Rates for new students in 2012/13
From 2012/13, all colleges and universities will be allowed to
charge up to £6,000 for a course. Many will be allowed to charge up
to £9,000 if they can prove they are widening access for students
from poor backgrounds.
Maximum Tuition Fee Loans for 2012/13
|
Student type |
Tuition Fee Loan |
| New full-time students |
£9,000 |
| New full- time
students at private university or college |
£6,000 |
| New part-time students |
£6,750 |
| New part-time students at private
university or college |
£4,500 |
Full time students
The Tuition Fee Loan covers the full amount of tuition fees that
universities and colleges charge students, up to a maximum
of £9,000 for new students in academic year 2012/13.
Some private institutions may charge students more than £9,000
if they offer designated courses.
Returning students
Full-time students who started their courses in 2009/10, 2010/11
or 2011/12 and are continuing their courses in 2012/13 will pay
Tuition fees of up to £3,465.
How is it paid?
The Tuition Fee Loan is paid directly from us to the student's
university or college. They don't receive the money directly.
Do students need to pay it back?
Yes. It is a loan which students need to pay back after they
have finished their course.
Student loan repayments website
Previous study and your nationality and residency
To get a Tuition Fee Loan, both the student and the course they
are studying need to be eligible for student
finance.
Student finance eligibility
Leaving your course during the year
If the student leaves their course during the year they will pay
back the instalments of the loan which Student Finance England paid
out.
|
When they leave |
Tuition Fee Loan they have to repay |
| Before they register for their course |
Nothing |
| After they register, but before the end of term
1 |
25% |
| Before the end of term 2 |
50% |
| Before the end of term 3 |
100% |
Changing your course - what students pay back
If they student changes their course during the year they will
pay back -
- any instalments which were paid for their old course
- any remaining instalments, for their new course
For example, if they change their course in the first term, and
we have paid their first Tuition Fee Instalment, they will pay
back:
- 25% of the Tuition Fee of their old course and
- 75% of the tuition fee for their new course