Undergraduate Fees

Prospective students

Tuition fees for Home* students at the University of Chester are as follows:

* Students from the UK, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey and the Republic of Ireland are treated as Home students for tuition fee purposes.

Please note that the University may increase these fees at the start of each subsequent year of your course in line with inflation at that time, as measured by the Retail Price Index. These fee levels and increases are subject to any necessary government, and other regulatory, approvals.

For full-time modes of study, if you are eligible for a Tuition Fee Loan by Student Finance this will cover the cost of your tuition fee, and is paid directly to the course provider. Here's a guide for English students starting an undergraduate course from August 2024.

If you live outside England, there can be subtle differences in the way student finance is governed. Further details can be found on student finance websites relevant to your country of residence.

EU Students

Students from countries in the European Economic Area and the EU that started in or after the 2021-22 academic year will pay International Tuition Fees.

Students who have been granted Settled Status may be eligible for Home Fee Status and if eligible will be able to apply for Tuition Fee Loans and Maintenance Loans.

Students who have been granted Pre-settled Status may be eligible for Home Fee Status and if eligible will be able to apply for Tuition Fee Loans.

Irish Nationals living in the UK or Republic of Ireland are treated as Home students for Tuition Fee Purposes.

Part-time Study

You may be eligible for a Tuition Fee Loan for part-time study by Student Finance. However, if you live outside England, there can be subtle differences in the way student finance is governed. Further details can be found on student finance websites relevant to your country of residence.

If you are not eligible, you would need to pay for your course yourself. At the University of Chester, this can be paid monthly from November until July.

If you are interested in studying an undergraduate degree part time, you will have six years to complete the course. This provides you with two years to complete the modules required for each year of study. The minimum amount you can study in one year is 20 credits per year and the maximum is 100 credits.

If you are interested in studying a Foundation Degree part-time, you will have five years to complete the course. The minimum amount you can study in one year is 20 credits per year and the maximum is 100 credits.

Graduate Entry Medicine

2025/26 onwards:

Graduate Entry Medicine students apply for Undergraduate finance as they can receive the standard package of support including Tuition and Maintenance support.

The regulations provide that eligible students can apply for a tuition loan of up to £5,964 for the first academic year of their course and are required to fund the remaining £3,571 themselves.

In years two to four of the course, fees are paid via a combination of the income-assessed NHS Bursary and a tuition fee loan from Student Finance.

In year 1 students can apply for a means-tested maintenance loan and supplementary grants from Student Finance and from year 2 to 4 of the course, as these students can apply for means-tested NHS bursaries, they become eligible for the Reduced Rate Maintenance Loan from Student Finance.

International Fees

The tuition fees for international students studying undergraduate courses in the 2025-26 academic year are £14,450. This fee is frozen for the duration of the degree. All undergraduate students are eligible for an International Scholarship Award, which is applicable to each year of study. 

For international students studying courses with a Foundation Year, the tuition fees for Year 1 (the Foundation Year) are £10,750 and £14,450 for Years 2-4 in 2025/26.

Current Students

Our full-time undergraduate tuition fees for UK/IE students entering University in 2025-26 are £9,535 a year, or £1,590 per module for part-time study. The University may increase these fees at the start of each subsequent year of your course in line with inflation at that time, as measured by increases in the Retail Price Index. These fee levels and increases are subject to any necessary government and other regulatory approvals. The tuition fees for international students studying undergraduate courses in the 2025-26 academic year are £14,450.