Tuition fees for Undergraduate Overseas students

Tuition fees information for Overseas Undergraduate students.

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Your tuition fee

For the 2024/25 academic year, the University of Sheffield will charge new full-time overseas undergraduates, tuition fees between £22,680 and £29,110 (except for Medicine and Dentistry courses - see below).

The tuition fee you pay in your first year will be the same for each year of your course. This is only applicable if you stay on the same course - if you change course, you may be subject to a higher rate in subsequent years of study.

Tuition fees for Medicine and Dentistry degrees

2024/25 students:

  • Medicine students will pay £43,150 per year for five years
  • Dentistry students will pay £46,190 per year for five years

We recommend that you check your fee in advance of arriving by using the fees look-up tool.

Paying your tuition fees and important reading

Paying your tuition fees is a crucial part of your registration at University. 

For information on how to do this correctly, as well as the things you need to look out for, visit:

How to pay your tuition fees and important reading

Additional information

Students doing a Placement Year/Industrial Placement or studying abroad as part of their course

Fees for each student's future Placement/Industrial Placement or future Study Abroad are set ahead of the academic year in which they will participate on the Placement/Industrial Placement or Study Abroad year.

To work out what your fee will be in your Year Abroad or Placement Industrial Year you need to know what your Full Time fee is, ie what your fee was in your first year of study.
 
Year Abroad students will pay 15% of their Full Time rate when they are on their Year Abroad. 
 
Placement/Industrial Placement students will pay 13.33% of their Full Time rate when they are on their Placement/Industrial Placement Year*
 
*exception to students on programme CHMU07 in Chemistry and students in the department of MBB doing their Industrial Placement Year in Level 4 of an MBiol) who will pay 20% of their Full Time rate
 
Your exact fee will be on your record ready for you to pay and re-register for before the start of the academic year. 

Scholarships

For further information, go to our prospective international students webpages.

What if I cannot pay or provide a sponsor letter in advance or at registration?

You should plan to pay your fee for your first year of study on the day that you register, if you have not already paid in advance.

If you have a good reason for delaying payment (eg you are still awaiting a letter from your sponsor), temporary registration will be given for up to three weeks. You must provide the missing documentation and/or payment within this three-week period.

Will the University send a receipt for any payment made in advance?

Due to the high volume of payments received at this time of year, the University does not generally issue receipts; however, if you pay your fees online, in advance of your arrival, the card/account holder will receive an email confirming payment.

What happens if I default on my payment?

If a payment does not reach the University as required and you have not made contact in advance:

  • Your registration will be subject to immediate review and could be cancelled.
  • Your computer facilities could be cancelled.
  • Your registration may only be renewed once you have paid all of your fee or have made a satisfactory arrangement to pay your fee.

The University reserves the right to insist that payment is made in full at the start of each year of study. It is therefore in your interests to honour all payments if you wish to continue to pay in instalments in future years.

What if I decide to leave my course or take a break from studying?

University tuition fee refund policy