Understanding your tuition fees
You pay tuition fees at the beginning of each year. The fee rates depend on your fee status.
Tuition fees are liable to increase annually for all University of Bath students.
You should also budget for extra costs in addition to your tuition fees.
Fees for Home, EU and Island students
If you are an EU or Island student and start your course in the 2020/21 academic year, you will pay the same fees as Home students throughout your course.
UK undergraduate fees are regulated by the government. Tuition fees are liable to increase annually for all University of Bath students.
If you aren't paying your fees in British pounds, you should also budget for possible fluctuations in your own currency.
Tuition fees
| Course | Annual fee |
|---|---|
| Full-time campus-based courses including Foundation Sport (Sports Performance) | £9,250 |
| Full-time campus-based Honours years (top-up from Foundation degree) | £9,250 |
| Full-time Foundation degree courses franchised to partner organisations: FdSc Addictions Counselling | £7,710 |
| Full-time Honours years franchised to partner organisations (top-up from Foundation degree): BSc (Hons) Addictions Counselling | £7,710 |
| MArch Architecture Year 1 | £5,550 |
| MArch Architecture Year 2 | £9,250 |
Placement fees and study abroad fees
You will normally pay a reduced tuition fee instead of the full year fee while on a placement period or studying abroad.
Thick sandwich placements
A thick sandwich placement means you are away from the University working or studying for at least one continuous academic year.
| Type of placement | Annual fee for placement or study abroad year |
|---|---|
| Paid non-Erasmus work | £1,850 |
| Unpaid non-Erasmus work | £1,850 |
| Erasmus study or work | £1,385 |
| Non-Erasmus study | £1,385 |
Thin sandwich placements
A thin sandwich placement year includes one semester of placement or study abroad and the other semester as on-campus study at Bath.
BSc Business Administration (years 2 and 3) and BSc Architecture (years 2 and 3) are the only courses which have thin sandwich placements.
| Placement year | Annual fee |
|---|---|
| Placement Year 1 | £9,250 |
| Placement Year 2 – Erasmus study | £1,385 |
| Placement Year 2 – Erasmus work | £1,385 |
| Placement Year 2 – non-Erasmus study | £1,385 |
| Placement Year 2 – paid non-Erasmus work | £1,850 |
| Placement Year 2 – unpaid non-Erasmus work | £1,850 |
Fees for overseas students
You should budget for an increase of up to 5% for every year of your course.
If you aren't paying your fees in British Pounds, you should also budget for possible fluctuations in your own currency.
Tuition fees
Band 1: Primarily 'library-based' courses (Humanities and Social Sciences)
| Course | Annual fee |
|---|---|
| Band 1: Primarily 'library' based courses (Humanities and Social Sciences) | £18,000 |
| With the exception of: | |
| BSc Economics | See Band 2 table |
| BSc Economics and Mathematics | See Band 2 table |
| BSc Economics and Politics | See Band 2 table |
| BSc/MSci Sport and Exercise Science | See Band 3 table |
| BSc/MSci Psychology | See Band 3 table |
Band 2: Economics (and related) and School of Management courses
| Course | Annual fee |
|---|---|
| Band 2: Economics (and related) and School of Management courses | £20,000 |
| Including: | |
| BSc (hons) International Management and Modern Languages | £20,000 |
| BSc Economics | £20,000 |
| BSc Economics and Mathematics | £20,000 |
| BSc Economics and Politics | £20,000 |
Band 3: All Science, Engineering, Health, and Psychology courses
| Course | Annual fee |
|---|---|
| Band 3: Economics (and related) and School of Management courses | £22,300 |
| Including: | |
| BSc/MSci Sport and Exercise Science | £22,300 |
| BSc/MSci Psychology | £22,300 |
Other course fees
| Course | Annual fee |
|---|---|
| Full Time Overseas Foundation Degree | £18,000 |
| Full Time Overseas Honour Year (top up from foundation degree) | £18,000 |
| MArch Architecture Year 1 | £14,250 |
| MArch Architecture Year 2 | £22,300 |
| MPharmacy pre-registration year (Year 5 of degree course) | £22,300 |
Placement fees
Band 1
| Type of placement | Course | Annual fee |
|---|---|---|
| Thick sandwich | Humanities & Social Sciences courses | £5,000 |
Band 2
Economics (and related) and School of Management courses.
| Type of placement | Course | Annual fee |
|---|---|---|
| Thick sandwich | Economics courses | £5,555 |
| Thick sandwich | BSc International Management and Modern Languages | £10,000 |
| Thick sandwich | BSc Management | £10,000 |
| Thick sandwich | BSc International Management | £10,000 |
| Thick sandwich | BSc Accounting and Finance | £10,000 |
| Thick sandwich | BSc Management with Marketing | £10,000 |
| Thin sandwich | BSc Business Administration | £15,000 |
Band 3
Courses offered by:
- Faculty of Engineering & Design
- Faculty of Science
- Department for Health
- Department of Psychology
Faculty of Engineering courses
| Type of placement | Course | Annual fee |
|---|---|---|
| Thick sandwich | All Faculty of Engineering courses | £6,195 |
| Thin sandwich | BSc Architecture | £14,250 |
Faculty of Science courses
| Type of placement | Course | Annual fee |
|---|---|---|
| Thick sandwich | MChem Chemistry with Industrial Training | £11,150 |
| Thick sandwich | MChem Chemistry for Drug Discovery with Industrial Training | £11,150 |
| Thick sandwich | MPharmacology | £11,150 |
| Thick sandwich | All other Faculty of Science courses | £6,195 |
Department for Health courses
| Type of placement | Course | Annual fee |
|---|---|---|
| Thick sandwich | Department for Health courses | £6,195 |
Department of Psychology courses
| Type of placement | Course | Annual fee |
|---|---|---|
| Thick sandwich | Psychology courses | £6,195 |
Legal information
These fees are for the academic year 2020/21 only. Tuition fees are liable to increase annually for all University of Bath students.
UK undergraduate fees are regulated by the government. These fees are subject to parliamentary approval.
If you are an EU undergraduate student starting your studies in or before 2020/21, your fees will be the same as the UK undergraduate fee for the length of your course.
You should budget for an increase of up to 5% each year for every further year of study; we will not increase your fees each year by more than this percentage and the amount will be set out on our fee page in December for the following academic year.