How you calculate your total estimated postgraduate tuition fees depends on what your fee status is. Each year's tuition fees cover your matriculation, tuition and one diet of examinations. An examination diet is the period of one set of exams. Where to find tuition fee amounts Find tuition fees for your programme on the degree finder How to calculate your total tuition fee amount To calculate your total tuition fee amount, you need to know: your fee status (to know what fee rate you pay)Work out what your fee status will bewhat year you intend to start studyingif you defer, you pay the fee rate of the year you will start studying we publish tuition fees for the current academic year and for one year in advance how many years your programme takes, or how many credits your programme is (for part-time intermittent programmes) Taught full- and part-time on-campus programmes If you study an on-campus taught full- or part-time postgraduate programme, you can calculate your total tuition fee amount by multiplying the relevant fee rate for your year of entry by the number of years your programme takes. Total tuition fees = (relevant fee rate for your year of entry) x (number of years your programme takes) Taught part-time intermittent on-campus programmes For some part-time intermittent programmes, your tuition fee on the degree finder will list the 'estimated total fees for award'. For part-time intermittent programmes where this total is not listed, you can calculate the total by adding up the cost of each course you study. For example, if you study 50 credits, made up of two 20-credit courses and one 10-credit course, you can add up the cost of each course to get a total cost. Taught online programmes For most online programmes, your tuition fee on the degree finder will list the 'estimated total fees for award'. For part-time intermittent programmes where this total is not listed, you can calculate the total by adding up the cost of each course you study. For example, if you study 50 credits, made up of two 20-credit courses and one 10-credit course, you can add up the cost of each course to get a total cost. Research programmes (Scottish and Rest of UK fee rate) If you pay the Scotland or Rest of UK fee rate, your tuition tuition fees might increase annually. We recommend you factor in a 5% inflation rate when calculating fee rates for future years. To calculate your total tuition fees for the Scotland and Rest of UK fee rate, first calculate the cost of each year. This will either be a confirmed fee or one you have to estimate by multiplying the previous year's fee rate by 1.05%. Once you have the fee for each year of study, add these together to get your total tuition fees. Example estimated total tuition fee (Scotland or Rest of UK) This example is for a student with Scotland or Rest of UK fee status studying a full-time 3-year PhD in Engineering, starting in 2026. 2026-2027: £5,2382027-2028: £5,500 (estimate)2028-2029: £5,775 (estimate)£5,238 + £5,500 + £5,775 Total cost for 3 years = £16,513 Research programmes (International fee rate) If you pay the International fee rate for a postgraduate research programme, you can calculate your total tuition fee amount by multiplying the relevant fee rate for your year of entry by the number of years your programme takes. Total tuition fees = (relevant fee rate for your year of entry) x (number of year your programme takes) Next step Step 2: Calculate estimated additional study costs This article was published on 2026-04-02
