FEES POLICY 2024/25
This policy sets out important financial aspects governing your time at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø ("the University"). It should be read alongside your Terms and Conditions for undergraduates and/or the Terms and conditions for postgraduate taught students, or the Terms and conditions for International Foundation Programme and your Offer Letter. The information contained within this policy forms part of the contract between you and the University.
This policy applies from 2024-25 . It will be reviewed annually and may be revised for the new cohort of students. If, exceptionally, any change is made to it which relates to existing students, such change will be made and notified to you in accordance with your Terms and Conditions (as links above).
Download a pdf copy of the 2024-25 Fees Policy
What are my tuition fees?
You are required to pay the Tuition Fees applicable to your Programme.
Your Tuition Fees will be determined based on your fee status, your mode of attendance for each period of enrolment and the fee regime in force at the time of your initial enrolment.
The level of your Tuition Fees will be set out in your Offer Letter.
Tuition Fees are normally fixed for the normal duration of your Programme unless your Offer Letter sets out that your Tuition Fees will increase. In this case the Offer Letter will indicate the amount of any increase or the manner in which it will be calculated.
Your Tuition Fees will be payable to the University unless otherwise stated in your Offer Letter.
From time to time there may be a change to the fee regime, such that the University is permitted by law to increase your Tuition Fees during your Programme. The University's policy is not to increase Tuition Fees for this reason and your Tuition Fees will remain as set out in your Offer Letter unless an increase is otherwise permitted as set out in this Fees Policy.
If you are an Undergraduate student, if it is agreed you may suspend your studies for a period of up to two full academic years, it is the University's policy not to increase your Tuition Fees and your Tuition Fees will remain as set out in your Offer Letter unless an increase is otherwise permitted as set out in this Fees Policy. Different rules may apply for other Programmes, find out more.
Should you defer your enrolment or suspend for more than two full academic years, the University will increase your Tuition Fees to the level determined in accordance with your fee status, your mode of attendance for each period of enrolment and the fee regime in force at the time of your enrolment for deferring students and re-enrolment for suspended students. In these circumstances, the proposed Tuition Fees will be communicated to you in good time.
All Tuition Fees are in GBP £ sterling, unless stated otherwise.
‘Home’ students are defined as British and Irish citizens as included under the Common Travel Area.
(a) Undergraduate Students
(b) Home Undergraduate students*
View the University's standard Tuition Fees for:
• Home undergraduate students; and
• Students on Postgraduate Teacher Training, MSc in Speech Language Therapy and Master of Architecture Programmes, available here, and set out in your Offer Letter.
The Tuition Fees apply to full time students and are pro-rated accordingly for part-time students.
These Tuition Fees are the maximum amount of Tuition Fees that an institution may charge, based on rules set by the UK Government.
(c) International Undergraduate Students
The University's Tuition Fees for full time International Undergraduate students can be found here and are set out in your Offer Letter. The Tuition Fees will be pro-rated accordingly for part-time students.
Equivalent or Lower Qualification (ELQ) Students
If you are a UK undergraduate student who already has a Higher Education qualification (regardless of the awarding institution) and who is now studying for an equivalent or lower qualification, you are unlikely to be entitled to Student Finance Authority funding to cover your Tuition Fees or living costs.
ELQ students who started their programme before 2012 may be charged a higher fee than those without a qualification. Students starting from 2012 onwards will be charged the same fees as UK students without qualification.
(d) Postgraduate Taught ("PGT") Students
Tuition Fees for PGT students are set for each cohort of the Programme and may increase for new cohorts commencing the Programme each year.
(e) Home PGT Students*
The University's Tuition Fees for full and part-time Home PGT students can be found here and are set out in your Offer Letter.
(f) International PGT Students
The University's Tuition Fees for full and part-time International PGT students can be found here and are set out in your Offer Letter.
(g) MBA Students
The University's Tuition Fees will be set out in your Offer Letter.
(h) Postgraduate Research ("PGR") Students
The University's Tuition Fees for new postgraduate research students can be found here in respect of international students and are set out in your Offer Letter.
View the University's Tuition Fees for continuing postgraduate research students also are set out in your Offer Letter.
Research Expenses/Supervisory Visit Fees are payable in addition to Tuition Fees for some doctoral research Programmes. If Research Expenses/Supervisory Visit Fees are payable then these will be set out in your Offer Letter.
Home PGR Students: The University aligns its Tuition Fees for Home PGR Students with the levels set out by the UKRI, which are not published until the start of the year in which students will commence their studies.
This means that the Tuition Fees published prior to that date will be indicative only and the University will increase Tuition Fees for Home PGR Students at the start of each academic year in line with the published UKRI Fees where applicable.
If you have accepted an offer from the University prior to the Tuition Fees being finalised, you will be notified of that in your Offer Letter and you will be provided with full information on Tuition Fees as soon as it is available.
International PGR Students: Tuition Fees for International PGR Students will be fixed at your point of entry, and will remain the same for the duration of your Programme.
(i) International Foundation Programme Students
View the University's Tuition Fees for International Foundation Programme students, also set out in your Offer Letter.
(j) Part-time Students on Undergraduate and PGT Programmes
If you are a part-time student you will have your part time Tuition Fees fixed at your point of entry for the normal duration of the Programme.
Part time students cannot register for more than 90 credits, or 75%, of a full time equivalent year. Tuition Fees are calculated according to the criteria shown below:
• If the charge is per year of study, it will cover the standard expected credits for the year: normally 60 for Undergraduates which is 50% of a full time programme or 90 for Postgraduates.
• If a student takes less than the standard number of credits for their award in a year of study, the fee will be reduced to reflect the total number of credits taken in the year.
• If a student takes more than the standard number of credits for their award in a year of study, the additional module(s) will be charged at the appropriate credit rate.
• If the charge is based on the number of credits taken, the charge will be made based on the credits and will cover only those credits.
What is my fee status?
(a) What is my fee status?
Your fee status is determined according to set criteria provided in regulations, and guidance, provided by the Government of the four countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Further information is provided by the.
Applicants are able to request a review of the fee status indicated in their offer letter at any point prior to enrolling at the University. All requests from applicants for a review of fee status should be made by completing the Fee Status questionnaire as instructed in their offer letter.
(b) Can my fee status change during my studies?
An assessment of a student's fee status will apply for the duration of the programme, except in a small number of cases as indicated below, where it can be reviewed:
• You or a relevant family member obtains British nationality or settled status in the UK you may, depending upon your circumstances and rules in force at the time, be eligible for your fee status to be reviewed. You should seek advice from Student Finance. No refunds or credits for previous Tuition Fees paid in previous years will be considered.
• You, or a relevant family member, are granted refugee or humanitarian protection status part way through the Programme. In this circumstance your fee status will be reviewed and will normally be changed from the start of the next academic year of the Programme. However, if the status is changed from the start of the next academic year, no refunds or credits for Tuition Fees paid in previous years will be considered. Exceptionally, if the status is changed from the start of the Programme, you will be refunded any overpayment of Tuition Fees
A "relevant family member" is defined by the relevant fees regulations, defined . This definition is beyond the control of the University as it is set by the Government and as such the University accepts no liability for any changes to it.
These rules concerning fee status reflect the current legal position. Applications for changes in fee status after that date may also be subject to change.
In each of these categories additional definitions and restrictions may apply when reviewing your fee status. These will be explained at the time of any review.
All requests from current students for a review of fee status should be sent to the Student Fees Officer using the email address studentfees@reading.ac.uk.
Will the University increase my fees?
The University will not increase Tuition Fees during the course of an academic year.
The University will not normally increase Tuition Fees during a Programme, except as set on in section 1 of this policy.
Will my fees change if I agree changes to my studies?
(a) Withdrawing or suspending your studies
(b) Undergraduate students and postgraduate taught students
If you suspend or withdraw your studies during that year in accordance with the information below, applicable with your start date.
If your Programme starts at the commencement of the Autumn Term, termination between the following dates:
Up to and including Monday of week 4 of the Autumn Term 0%
From Tuesday of week 4 of the Autumn Term up to and including Monday of Week 3 of the Spring Term 25%
From Tuesday of week 3 of the Spring Term up to and including the day before the start of the Summer Term 50%
From day 1 of week 1 of the Summer Term onwards 100%
If you suspend or withdraw your studies during the academic year 2024/25 or thereafter, you will be liable for Tuition Fees during that year in accordance with the table applicable to your start date:
If your Programme starts at the commencement of Semester 1, termination between the following dates:
Up to and including Monday of week 4 of Semester 1 0%
From Tuesday of week 4 of Semester 1 up to and including Monday of week 1 of Semester 2 25%
From Tuesday of week 1 of Semester 2 up to and including the Monday of week 8 of Semester 2 50%
From Tuesday of week 8 of Semester 2 onwards 100%
If your Programme starts at the commencement of Semester 2, termination between the following dates:
Up to and including Monday of week 1 of Semester 2 0%
From Tuesday of week 1 of Semester 2 up to and including Monday of week 8 of Semester 2 25%
From Tuesday of week 8 of Semester 2 up to and including the Monday of week 1 of Semester 1 50%
From Tuesday of week 1 of Semester 1 onwards 100%
If your Programme is of less than one year's duration or commences at a different date to the tables set out above, you should contact the relevant Support Centre or, for Henley Business School students studying at Greenlands, the Programme Administration Team, for details of the dates that are relevant to your Programme.
For those on the International Foundation Programmes starting in September or January you will be liable for Tuition Fees in accordance with the table applicabl