Part-time students

Part-time course prices are calculated per credit. The number of credits earned determines the level of your award. Find out more about academic levels and credits.

Part-time course prices
Course type	Cost per credit
Undergraduate degree	£65.42
Foundation degree	£50.00
Non-designated course*	£28.92

*A non-designated course is a course which does not lead to an honours degree (BA/BSc/BEng), a foundation degree (FdA/FdSc) or a diploma of higher education (DipHE).

For the first time from September 2012 part-time students from England will not have to pay their tuition fees upfront. If you are studying for your first degree or other higher education course which is at least 25% intensity of an equivalent full-time course you can get a government loan.

Where students have no access to student loans, bursaries and fee waivers may be available.

No upfront costs

You don’t have to pay for your course upfront
You can get a loan to cover the cost of your tuition, which you only start to pay back when you are earning over £21,000 a year
The loan will be available for eligible students, regardless of household income.

How loan repayments are expected to work

You will begin to repay your loan in the April which falls three years after the anniversary of the start date of your course, even if you are still studying. But you will only make repayments if you are earning over £21,000 a year.
If your course is shorter than three years, you will start to repay your loan from the April after you finish your course. You repay 9% of your income above £21,000. The amount you repay depends on how much you earn, for example, if your salary was £25,000, the 9% would only apply to £4,000, meaning you would repay £30 a month.
Repayments will be deducted from your regular salary normally through the tax system.
Any outstanding balance is written off after 30 years.

Rates of interest

Interest on your loan will be applied at the rate of inflation plus 3% up until the April which falls three years after the anniversary of the state date of your course.

The interest you will then be charged will be:

the rate of inflation if you are earning below £21,000
the rate of inflation and up to 3% on a gradual scale if you earn between £21,000 and £41,000
the rate of inflation +3% if you earn over £41,000.

The table below shows some salaries and typical repayment amounts.

Typical Loan Repayments
Salary	Amount of salary from which 9% will be deducted	Monthly repayment
£25,000	£4,000	£30.00
£30,000	£9,000	£67.50
£35,000	£14,000	£105.00
£40,000	£19,000	£142.50
£45,000	£24,000	£180.00
£50,000	£29,000	£217.50
£55,000	£34,000	£255.00
£60,000	£39,000	£292.50