Back in December, we wrote about proposed changes to our undergraduate tuition fees. We explained that changes to fee and loan regulations were conditional on formal Parliamentary approval and on the university achieving a set quality standard. While we had achieved the set quality standard, which is measured via the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), the proposed changes to the regulations had not, at that time, been approved by Parliament.
The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 were laid before Parliament on Thursday 9 February, and have now come into effect. As Royal Holloway has already met the set quality standard through TEF, this means that Royal Holloway’s tuition fees for UK and EU undergraduates will now increase to £9,250 a year for the academic year 2017/18.
It’s important to point out that if you are a UK or EU undergraduate student and started your degree programme in or before September 2015, there is no change to the fee you will pay. We’ve previously announced that Royal Holloway will hold fees at £9,000 a year for UK and EU undergraduates who began their programmes in or before September 2015, and the fee will stay at £9,000 a year for the duration of your course.
If you started your programme in September 2016, your tuition fees will rise to £9,250 for the academic year 2017/18. If you are paying for your programme through student finance, your loan amount will increase to cover this additional cost automatically. If you are paying in any other way, you will be prompted to pay the new amount when you normally pay your fees. If Royal Holloway continues to meet the quality standard as set out in the TEF, your tuition fee may then increase each year by a maximum amount that is controlled by the Government.
You can find out more about what the changes mean for you, and check what your fees will be using our online fee checker tool.