 Term only) - £9,250
Students who began their course before the 2016-17 academic session
- Full-time studying at the University - £9,000
- Study Placement Full Year - £1,350
- Study Placement (1 Term only) - £9,000
- Employment Placement Full Year - £1,800
- Employment Placement (1 Term only) - £9,000
Tuition fees for home part-time students
- Part I - £3,083 per 40 credit module
- Part II - £2,312 per 30 credit module
Students who began their course before the 2016-17 academic session
- Part I - £3,000 per 40 credit module
- Part II - £2,250 per 30 credit module
Students who began their course before the 2012-13 academic session
- Part I - £1,155 per 40 credit module
- Part II - £866 per 30 credit module
Tuition fees for international students
- Tuition fee values by year
Additional study fees and costs for undergraduates
Details of all fees other than tuition fees, including resits and college memberships.
- Additional study fees and costs for undergraduates
Fees for study abroad and work placements
We will charge tuition fees to Home undergraduate students on full-year study abroad/work placements in line with the maximum amounts permitted by the Department for Education. The current maximum levels are:
- Students studying abroad for a year: 15% of the standard tuition fee
- Students taking a work placement for a year: 20% of the standard tuition fee
International students on full-year study abroad/work placements will be charged the same percentages as the standard International fee.

Please note that the maximum levels chargeable in future years may be subject to changes in Government policy.

Postgraduate fees and funding

Additional study fees and costs for postgraduates
Details of all fees other than tuition fees, including writing up and college membership.
- Additional study fees and costs for postgraduates
Paying a deposit and refunds
You will need to pay a deposit to secure your place on some of our postgraduate courses.
- Deposits Payments and Refunds
Visiting postgraduate research students

All visiting PGR students are charged a registration levy of £500.

No additional charge is made for visits of up to three months.

For visits of more than three months, students will additionally become liable for 25% of the relevant published fee for each subsequent quarter or part thereof.

Students studying at Lancaster for the full academic year will be charged 100% of the standard fee.

All tuition fees are charged per calendar month, i.e. commencing from the first day of the month of study.
Loans for postgraduate students
The UK Government website has information about loans for study at a postgraduate level.
- Master's degrees
- PhD study

Office for Students Fee Summary

Information on the maximum fees charged by Lancaster can be found below.

For information on the programme you are interested in, please see the fees and funding section of the programme page. Please also see the scholarships and bursaries pages for information on financial support that you may receive.

Fee details are in the format supplied by the UK government’s non-departmental public body, The Office for Students.

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Fees and funding

Find scholarships and bursaries

Available Scholarships and Bursaries

General information

Further information about different types of fee Accordion

On-campus learners

Distance learners

Undergraduate fees and funding

Information on undergraduate fees and funding Accordion

Postgraduate fees and funding

Information on fees and funding for postgraduate students Accordion

Office for Students Fee Summary