The student loan for tuition fees is available to Home full-time, undergraduate, first degree students.

The loan can cover up to the full amount of tuition fees charged. The Student Loans Company will pay your fees to the university on your behalf in three instalments per year.

Whether you qualify for a tuition fee loan depends on a variety of factors:

• your course

• if you’ve studied a higher education course before

• your nationality or residency status.

Your course needs to be in the UK and one of the following:

• a first degree, for example BA, BSc or BEd

• a Foundation Degree

• an Initial Teacher Training course

• an integrated master’s degree

• a pre-registration postgraduate healthcare course.

If you are studying part-time, your course needs a ‘course intensity’ of 25% or more for you to be eligible for student finance. You can find out more on the UK Government 'Student finance for undergraduates' web page.

Note on previous study:

You’ll usually only receive student finance if you’re doing your first higher education qualification - even if your previous course was self-funded. You may still be eligible for limited funding in certain circumstances.

If you have studied before please visit our previous study page for more information.

Home tuition fees for 2024 entry

Tuition fees for courses starting in September 2024 will be set at £9,250, so you will be able to apply for a tuition fee loan for up to £9,250. Please note, this tuition fee may be subject to increases depending on government policy.

If you request a fee loan for less than this amount, you will be invoiced directly for the difference.

You can apply for a student loan for fees as part of your application for student support.

If you do not apply for the student loan for fees at this time, or do not apply for the full amount for which you are eligible, you should be able to amend the loan amount at a later date.

You should remember, however, that if you have not applied for a full student loan for fees, or are not eligible for a loan for the full amount of your fees, you will be expected to make payment in full by 31 January 2025.  

For fee payment terms and conditions visit our student fees payment terms and conditions web page.

Repayments start the April after you complete your course and you will only repay your student loan when your income is over a threshold amount for your repayment plan.

Each plan has a threshold for your weekly or monthly income. You repay:

• 9% of the amount you earn over the threshold for plans 1, 2 and 4

• 6% of the amount you earn over the threshold for the Postgraduate Loan
  
  
• Students beginning their studies after August 2023 will be on plan 5.

Further details about repaying your loan can be found on the UK Government's repaying your student loan web page.

Find out what plan applies to you on the UK Government's when you start repaying web page.

You do not pay anything back if your income is under the threshold. Interest starts being added to your loan from when you get your first payment.