Work out your fee status
Part of working out how much you will pay for a programme depends on knowing what your fee status is.
What is fee status?
The tuition fee you will be charged is dependent on your fee status.
We work out what your fee status is based on the information in your application about nationality and where you are ordinarily resident.
Undergraduate
For undergraduate degrees, fee status is divided into:
- Home (Scotland and EU)
- Home RUK (rest of the United Kingdom)
- Overseas/International
- Graduate Entry (Veterinary Medicine and LLB Ordinary)
- applicants who already hold a degree level qualification
Postgraduate
For postgraduate degrees, fee status is divided into:
- Home (UK)
- EU
- Overseas/International
- Online Learning
- all online learning students pay the same rate
Asylum seekers
We classify students seeking asylum from within the United Kingdom as equivalent to ‘Scottish domiciled’ for tuition fee purposes in session 2020-2021.
Asylum seeker tuition fee status and scholarship
EU students
2020-2021
The Scottish Government has confirmed it will meet the cost of tuition fees for eligible undergraduate EU students starting or continuing their degrees in 2020-21, for the duration of their degree programme.
2021-2022
Funding and tuition policy for EU students starting in academic year 2021-2022 or later has not yet been confirmed.
This is because the Scottish Government is awaiting the outcome of EU exit negotiations between the UK Government and the EU.
For more information, please refer to guidance on the SAAS website and our updates for EU applicants.
Brexit guidance on the Student Awards Agency Scotland website
Find out your fee status
If you are unsure about what your fee status is, visit the UKCISA website for information on the current fee status regulations.
Check the fee status guidance for studying in Scotland on the UKCISA website
Learn what the fee status terms mean
Our definition list provides the meanings of terms you will find on the UKCISA website.
Definitions of fee status terms
After you apply
Your fee status is not confirmed until after you apply for admission.
If there is not enough information in your application to work out what your fee status is, you will need to complete a fee status questionnaire.
Once you start studying, your fee status cannot be updated if your circumstances change.