Tuition fees 2015-2016 to 2017-2018
Undergraduate
| Tuition fees for undergraduates | Approved 2015-2016 | Approved 2016-2017 | Approved 2017-2018 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home (Scotland/EU) - Arts, Divinity, Science, Medicine | £1,820 | £1,820 | £1,820 | ||
| RUK (England, Wales, N.Ireland) - Arts, Divinity, Science, Medicine | 2017 entrants | - | - | £9,250 | |
| RUK (England, Wales, N.Ireland) - Arts, Divinity, Science, Medicine | pre-2017 entrants | £9,000 | £9,000 | £9,000 | |
| Island Fees | 2017 entrants | - | - | £9,250 | |
| Island Fees | pre-2017 entrants | £9,000 | £9,000 | £9,000 | |
| Overseas - Arts, Divinity, Science | 2017 entrants | - | - | £20,570 | 2017 entrants - fixed tuition fees for the duration of study |
| Overseas - Arts, Divinity, Science | pre-2017 entrants | £17,040 | £17,890 | £18,780 | pre-2017 entrants - fees will increase by no more than 5% each year |
| Overseas - Medicine | 2017 entrants | - | - | £28,200 | 2017 entrants - tuition fees may increase each year and further information can be found on our Study at St Andrews webpage under the 'Tuition fees' heading |
| Overseas - Medicine | pre-2017 entrants | £24,500 | £25,200 | £26,460 | pre-2017 entrants - fees will increase by no more than 5% each year |
Notes
- * = as yet to be set by the Scottish Government.
- Home (Scotland/EU) students may be eligible to have tuition fees paid by the Scottish Government. All such tuition fees will be paid for through the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS). Details on how and when to apply are available from SAAS.
Undergraduate exceptions
| Undergraduate exceptions | Approved 2015-2016 | Approved 2016-2017 | Approved 2017-2018 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy Outreach Modules | Distance Learning | £303 | £303 | £303 | Equates to 20 credits of Home/EU undergraduate |
| Certificate of Sustainable Aquaculture | Distance Learning | £3,995 | £3,995 | £3,995 | |
Part-time
| Part-time Undergraduate | Arts, Divinity, Science | 10 Credits | 20 Credits | 30 Credits | 40 Credits | 60 Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approved 2015-2016 | Home (Scotland/EU) | £152 | £303 | £455 | £607 | £910 | |
| RUK (England, Wales, N.Ireland) | £750 | £1,500 | £2,250 | £3,000 | £4,500 | ||
| Approved 2016-2017 | Home (Scotland/EU) | £152 | £303 | £455 | £607 | £910 | |
| RUK (England, Wales, N.Ireland) | £750 | £1,500 | £2,250 | £3,000 | £4,500 | ||
| Approved 2017-2018 | Home (Scotland/EU) | £152 | £303 | £455 | £607 | £910 | |
|
RUK (England, Wales, N.Ireland) (pre-2017 entrants) |
£750 | £1,500 | £2,250 | £3,000 | £4,500 | ||
Notes
- * = as yet to be set
- The exception being continuing part-time undergraduate students, currently on the lower HFA rate, who will receive the benefit of having fees generated from the pre-2006 full-time fee (£1,285).
Postgraduate
Taught postgraduate
| Tuition fees for taught postgraduates | Approved 2015-2016 | Approved 2016-2017 | Approved 2017-2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Home/EU Taught (Band A) Schools of Art History; Biology; Chemistry; Classics; Computer Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences; English; Geography and Sustainable Development; History; Mathematics and Statistics; Medicine; Modern Languages; Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies; Physics and Astronomy; Psychology and Neuroscience |
£5,500 | £6,800 | £7,500 | |||
|
Home/EU Taught (Band A) School of Divinity |
£6,510 | £6,800 | £7,500 | |||
|
Home/EU Taught (Band A) School of Economics and Finance
|
£6,670 | £6,800 | £7,500 | |||
|
Home/EU Taught (Band B) School of Biology
|
£7,830 | £8,000 | £8,400 | |||
|
Home/EU Taught (Band B) School of Economics and Finance
|
n/a | £8,000 | £8,400 | |||
|
Home/EU Taught (Band C) School of Management |
£9,340 | £9,400 | £9,870 | |||
|
Home/EU Taught (Band C) School of Economics and Finance |
£8,870 | £9,400 | £9,870 | |||
|
Home/EU Taught (Band C) School of International Relations |
£6,510 | £9,400 | £9,870 | |||
|
Home/EU Taught (Band C) School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
|
n/a | n/a | £9,870 | |||
|
Overseas Taught (Band A/B) Schools of Art History; Classics; English; History; Mathematics and Statistics; Modern Languages; Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies |
£15,440 | £16,250 | £17,090 | |||
|
Overseas Taught (Band A/B) School of Economics and Finance
|
£15,100 | £16,250 | £17,090 | |||
|
Overseas Taught (Band A/B) School of Divinity |
£17,090 | £17,090 | £17,090 | |||
|
Overseas Taught (Band A/B) School of Economics and Finance
|
n/a | £17,090 | £17,090 | |||
|
Overseas Taught (Band C) Schools of Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Geography and Sustainable Development; International Relations; Management; Medicine; Physics and Astronomy; Psychology and Neuroscience |
£18,470 | £19,400 | £20,370 | |||
|
Overseas Taught (Band C) Schools of Economics and Finance; Management |
£19,300 | £19,400 | £20,370 | |||
|
Overseas Taught (Band C) School of International Relations |
£17,090 | £19,400 | £20,370 | |||
Notes
- NB: Taught postgraduate tuition fees will continue to be reviewed by the University in line with current practice, on an annual basis, and remain unaffected by any changes to fee structures at Undergraduate level.
Taught postgraduate exceptions
| Taught postgraduate exceptions | Approved 2015-2016 | Approved 2016-2017 | Approved 2017-2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
School of Biology
|
MSc | £18,470 | £19,400 | £20,370 |
| PG Diploma | £12,310 | £12,930 | £13,580 | |
| PG Certificate | £5,860 | £6,470 | £6,790 | |
| Non-graduating CPD | £1,200 by module | £1,250 by module | ||
|
School of Computer Science
|
MSc | n/a | n/a | £26,400 |
|
School of Divinity
|
Home/EU |
£1,450 by module £2,160 MLitt dissertation |
£1,510 by module £2,270 MLitt dissertation |
£1,670 by module £2,490 MLitt dissertation |
| Overseas |
£3,800 by module £5,690 MLitt dissertation |
£3,800 by module £5,690 MLitt dissertation |
£3,800 by module £5,690 MLitt dissertation |
|
|
School of Geography and Sustainable Development
|
Home/EU | £5,500 | £6,800 | £7,500 |
| Overseas | £16,620 | £17,460 | £18,330 | |
|
School of International Relations
|
Home/EU |
£1,080 by module £2,190 MLitt dissertation |
£1,570 by module £3,120 MLitt dissertation |
£1,650 by module £3,270 MLitt dissertation |
| Overseas |
£2,850 by module £5,690 MLitt dissertation |
£3,240 by module £6,440 MLitt dissertation |
£3,400 by module £6,770 MLitt dissertation |
|
|
School of Management
|
Home/EU | £4,670 | £4,700 | £4,935 |
| Overseas | £9,650 | £9,700 | £10,185 | |
|
School of Modern Languages
|
Home/EU | £1,485 | £1,560 | £1,640 |
| Overseas | £15,440 | £16,250 | £17,090 | |
|
School of Psychology
|
by Distance Learning | £2,160 | £2,160 | £2,160 |
Notes
- NB: Taught postgraduate tuition fees will continue to be reviewed by the University in line with current practice, on an annual basis, and remain unaffected by any changes to fee structures at Undergraduate level.
Research postgraduate
| Tuition fees for research postgraduates
(PhD, MSc (Res), MSt (Res), EngD, MPhil, MD) | Approved 2015-2016 | Approved 2016-2017 | Approved 2017-2018 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home/EU Research | Full time | £4,052 |
£4,121
|
£4,195 | |
|
Overseas Research Schools of: Art History; Classics; Divinity; Economics and Finance; English; Geography and Sustainable Development (Arts); History; International Relations; Management; Mathematics and Statistics; Modern Languages; Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies |
2017 entrants | n/a |
n/a
|
£15,760 | 2017 entrants - fixed tuition fees for the duration of the full fee paying period of study |
|
Overseas Research Schools of: Art History; Classics; Divinity; Economics and Finance; English; Geography and Sustainable Development (Arts); History; International Relations; Management; Mathematics and Statistics; Modern Languages; Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies |
2016 entrants | n/a | £15,300 | £15,300 | 2016 entrants - fixed tuition fees for the duration of the full fee paying period of study |
|
Overseas Research Schools of: Art History; Classics; Divinity; Economics and Finance; English; Geography and Sustainable Development (Arts); History; International Relations; Management; Mathematics and Statistics; Modern Languages; Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies |
2015 entrants |
£14,850 | £14,850 | £14,850 |
2015 entrants - fixed tuition fees for the duration of the full fee paying period of study |
|
Overseas Research Schools of: Art History; Classics; Divinity; Economics and Finance; English; Geography and Sustainable Development (Arts); History; International Relations; Management; Mathematics and Statistics; Modern Languages; Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies |
2014 entrants |
£14,420 | £14,420 | £14,420 |
2014 entrants - fixed tuition fees for the duration of the full fee paying period of study Divinity entrants 2014 at £14,600 |
|
Overseas Research Schools of: Art History; Classics; Divinity; Economics and Finance; English; Geography and Sustainable Development (Arts); History; International Relations; Management; Mathematics and Statistics; Modern Languages; Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies |
2010 - 2013 entrants | £14,000 | £14,000 | £14,000 |
2013 entrants - fixed tuition fees for the duration of the full fee paying period of study Divinity entrants 2010-2013 at £14,600 |
|
Overseas Research Schools of: Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Geography and Sustainable Development (Science); Medicine; Physics and Astronomy; Psychology |
2017 entrants | n/a | n/a | £18,850 | 2017 entrants - fixed tuition fees for the duration of the full fee paying period of study |
|
Overseas Research Schools of: Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Geography and Sustainable Development (Science); Medicine; Physics and Astronomy; Psychology |
2016 entrants | n/a | £18,300 | £18,300 | 2016 entrants - fixed tuition fees for the duration of the full fee paying period of study |
|
Overseas Research Schools of: Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Geography and Sustainable Development (Science); Medicine; Physics and Astronomy; Psychology |
2015 entrants | £17,770 | £17,770 | £17,770 |
2015 entrants - fixed tuition fees for the duration of the full fee paying period of study |
|
Overseas Research Schools of: Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Geography and Sustainable Development (Science); Medicine; Physics and Astronomy; Psychology |
2014 entrants | £17,250 | £17,250 | £17,250 | 2014 entrants - fixed tuition fees for the duration of the full fee paying period of study |
|
Overseas Research Schools of: Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Geography and Sustainable Development (Science); Medicine; Physics and Astronomy; Psychology |
2010 - 2013 entrants | £16,750 | £16,750 | £16,750 | 2013 entrants - fixed tuition fees for the duration of the full fee paying period of study |
Notes
- * = yet to be set
Postgraduate continuation and extension fees (PhD and MPhil)
| Approved 2015-2016 | Approved 2016-2017 | Approved 2017-2018 | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postgraduate PhD continuation | £265 | £270 | - | For up to 12 months continuation after the end of standard fee-paying period (full and part-time students); and are not pro rata. | |
| Postgraduate PhD continuation (from 1 January 2017) | £275 | £275 | For up to 12 months continuation after the end of standard fee-paying period (full and part-time students); and are not pro rata. | ||
| Postgraduate PhD extensions |
1st extension 3 months - £391 6 months - £783 9 months - £1,174 12 months - £1,565 2nd extension 6 months - £1,433 12 months - £2,865 |
1st extension 3 months - £418 6 months - £835 9 months - £1,253 12 months - £1,670 2nd extension 6 months - £1,535 12 months - £3,070 |
1st extension 3 months - £418 6 months - £835 9 months - £1,253 12 months - £1,670 2nd extension 6 months - £1,535 12 months - £3,070 |
For students choosing to remain on the previous Length of Study for Postgraduate Research Students policy | |
| Postgraduate PhD extensions (granted from 1 January 2017) | £275/quarter | £275/quarter | Up to a maximum of 12 months in line with the Length of Study policy | ||
| Postgraduate MPhil continuation | £155 | £160 | - |
For up to 6 months continuation after end of standard fee-paying period (full and part-time students); and are not pro rata. |
|
| Postgraduate MPhil continuation (from 1 January 2017) | £275 | £275 | For up to 6 months continuation after end of standard fee-paying period (full and part-time students); and are not pro rata. | ||
| Postgraduate MPhil extensions |
1st extension 3 months - £453 6 months - £905 2nd extension 6 months - £1,655 |
1st extension 3 months - £480 6 months - £960 2nd extension 6 months - £1,760 |
1st extension 3 months - £480 6 months - £960 2nd extension 6 months - £1,760 |
For students choosing to remain on the previous Length of Study for Postgraduate Research Students policy |
|
| Postgraduate MPhil extensions (granted from 1 January 2017) |
£275/quarter |
£275/quarter |
Up to a maximum of 6 months in line with the Length of Study policy |
Thesis submission and staff fees
| Approved 2015-2016 | Approved 2016-2017 | Approved 2017-2018 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postgraduate thesis re-submission | £225 | £230 | £235 | |
| Staff - tuition fee | £130 | £135 | £140 | Meeting eligibility criteria |
| Staff - thesis submission fee | £225 | £230 | £235 | Meeting eligibility criteria |
| PhD by portfolio - registration fee | £130 | £135 | £140 | Meeting eligibility criteria |
|
PhD by portfolio - thesis submission fee |
£225 | £230 | £235 | Meeting eligibility criteria |
|
Children of employees |
£1,820 | £1,820 | * | Meeting eligibility criteria |
Notes
- * = yet to be set