Student fees

Payment of fees and when they fall due forms part of the contractual relationship between you (the student) and the University. You are expected to have made adequate provision for the payment of your fees before arriving at the University.

Tuition and Accommodation fee payments are due by the dates detailed below*. Other miscellaneous charges e.g. Field Trips, Travel Insurance and Residence fines are due within 30 days of the invoice date.

If you are enrolled via a Degree Apprenticeship, or on an online programme, the process will be different from that described within the Student Fee and Bursary Regulations. The process will be confirmed separately by the University. This is also true of any alternative fee arrangements.

If you are a student in Penryn (Cornwall), your accommodation is managed by Falmouth Exeter Plus; please refer to your accommodation contract for details of the accommodation payment deadlines and late fees. Further information can be found by visiting the Accommodation pages on the Falmouth Exeter Plus website. 

*Tuition fees can be paid in more than 2 instalments by setting up a Recurrent Card Payment (RCP) plan. Please see the 'Pay online by instalments' section of the 'Make a Payment' page for further details.

Payment due dates 2024/2025

Undergraduate, PGCE and Postgraduate Taught students - September 2024 start 

Postgraduate Research (PGR) Students

Tuition Fee Due Dates - Online Programmes and Modules

Penalties of non payment

Students are required to meet all due dates of payment whether these are annual payments or instalments. Students whose accounts are not fully paid by the due dates will be subject to the debt management procedures below:

Important information

• Persistent refusal to pay fees, charges, and penalties by the due dates, or any deferred date agreed by the Accounts Receivable Team (Debt Management), will be regarded as a major disciplinary offence and disciplinary/eviction action may result
• No student with an academic related debt will be permitted to attend Graduation/Degree ceremonies
• No student with an academic related debt will be permitted to register for a subsequent academic session
• All debts to the University of Exeter are pursued. This may include referral to an External Debt Collection Agency
• Students will remain liable for all outstanding fees and any costs in relation to debt recovery activity

Tuition fees may vary depending on the programme of study and attendance. All students are sent a University of Exeter offer letter which states the fees payable for the specified period or by module. Information regarding tuition fee amounts is also displayed during online registration.

Tuition fees are chargeable for the academic period required by the programme, with annual amounts charged for each academic year of the programme unless otherwise stated. It is to be expected that tuition fees will rise by a modest amount each year, for the duration of study. This is to take into account inflationary pressures.

Throughout the year you can check your recent transactions and balance with the University of Exeter by accessing your online statement via the Finance tab in the Student Record System.

• Undergraduate Study fees
• Postgraduate Taught Study fees
• Postgraduate Research Study fees
• Other fees

Exeter based accommodation

For students starting in September/October 2023, Accommodation Fees are due at the beginning of the academic year in full, or in the following instalments

Please note that no invoices will be issued in respect of the standard Accommodation charge as the amounts and payment dates are outlined in your accommodation offer which is available online.

Your accommodation offer will show the charges you are due to pay at the beginning of all three terms. 51 week contracts will show a fourth period and payment due date.

Throughout the year you can check your recent transactions and balance with the University of Exeter by accessing your online statement via the Finance tab in the Student Record System.

Payment can be made online via the Make a Payment web page.

Penryn campus accommodation

*Please do not pay via the Exeter online service, all Penryn campus accommodation charges should be paid online or by contacting the accommodation office using the details below*

Please note that for accommodation at the Penryn Campus, all three terms should be paid in full. The deposit is refunded at the end of the academic year.

The Penryn Campus is operated jointly by University College Falmouth and the University of Exeter through Falmouth Exeter Plus (FXPlus). FXPlus provides a range of services to both institutions, including estates and facilities management, commercial activities and accommodation services.

Accommodation Office
Penryn Campus
Treliever Road
Cornwall
TR10 9EZ

Email: accommodation@fxplus.ac.uk

Telephone: 01326 253639
Fax: 01326 253 623

If a sponsor is paying your fees

This page provides information for students who are sponsored by a recognised organisation (but does not include the Student Loans Company)

If you are sponsored, you must submit an official Sponsorship letter or Financial Guarantee to the University when you make your application. We require the letter from your sponsor to confirm the following details:

• Full contact name of who the tuition fee invoice should be addressed to
• Full postal address, email address and telephone number of the above named person
• Full details of the financial aid being offered
• The letter should be printed on headed paper with an official signature and stamp

Please note that we cannot invoice your sponsor until we have an official sponsorship letter or Financial Guarantee. If we cannot invoice your sponsor, then you remain liable for all fees and payment must be made by the standard University payment due dates.

Examples of organisations may include:

• Embassies (normally an overseas Embassy)
• Private funding councils (either overseas or UK based)
• An Employer (either overseas or UK based)

If your sponsorship covers the duration of your course, you only need to provide the letter at the beginning of your course.

However, if your sponsorship only covers one academic year, and is reviewed annually, you must provide the University with a new Sponsorship letter or Financial Guarantee each academic year.

Please note that it is your responsibility to contact your sponsor and request a sponsorship letter or Financial Guarantee. The University cannot request this information on your behalf due to General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

Once we have received the required letter/guarantee and you have registered, an invoice for the specified charges will be sent to your sponsor. Payment is then expected within 30 days of the invoice being sent. If your sponsor fails to make payment by the due date given, the University reserves the right to apply its normal late payment and debtor penalty procedures. Please see the 2023/24 Student Finance Regulations for full details.

Please submit your sponsor letter upon applying to the University, or if you have already registered, please submit a colour copy to the SID desk in person or by logging an enquiry

Funds to cover your costs

Please make sure you arrange to have sufficient funds to pay your tuition and accommodation fees and other living expenses before travelling. To pay your fees, please visit our Make a Payment page.

Fraud, tricks and Scams

Unfortunately, some criminals try to get money from students, particularly our international students. Some of these scams will seem very convincing and persuasive and it can be frightening.

Top tips

• Don’t give your bank account details to anyone unless you know and trust them.
• Be very cautious of unsolicited offers of easy money. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
• Research any company that makes you a job offer and make sure their contact details (address, landline phone number, email address and website) are genuine.
• Be wary of job offers from people or companies overseas as it will be harder for you to find out if they are legitimate.
• Be wary of ads that are written in poor English, with grammatical errors and spelling mistakes.

(Source: https://moneymules.co.uk)

If you’re contacted by someone and it seems unusual, unexpected or just odd, please end the call/communication. You should then contact us so we can offer you advice on what to do next. If the person who contacted you is genuine they won’t mind you checking this and then getting back to them.

Action list

• Report it to the Police. If you believe you have been involved in a scam, immediately inform the Police by calling 101. You should also report the incident to Action Fraud.
• Call your bank. If money is involved, you should call your bank/credit card provider who may be able to freeze transactions or else advise you on the next steps.

Support

• If you've been left without enough money to live on, you can submit an application to the Success for All Fund.
• An experience like this can be stressful and leave students feeling vulnerable, the Wellbeing team are available to speak to and can be contacted via their webpage.
• If you feel the experience has impacted on your studies, speak with the Welfare team in your Hub for advice.
• The Guild Advice Unit offers free impartial and confidential advice to students. See here for details.

Further information can be found on our International Student Support pages

Fee Status

If you do not have Home or Island fee status you will have International fee status. This is likely if:

• you have not lived in the UK, Isle of Man or the Channel Islands for three full years immediately before the first day of your course
• you live in the UK but have immigration restrictions about how long you can stay
• you have lived in the UK but at any point in the three years immediately before the first day of your course your residency was mainly so you can receive full-time education

To determine your classification, we follow regulations set by the UK government:

• The Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) (England) Regulations 2007 mainly for undergraduate study;
• The Education (Fees and Awards) (England) Regulations 2007 for postgraduate study.

Find a summary of the regulations from the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA). 

UKCISA offers further advice and support for international students.

Saudi Embassy checklist

For any student attending the University with an agreement with the Saudi Arabian Embassy to pay your tuition fees, please see the below checklist which outlines the process from start to finish and highlights what steps each student should take to ensure the tuition fees are paid on time.

Where tuition fees are not paid by the Embassy, your IT access and ability to study may be affected, so please review this document and complete the actions listed.

To raise an enquiry with the student information desk (SID) please log an enquiry online. For full guidance on the ways you can contact SID, please see the University webpages.

When raising an enquiry online, please use the subject header ‘Saudi Embassy sponsorship’ as this will help us prioritise your enquiry.

*We cannot invoice the Saudi Embassy without the Financial Guarantee letter so please ensure all the above steps are completed*