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Overseas undergraduate fees

Tuition fees are payable to Cardiff University for each year of your course (including repeat years).

The annual fee covers:

  • all tuition fees
  • essential course costs
  • registration and examinations (except for the re-taking of examinations by applicants not currently registered).

Charges for University accommodation are not included in the tuition fee.

Funding may be available towards the cost of your tuition fees. Visit our funding pages for more information.

If you are unsure of your fee status ('home', 'island' or 'overseas'), take a look at our fee status page.

Fees after year one

The University reserves the right to increase tuition fees in the second and subsequent years of a course as permitted by law or Welsh Government policy.

Where applicable we will notify you of any change in tuition fee by the end of June in the academic year before the one in which the fee will increase.

Previous years

International undergraduate tuition fees for 2023 entry

Your tuition fee will depend on the course you have chosen, and the duration and level of study.

Our 'overseas' undergraduate tuition fees may vary. The fees are fixed for the majority of our courses, but not all.

Student type2023/24 fee
Full-time undergraduate studentsDependant on the course you have chosen.
Students on study year abroad15% of the full-time fee
Students on work/industrial placement year20% of the full-time fee
Students on the work-based learning year of the BSc/MArch in Architecture50% of the full-time fee
Healthcare programmes / NHS-funded programmesInformation about funding your healthcare course

Confirmation of fees

If you are offered a place on an undergraduate programme, you will be notified of the fee for your programme of study prior to your arrival at the University.

Fee status

Tuition fee status is determined by the University during the processing of applications, and we are therefore unable to confirm this in advance. If you are unsure as to your fee status, take a look at our fee status page.

International undergraduate tuition fees for 2022 entry

Your tuition fee will depend on the course you have chosen, and the duration and level of study.

Our 'overseas' undergraduate tuition fees may vary. The fees are fixed for the majority of our courses, but not all.

Dental fees

During the pre-clinical element of dental and medical courses the fee rate will be fixed, after which the clinical fee rate will be charged.

The pre-clinical element of the dentistry course is charged at £21,950 for 2021 entry. This pre-clinical fee applies to the first year of the programme only. From year two onwards the clinical fee rate will be charged.

The clinical fee rate will be set in the year prior to entry and with an annual increase that will be no more than the RPIX measure of inflation plus 2%. The RPIX rate will be taken from April preceding the commencement of the year of study. Once set the clinical fee rate will be fixed for the duration of the clinical fee period.

Confirmation of fees

If you are offered a place on an undergraduate programme, you will be notified of the fee for your programme of study prior to your arrival at the University.

Fee status

Tuition fee status is determined by the University during the processing of applications, and we are therefore unable to confirm this in advance. If you are unsure as to your fee status, take a look at our fee status page.

2022 entry for EU students

Student type2022/23 fee
Full-time undergraduate studentsDependant on the course you have chosen.
Students on study year abroad15% of the full-time fee
Students on work/industrial placement year20% of the full-time fee
Students on the work-based learning year of the BSc/MArch in Architecture50% of the full-time fee
Healthcare programmes / NHS-funded programmesInformation about funding your healthcare course

International undergraduate tuition fees for 2021 entry

Your tuition fee will depend on the course you have chosen, and the duration and level of study.

Our 'overseas' undergraduate tuition fees may vary. The fees are fixed for the majority of our courses, but not all.

Dental fees

During the pre-clinical element of dental and medical courses the fee rate will be fixed, after which the clinical fee rate will be charged.

The pre-clinical element of the dentistry course is charged at £21,950 for 2021 entry. This pre-clinical fee applies to the first year of the programme only. From year two onwards the clinical fee rate will be charged.

The clinical fee rate will be set in the year prior to entry and with an annual increase that will be no more than the RPIX measure of inflation plus 2%. The RPIX rate will be taken from April preceding the commencement of the year of study. Once set the clinical fee rate will be fixed for the duration of the clinical fee period.

Confirmation of fees

If you are offered a place on an undergraduate programme, you will be notified of the fee for your programme of study prior to your arrival at the University.

Fee status

Tuition fee status is determined by the University during the processing of applications, and we are therefore unable to confirm this in advance. If you are unsure as to your fee status, take a look at our fee status page.

2021 entry for EU students

Student type2021/22 fee
Full-time undergraduate studentsDependant on the course you have chosen.
Students on study year abroad15% of the full-time fee
Students on work/industrial placement year20% of the full-time fee
Students on the work-based learning year of the BSc/MArch in Architecture50% of the full-time fee
Healthcare programmes / NHS-funded programmesInformation about funding your healthcare course

International undergraduate tuition fees for 2020 entry

Your tuition fee will depend on the course you have chosen, and the duration and level of study.

Our international undergraduate tuition fees are fixed for the majority of courses, but not all.

Dental fees

During the pre-clinical element of dental and medical courses the fee rate will be fixed, after which the clinical fee rate will be charged.

The pre-clinical element of the dentistry course is charged at £21,950 for 2020 entry. This pre-clinical fee applies to the first year of the programme only. From year two onwards the clinical fee rate will be charged.

The clinical fee rate will be set in the year prior to entry and with an annual increase that will be no more than the RPIX measure of inflation plus 2%. The RPIX rate will be taken from April preceding the commencement of the year of study. Once set the clinical fee rate will be fixed for the duration of the clinical fee period.

Fee illustrations will be available shortly.

Confirmation of fees

If you are offered a place on an undergraduate programme, you will be notified of the fee for your programme of study prior to your arrival at the University.

Fee status

Tuition fee status is determined by the University during the processing of applications, and we are therefore unable to confirm this in advance. If you are unsure as to your fee status, take a look at our fee status page.

2020 entry for EU students

Student type2020/21 fee
Full-time EU undergraduate£9,000
Students on ERASMUS or study year abroad15% of the full-time fee
Students on work/industrial placement year20% of the full-time fee
Students on the work-based learning year of the BSc/MArch in Architecture50% of the full-time fee
Healthcare programmes / NHS-funded programmesInformation about funding your healthcare course