Those Other Uni Expenses You Aren’t Thinking About

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In 2017, international students paid between £10,000 and £35,000 annually for lecture-based undergraduate degrees. An undergraduate medical degree can cost overseas students up to £38,000 per year.

How much does it cost to study in the UK? If you are interested in studying in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales, then one of the most important things to consider is how much everything is going to cost. This essential guide breaks down the cost of every aspect of university life to ensure that you have everything covered.

Tuition fees
UK tuition fees vary depending on your home country. For home students, English universities can charge up to a maximum of £9,250 per year for an undergraduate degree.

Institutions in Wales can charge up to £9,000 for home students and £3,925 for European Union and Northern Irish students. However, if you are Welsh student, you can apply for a fee grant to cover some of the cost of your tuition fees. This grant is currently not repayable or income-assessed.

Northern Irish universities will charge up to £4,030 for home students and may charge up to £9,250 for students from elsewhere in the UK.

Scotland does not charge home or EU students fees at undergraduate level, however, any student from England, Wales or Northern Ireland is expected to pay up to £9,250 per year. Non-EU international students will pay significantly more to study in Scotland. For example, in 2017, the University of Edinburgh charged undergraduate international students between £16,650 and £23,200 per annum.

In 2017, international students paid between £10,000 and £35,000 annually for lecture-based undergraduate degrees. An undergraduate medical degree can cost overseas students up to £38,000 per year.

There is no upper limit on postgraduate degree charges for international students, but they tend to be more expensive than most undergraduate courses and the fee varies depending on the university.

For home and EU students, loans are available from the government to cover tuition and maintenance (living cost) fees. The upper limit for tuition fee loans is £9,250 per annum. A typical undergraduate degree in the UK lasts three years, meaning that the average student debt amounted to £27,000 in 2017. This does not include repayment of any maintenance loan, which, when added to tuition fee debt, can total between £35,000 and £40,000.

Accommodation costs
In 2017, the average student rent came to £125 per week, or £535 a month, however, students in London can expect to pay an average of £182 a week, or £640 a month. The average annual cost for students is £4,875 (based on a 39-week contract). Most rents include bills of some kind, although one-third of students will pay bills on top of rent.

At the end of a typical three-year undergraduate degree, the expected total cost for accommodation is £14,625. A maintenance loan is available from the government for home and EU students to cover living costs (including accommodation).

Students will typically stay in university accommodation for the first year and then move to private housing for the second and third years. University accommodation costs will vary depending on where in the UK the student is based and which kind of accommodation they opt for.

Other essential student costs
Utility bills (water, gas and electric) in rented accommodation are approximately £50 per month, with mobile phone bills ranging from £10 to 30. Broadband internet costs about £20 per month, however this is split between tenants.

Books and university equipment, on average, will cost £15 per week, or £60 per month.

Outside London and other major university cities, an average single bus journey is about £1.50 and £45 a month for a student travel card. Students at central London universities should expect to spend £23 a week on travel (covering London Underground, buses, trams and trains) or £90 a month, amounting to an average of £881.40 a year (based on a 39-week term).

Students also benefit from one-third off travel on regional trains with a 16-25 Railcard. For example, a single adult ticket booked on the day of travel from London to Brighton (a popular day trip destination) is £17.50, or £11.50 with a student railcard. On average, a litre of petrol costs £1.16, while a litre of diesel is £1.18.

Including self-catered accommodation, food, course costs, transport, socialising and utility contracts, the average living cost a year for 2016 was £8,990 – amounting to £26,970 across a three-year period.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Unordered & Ordered Lists” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]

  • University costs are high.
  • Accomodation costs could be managed cheaper.
  • Lifestyle expenses are higher than other countries.

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  1. Good Education.
  2. Better job prospect.
  3. Risk free environment.

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