International Fees & Finance

*An early payment discount is available for international students paying the overseas fees rates for these courses.

Please note: These fees apply to the 2021/22 academic years only* and may be subject to inflationary increases in subsequent years of study. * The sandwich or placement year fees stated above apply to students who enrol in 2021/22 for their sandwich or placement year.

*An early payment discount is available for international students paying the overseas fees rates for these courses.

Please note: These fees apply to the 2022/23 academic years only* and may be subject to inflationary increases in subsequent years of study. * The sandwich or placement year fees stated above apply to students who enrol in 2022/23 for their sandwich or placement year.

For further information on applying for a postgraduate research degree at the University of Cumbria please check out our Graduate School, here.

• Details of our Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) can be found here.
• Details of our PhD and MRes programmes can be found here.

The above-mentioned fees cover the annual tuition cost. They do not include accommodation charges.

• All UG 3 year programme fees for 2021/22 are set at £12,800 per year, except for Pre-Registration Health degrees, which are £15,500 per year.
• All PG taught programme fees for 2021/22 are set at £12,800 per year, except for Pre-Registration Health degrees, which are £15,500 per year, and the MBA which is £14,500.
• All UG 3 year programme fees for 2022/23 are set at £13,250 per year, except for Pre-Registration Health degrees, which are £16,000 per year.
• All PG taught programme fees for 2022/23 are set at £13,250 per year, except for Pre-Registration Health degrees, which are £16,000 per year and the MBA which is £15,000.
• International UG and PGT students who pay all fees for the year before registration will be entitled to an Early Payment Discount of £1,000.

Please note that you will only be eligible for the Early Payment Discount if you or a member of your family, or another private sponsor will be paying your fees.

No bursary or discount can be awarded if you are funded by your employer or by a government body.

N.B. In order to be eligible for the full £1,000 award, you need to be studying a course of a minimum of 12 months. MBA Credit Exemption, PG Cert, or PG Dip students may be entitled to a proportion of the discount only, depending on the number of modules taken and any other arrangements that are in place.

For further information on postgraduate research fees, prospective students can contact Postgraduate Research Admissions within the Graduate School by emailing: research.office@cumbria.ac.uk.

For EU, EEA, and Swiss student specific updates, please visit our Updates for EU Students page. 

An early payment discount is available if you choose to pay your full annual tuition fee before the CAS is issued (or in limited cases before registration). The early payment discount is only available to self-funded students, and excludes pre-sessional courses, partnerships and students receiving other benefits such as scholarships.

Undergraduate and postgraduate taught students who pay all fees for the year before registration will be entitled to an Early Payment Discount of £1,000.

If you are enrolling onto a one semester programme or short course, the tuition fee must be paid in full prior to the start of the programme or course.

If you are government sponsored or receiving a scholarship from a (recognised) scholarship body, you will need to provide a letter of sponsorship/financial guarantee. This must be on letter-headed paper and include the following information:

• name of the programme and academic year for which the sponsorship applies
• amount of sponsorship (for example, full fees or specified amount in pounds sterling)
• your full name (as stated on your passport)
• your student identification number
• address and named contact to which the University of Cumbria should send the invoice
• full name and address of the sponsoring institution
• Fees for the placement year of 4-year Undergraduate programmes will be charged at a percentage of the yearly tuition fee.

Before you can get started with your course, you will be required to pay a deposit of up to 75% of the substantive programme fee, plus the full amount of any pre-sessional fees.

Until we receive this deposit, you will not be issued a 'Confirmation of Acceptance for Study' (CAS). Your offer letter will provide more information on how to pay your deposit, but we recommend paying online.

Please note that the deposit is non-refundable unless your visa is refused due to exceptional circumstances.

Students from certain countries may be asked to pay their full annual tuition fees in advance of receipt of their CAS.

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