Fees and funding

At Lancaster, we are investing in the future of our students by enabling access to a world-class education. We believe that funding concerns should not stop any student with talent from thriving.

• Scholarships and Bursaries

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

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

You will need to pay a deposit to secure your place on some of our postgraduate courses.

• Deposits Payments and Refunds

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

Guidance on how to manage your money as a student.

• Managing your money

Including undergraduate, postgraduate and international tuition fees.

• Tuition fees guide

What expenses can students claim back, and how to submit a claim.

• Claiming student expenses

Essential financial information, including how to open a bank account and pay your fees.

• Financial guidance for international students

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

• 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

• 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 fee values by year

Details of all fees other than tuition fees, including resits and college memberships.

• Additional study fees and costs for undergraduates

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.

Details of all fees other than tuition fees, including writing up and college membership.

• Additional study fees and costs for postgraduates

You will need to pay a deposit to secure your place on some of our postgraduate courses.

• Deposits Payments and Refunds

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.

The UK Government website has information about loans for study at a postgraduate level.

• Masters degrees
• PhD study