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Tuition fees for undergraduate students who started in 2020

The tuition fees you need to pay for the 2023/24 academic year if you started your course in 2020. You can also find the fees you'll need to pay in 2024/25.


Factsheet

Understanding your tuition fees

You pay tuition fees at the beginning of each year. The fee rates depend on your fee status, not your mode of study.

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.

Read about what your tuition fees pay for.

Fees for Home, EU, and Island students

These are the fees you need to pay whether you're studying on campus or remotely.

If you are an EU undergraduate student and started your studies in or before 2020/21, your fees will be the same as the UK undergraduate fee for the length of 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

Tuition fees for the 2023/24 academic year

Course 2023/24
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 Honours years franchised to partner organisations (top-up from Foundation degree): BSc (Hons) Addictions Counselling £9,250
MArch Architecture Year 1 £9,250
MArch Architecture Year 2 £9,250

Tuition fees for the 2024/25 academic year

Course 2024/25
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
MArch Architecture Year 1 £5,550
MArch Architecture Year 2 £9,250

Tuition fees charged in previous years

Course 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21
Full-time campus-based courses including Foundation Sport (Sports Performance) £9,250 £9,250 £9,250
Full-time campus-based Honours years (top-up from Foundation Degree) £9,250 £9,250 £9,250
Full-time Honours years franchised to partner organisations (top-up from Foundation degree): BSc (Hons) Addictions Counselling £7,710 £7,710
MArch Architecture Year 1 £5,550 £5,550 £5,550
MArch Architecture Year 2 £9,250 £9,250 £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.

Find out what your placement fees pay for.

Thick sandwich placements

A thick sandwich placement means you are away from the University working or studying for at least one continuous academic year.

Thick sandwich placement fees for the 2023/24 academic year

Type of placement 2023/24
Paid non-Turing work £1,850
Unpaid non-Turing work £1,850
Turing study or work £1,385
Non-Turing study and non-Turing work £1,385

Thick sandwich placement fees for the 2024/25 academic year

Type of placement 2024/25
Paid non-Turing work £1,850
Unpaid non-Turing work £1,850
Turing study or work £1,385
Non-Turing study and non-Turing work £1,385

Thick sandwich placement fees charged in previous years

Type of placement 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21
Paid non-Turing work £1,850 £1,850 £1,850
Unpaid non-Turing work £1,850 £1,850 £1,850
Turing study or work £1,385 £1,385 £1,385
Non-Turing study and non-Turing work £1,385 £1,385 £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.

Thin sandwich placement fees for the 2023/24 academic year

Placement year 2023/24
Placement Year 1 £9,250
Placement Year 2 – Turing study £1,385
Placement Year 2 – Turing work £1,385
Placement Year 2 – non-Turing study £1,385
Placement Year 2 – paid non-Turing work £1,850
Placement Year 2 – unpaid non-Turing work £1,850

Thin sandwich placement fees for the 2024/25 academic year

Placement year 2024/25
Placement Year 1 £9,250
Placement Year 2 – Turing study £1,385
Placement Year 2 – Turing work £1,385
Placement Year 2 – non-Turing study £1,385
Placement Year 2 – paid non-Turing work £1,850
Placement Year 2 – unpaid non-Turing work £1,850

Thin sandwich placement fees charged in previous years

Placement year 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21
Placement Year 1 £9,250 £9,250 £9,250
Placement Year 2 – Turing study £1,385 £1,385 £1,385
Placement Year 2 – Turing work £1,385 £1,385 £1,385
Placement Year 2 – non-Turing study £1,385 £1,385 £1,385
Placement Year 2 – paid non-Turing work £1,850 £1,850 £1,850
Placement Year 2 – unpaid non-Turing work £1,850 £1,850 £1,850

Fees for overseas students

These are the fees you need to pay whether you're studying on campus or remotely.

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 for the 2023/24 academic year

Band 1: Humanities & Social Sciences courses

Course 2023/24
Humanities & Social Sciences courses £20,700
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 Psychology see Band 3 table
Course 2023/24
Economics and School of Management courses £23,100
Including:
BSc International Management and Modern Languages £23,100
BSc Economics £23,100
BSc Economics and Mathematics £23,100
BSc Economics and Politics £23,100

Band 3: All Science, Engineering, Health, and Psychology courses

Course 2023/24
All Science, Engineering, Health, and Psychology courses £25,700
Including:
BSc/MSci Sport and Exercise Science £25,700
BSc Psychology £25,700

Other courses

Course 2023/24
Full-time Overseas Foundation Degree £20,700
Full-time Overseas Honour Year (top-up from Foundation Degree) £20,700
MArch Architecture Year 1 £16,420
MArch Architecture Year 2 £25,700
MPharmacy pre-registration year (Year 5 of degree course) £25,700

Tuition fees for the 2024/25 academic year

Band 1: Humanities & Social Sciences courses

Course 2024/25
Humanities & Social Sciences courses £21,700
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 Psychology see Band 3 table
Course 2024/25
Economics and School of Management courses £24,200
Including:
BSc International Management and Modern Languages £24,200
BSc Economics £24,200
BSc Economics and Mathematics £24,200
BSc Economics and Politics £24,200

Band 3: All Science, Engineering, Health, and Psychology courses

Course 2024/25
All Science, Engineering, Health, and Psychology courses £26,900
Including:
BSc/MSci Sport and Exercise Science £26,900
BSc Psychology £26,900

Other courses

Course 2024/25
Full-time Overseas Foundation Degree £21,700
Full-time Overseas Honour Year (top-up from Foundation Degree) £21,700
MArch Architecture Year 1 £17,185
MArch Architecture Year 2 £26,900
MPharmacy pre-registration year (Year 5 of degree course) £26,900

Tuition fees charged in previous years

Band 1: Humanities & Social Sciences courses

Course 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21
Humanities & Social Sciences courses £19,800 £18,900 £18,000
With the exception of:
BSc Economics see Band 2 table see Band 2 table
BSc Economics and Mathematics see Band 2 table see Band 2 table
BSc Economics and Politics see Band 2 table see Band 2 table
BSc/MSci Sport and Exercise Science see Band 3 table see Band 3 table
BSc Psychology see Band 3 table see Band 3 table
Course 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21
Economics and School of Management courses £22,000 £21,000 £20,000
Including:
BSc International Management and Modern Languages £22,000 £21,000 £20,000
BSc Economics £22,000 £21,000 £20,000
BSc Economics and Mathematics £22,000 £21,000 £20,000
BSc Economics and Politics £22,000 £21,000 £20,000

Band 3: All Science, Engineering, Health, and Psychology courses

Course 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21
All Science, Engineering, Health, and Psychology courses £24,500 £23,400 £22,300
Including:
BSc/MSci Sport and Exercise Science £24,500 £23,400 £22,300
BSc Psychology £24,500 £23,400 £22,300

Other courses

Course 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21
Full-time Overseas Foundation Degree £19,800 £18,900 £18,000
Full-time Overseas Honour Year (top-up from Foundation Degree) £19,800 £18,900 £18,000
MArch Architecture Year 1 £15,655 £14,950 £14,250
MArch Architecture Year 2 £24,500 £23,400 £22,300
MPharmacy pre-registration year (Year 5 of degree course) £24,500 £23,400 £22,300

Placement fees for the 2023/24 academic year

Find out what your placement fees pay for.

Band 1

Type of placement Course 2023/24
Thick sandwich Humanities & Social Sciences courses £5,750

Band 2

Economics (and related) and School of Management courses.

Type of placement Course 2023/24
Thick sandwich Economics courses £6,415
Thick sandwich BSc International Management and Modern Languages £11,550
Thick sandwich BSc Management £11,550
Thick sandwich BSc International Management £11,550
Thick sandwich BSc Accounting and Finance £11,550
Thick sandwich BSc Management with Marketing £11,550
Thin sandwich BSc Business Administration £17,325

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 2023/24
Thick sandwich All Faculty of Engineering courses £7,140
Thin sandwich BSc Architecture £16,420

Faculty of Science courses

Type of placement Course 2023/24
Thick sandwich MChem Chemistry with Industrial Training £12,850
Thick sandwich MChem Chemistry for Drug Discovery with Industrial Training £12,850
Thick sandwich MPharmacology £12,850
Thick sandwich All other Faculty of Science courses £7,140

Department for Health courses

Type of placement Course 2023/24
Thick sandwich Department for Health courses £7,140

Department of Psychology courses

Type of placement Course 2023/24
Thick sandwich Psychology courses £7,140

Placement fees for the 2024/25 academic year

Find out what your placement fees pay for.

Band 1

Type of placement Course 2024/25
Thick sandwich Humanities & Social Sciences courses £6,030

Band 2

Economics (and related) and School of Management courses.

Type of placement Course 2024/25
Thick sandwich Economics courses £6,720
Thick sandwich BSc International Management and Modern Languages £12,100
Thick sandwich BSc Management £12,100
Thick sandwich BSc International Management £12,100
Thick sandwich BSc Accounting and Finance £12,100
Thick sandwich BSc Management with Marketing £12,100
Thin sandwich BSc Business Administration £18,150

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 2024/25
Thick sandwich All Faculty of Engineering courses £7,470
Thin sandwich BSc Architecture £17,185

Faculty of Science courses

Type of placement Course 2024/25
Thick sandwich MChem Chemistry with Industrial Training £13,450
Thick sandwich MChem Chemistry for Drug Discovery with Industrial Training £13,450
Thick sandwich MPharmacology £13,450
Thick sandwich All other Faculty of Science courses £7,470

Department for Health courses

Type of placement Course 2024/25
Thick sandwich Department for Health courses £7,470

Department of Psychology courses

Type of placement Course 2024/25
Thick sandwich Psychology courses £7,470

Placement fees charged in previous years

Find out what your placement fees pay for.

Band 1

Type of placement Course 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21
Thick sandwich Humanities & Social Sciences courses £5,500 £5,250 £5,000

Band 2

Economics (and related) and School of Management courses.

Type of placement Course 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21
Thick sandwich Economics courses £6,110 £5,830 £5,555
Thick sandwich BSc International Management and Modern Languages £11,000 £10,500 £10,000
Thick sandwich BSc Management £11,000 £10,500 £10,000
Thick sandwich BSc International Management £11,000 £10,500 £10,000
Thick sandwich BSc Accounting and Finance £11,000 £10,500 £10,000
Thick sandwich BSc Management with Marketing £11,000 £10,500 £10,000
Thin sandwich BSc Business Administration £16,500 £15,750 £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 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21
Thick sandwich All Faculty of Engineering courses £6,805 £6,500 £6,195
Thin sandwich BSc Architecture £15,655 £14,950 £14,250

Faculty of Science courses

Type of placement Course 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21
Thick sandwich MChem Chemistry with Industrial Training £12,250 £11,700 £11,150
Thick sandwich MChem Chemistry for Drug Discovery with Industrial Training £12,250 £11,700 £11,150
Thick sandwich MPharmacology £12,250 £11,700 £11,150
Thick sandwich All other Faculty of Science courses £6,805 £6,500 £6,195

Department for Health courses

Type of placement Course 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21
Thick sandwich Department for Health courses £6,805 £6,500 £6,195

Department of Psychology courses

Type of placement Course 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21
Thick sandwich Psychology courses £6,805 £6,500 £6,195

Legal information

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 and started your studies in or before 2020/21, your fees will be the same as the UK undergraduate fee for the length of your course.

If you have Overseas fee status, 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.

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