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If you normally live in England you are likely to be assessed as liable to pay the Home-RUK tuition fee.

Key points

• You do not have to pay tuition fees up front: you can apply for a tuition fee loan to cover your tuition fees.
• Financial support may be available from the Government and the University to help cover your living costs.

If you normally live in England you are likely to be assessed as liable to pay the Home-RUK tuition fee.

RUK stands for 'Rest of the UK': England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The annual tuition fee for undergraduate students who live in a part of the UK outside Scotland is reviewed on a yearly basis. Increases are subject to Government guidance and regulation and will normally reflect the impact of inflation.

Tuition fee loans

If you are studying full-time for your first degree, you may apply to Student Finance England for a tuition fee loan to cover your fees in full.

You make one application to Student Finance England for your fee loan and your student support. Student Finance England work with the Student Loans Company (SLC), who will pay your tuition fees to the University.

The tuition fee loan is applicable for all full-time undergraduate degree programmes except for the BVM&S Veterinary Medicine (Graduate Entry Programme - 4-year programme).

If you are in any doubt regarding your eligibility for support, please contact Student Finance England.

From 2025/6 the student finance system in England is introducing the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) for new entrants. This will create a single funding system to help people pay for college or university courses, and train, retrain and upskill flexibly over their working lives.

Lifelong Learning Entitlement overview (UK Government website)

If you have a confirmed loan that covers your tuition fees you will not be invoiced for your fees as the Student Loans Company will pay your fees to the University.

The University receives automatic electronic confirmation from the Student Loans Company as to who has been given a tuition fee loan.

You should be aware, however, that the payment of all fees and charges is your responsibility.

If you do not have your funding arrangement in place at matriculation you may need to pay the tuition fees yourself.

If you are financing your own studies, or are partly self-funded, you must make arrangements to pay your tuition fees before, or at, registration.

Paying your tuition fees

This is your main cost during University. You are best to plan a budget to include accommodation, food, books, clothes, entertainment, travel and bills like electricity and gas.

Breakdown of estimated costs for Edinburgh students

Some programmes also involve additional costs, for example studying abroad or compulsory field courses.

You should make sure that you are aware of these costs early on in your application process.

Check our degree finder for information on any additional costs for your chosen programme. You can speak to staff in our admissions offices for more details.

Revised 11 December 2024 to update Rest of UK fees information.