Tuition Fees and Living Expenses
The Course Fees
Tuition fees for the 2012/2013 course are £10,700 and are payable in three instalments.
Click here to find out more about paying your fees.
Estimated minimum living expenses 2011-2012
The estimated minimum cost of living for single, undergraduate student living in self-catered, university owned accommodation at Cardiff University from September 2011 – June 2012 = £6,480.00
This information is based what UK postgraduate and undergraduate students told us it would cost to live in Cardiff last year. We have added the current UK rate of inflation to this to get £720 per month figure for undergraduates.
| Minimum cost of living 2011-2012 | per month | UG 9 months |
| Rent in University Residences | £315.00 | £2,835.00 |
| Food | £125.00 | £1,125.00 |
| Book/Copying | £35.00 | £315.00 |
| Social/leisure | £110.00 | £990.00 |
| Clothes | £30.00 | £270.00 |
| Laundry & Toiletries | £25.00 | £225.00 |
| Travel | £35.00 | £315.00 |
| Telephone and TV licence | £45.00 | £405.00 |
| Total | £720.00 | £6,480.00 |
Please note that the minimum cost of living figures for Cardiff University are different from the maintenance test set by the UK Government under the Tier 4 Points Based Immigration System. International students coming to the UK are required to pass a maintenance test set by the UK government before they are given their student visa and allowed to come to the UK to study.
Please note that the amount of money that you need to show is likely to increase for 2012-2013, so it is important that you check the UKBA website (below) before you apply for your student visa. www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/studyingintheuk
For more information about the points based system, please see:
www.cf.ac.uk/for/prospective/inter/study/gettingtocardiff/visasandimmigration/index.html
www.ukcisa.org.uk/student/immigration.php
Budgeting
When planning to study in the UK it is essential that you are aware of the costs involved and that you ensure you will be able to finance your studies.
Cardiff is one of the cheapest cities in the UK. In a recent newspaper campaign it was discovered that Cardiff is the most cost-effective of all the old University cities. This means that your money will go substantially further than in other places in the UK.
However, it is still essential that you have enough money to survive for the whole time you are studying at Cardiff.
The International Student Calculator is an online tool which will help you calculate your budget and understand how you will spend your time as well as your money in the UK. It also gives you information on insurance and banking as well as a guide to the cost of living.
For more information visit: www.studentcalculator.org.uk