Living in Wales

Swansea University will charge tuition fees of £9,000 per year. However, if you are domiciled in Wales, and are studying for your first degree, you will not have to pay the tuition fees upfront.

You will be eligible for:

• A non-repayable tuition fee grant of £5,425 from the Welsh Government (subject to terms and conditions).
• A repayable tuition fee loan of £3,575.

To help with your living costs you will be eligible for:

• A maintenance loan up to a maximum of £5,150
• A maintenance grant (or special support grant) up to a maximum of £5,161 
• A partial cancellation of up to £1500 on your maintenance loan.  For more information please visit here

The amount of maintenance loan/grant you receive will depend upon your household income.

Loans are only repayable when you have finished your studies and are earning over £21,000 per year. Payments stop if your salary falls below this threshold. Repayments are 9% of the income above £21,000. For example, someone earning £25,000 a year would repay 9% of £4,000 (approximately £30 per month). Any outstanding balance is written off after 30 years. If you complete your course (or withdraw) before 2016 repayments wont commence until April 2016.

For further information visit www.studentfinancewales.co.uk

Living in England (or elsewhere in UK)

Swansea University will charge tuition fees of £9000 per year. However, if you live in England, and are studying for your first degree you will not have to pay the tuition fees upfront.

You will be eligible for:

• A repayable tuition fee loan of £9,000.

To help with your living costs you will be eligible for:

• A maintenance loan up to a maximum of £5,500
• A maintenance grant (or special support grant) up to a maximum of £3,354

The amount of maintenance loan/grant you receive will depend upon your household income.

Loans are only repayable when you have finished your studies and are earning over £21,000 per year. Payments stop if your salary falls below this threshold. Repayments are 9% of the income above £21,000. For example, someone earning £25,000 a year would repay 9% of £4,000 (approximately £30 per month). Any outstanding balance is written off after 30 years. If you complete your course (or withdraw) before 2016 repayments wont commence until April 2016.

For further information visit www.direct.gov.uk

If you live in Northen Ireland you will be eligible for a repayable tuition fee loan of £9000 per year, for further information visit www.studentfinanceni.co.uk

If you live in Scotland please visit www.saas.gov.uk for funding information

Living in the EU (outside of UK)

Swansea University will charge tuition fees of £9,000 per year. However, if you are domiciled in the EU (outside of the UK), and are studying for your first degree, you will not have to pay the tuition fees upfront.

You will be eligible for:

• A non-repayable tuition fee grant of £5,425 from the Welsh Government (subject to terms and conditions).
• A repayable tuition fee loan of £3,575

Loans are only repayable when you have finished your studies and are earning over £21,000 per year. Payments stop if your salary falls below this threshold. Repayments are 9% of the income above £21,000. For example, someone earning £25,000 a year would repay 9% of £4,000 (approximately £30 per month). Any outstanding balance is written off after 30 years. If you complete your course (or withdraw) before 2016 repayments wont commence until April 2016.

For full information on applying for a Tuition Fee Grant and Loan, please contact the Student Finance Services European Team, which handles all applications for financial assistance from EU students applying to universities in the UK.

Student Finance Services European Team
Box 89
Darlington
DL1 9AZ

Email or telephone: +44 (0) 141 243 3570

Further information student finance for EU students can be found at on the official UK Government website at Directgov

Live outside the EU (International)

Swansea University apply a 'banding' structure when calculating International fee costs for standard degree programs based on the subject area. You will be charged the following fee if your core subject area falls within one of the following categories:

• Certain specialist courses may be charged at a different level to those shown above, such as the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) which is £9900 (or £5500 if you are a graduate from a Welsh University)
• Fee costs for Visting International students (or Associate students) will be charged a pro-rata amount for every 10 credits undertaken. The cost for 10 credits in Band 1 subjects will be £875, Band 2 £1008 and Band 3 £1125.
• For information on General English Language courses please visit our ELTS webpages here
• If you are unsure of the correct fee for your program please contact Student Finance at StudentFinance@swansea.ac.uk or +44 (0) 1792 602700.
• If you believe that you should not be classed as an International student for fee paying purposes please refer to our Fee Assessment guideliness here

How to pay (FAQs)

If you are funding your program personally or not eligible for student support please select the relevent category below for essential information on how and when to pay your fees:-

• Home/EU
• International

Externally sponsored (not SLC)

If you are sponsored by an external organisation such as a Charity, Employer or Overseas Government/Agency please ensure that your full funding details are sent to the Student Finance Office, prior to your enrolment (full address details under Contact us)

If you do not have an offical letter from your organisation please arrange with your sponsor to complete a  Sponsor confirmation form

Additional Costs

In addition to your Tuition Fees you should bear in mind that there may be further costs relating to your course as well as the everyday living costs. 

Please click here for more information.

Refund Policy

If you Withdraw from your program early (or Suspend your studies) you may be eligible for a refund.

Please refer to our Refunds policy here