Fees
Tuition fees cover the cost of your study and include charges for registration, tuition, supervision, examinations and graduation.
Payment of fees will also entitle you to membership of the library, the Students' Union and the Athletic Union.
To provide you with certainty in your financial planning we have fixed tuition fees for new international students for the duration of their course (please note that this does not apply to clinical undergraduate courses in Medicine and Dentistry, or to progression from our foundation year to a bachelor's degree course).
Any offer of a place at the University is made on the understanding that you have sufficient funds to pay for your tuition fees and your living expenses for the entire duration of your period of study.
International tuition fee bands for 2017 entry*
Foundation (pre-undergraduate) tuition fees:
| Engineering and Science Foundation (Year 0) | £17,000 | |
| Life Sciences Foundation Year | £21,000 | |
| INTO Manchester International Foundation Programme | £13,995+ | |
Bachelor, master's and PhD tuition fees:
| Non-laboratory degrees | £17,000 | |
| Laboratory (science and engineering degrees) | £21,000 | |
| Clinical years within Medicine and Dentistry degrees | £38,000 | |
| Alliance Manchester Business School Master's tuition fees | £18,000-£24,000 | |
Please note that international fees are not standard across all courses. Please check the appropriate Faculty or School pages for the exact fee for each course.
Cost of living
Manchester's affordable cost of living makes it an ideal choice for those who want to enjoy a major city on a budget. It is consistently shown to be one of the cheapest places in the UK for students to live.
You can enjoy some of the cheapest travel costs in the country and with a total student population of more than 80,000 to aim at, local businesses, services and nightlife venues compete for your custom with countless offers and promotions.
Below are breakdowns of spending for the average Manchester undergraduate and postgraduate student for one academic year.
Estimated living costs 2016/17 for undergraduate students
| Costs | 40 weeks | Weekly cost (based on 40 weeks) |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation (self-catered)* | £4,995 | £124.88 |
| Meals (excluding meals out) | £1,525 | £38 |
| Course costs excluding tuition fees (varies greatly according to degree programme, for example books and equipment) | £420 | |
| Clothes | £400 | |
| Transport (includes local transport and travelling home / visiting friends) | £450 |
£7.50 for a weekly bus pass (£300 for a weekly bus pass for 40 weeks).
£150 for rail travel home/visiting friends.
Costs may be greater for students commuting from home but they will incur no accommodation costs. |
| Other (eg mobile phone bill, socialising, laundry, photocopying and printing) | £1,600 | £40 |
| Total | £9,390 |
*For catered accommodation (breakfast and an evening meal on weekdays) add approximately £350 to the annual total.
Estimated living costs 2016/17 for postgraduate students
| Cost | 52 weeks | Weekly cost (based on 52 weeks) |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation (self-catered) | £6,400 | £123.07 |
| Meals (excluding meals out) | £1,985 | £38 |
| Course costs excluding tuition fees (varies greatly according to degree programme eg books and equipment) | £420 | |
| Clothes | £520 | |
| Local transport (excludes travelling home / visiting friends) | £390 | £7.50 for a weekly bus pass |
| Other (eg mobile phone bill, socialising, laundry, photocopying and printing) | £2,080 | £40 |
| Total | £11,795 |
These costs are intended as a guide only.
Some courses will require you to pay for specific items, materials or activities not covered in the tuition fees, such as field courses. In these cases the University endeavours to keep these additional costs as low as possible.
