Undergraduate fees for Home/UK and Channel Island students

Following the UK Government’s recent decision to increase fees for the academic year 2025-26, our tuition fee for new Home, UK and Channel Islands students is £9,535 per year. 
You can find the precise fee for your chosen course on each individual course web page.

Following the UK Government’s recent decision to increase fees for the academic year 2025-26, for students commencing an accelerated degree course with Edge Hotel School in the academic year 2025-2026, the tuition fee for new UK and Channel Islands students will be £11,440.


Students on a two-year accelerated course achieve the same academic qualification as a more traditional three-year degree, and could save over £5,500 in tuition fees over the duration of their course. Student Finance England (SFE), Student Finance Northern Island (SFNI) and Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) offer a tuition fee loan for eligible applicants.

Student Finance Wales (SFW) and Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) do have restrictions on their funding.

Study abroad year

If you are starting your course in the academic year 2025-2026 and you are opting to include a study abroad year into your program, you will pay 15% of the standard tuition fee for that year.  The standard fee is based on the new fee rate following the UK Government’s decision to increase fees for the academic year 2025-26.

Placement year

If you opt for an industrial or clinical placement year as part of your course, you will pay 20% of the standard tuition fee for that year.  The standard fee is based on the new fee rate following the UK Government’s decision to increase fees for the academic year 2025-26.

For students commencing their studies at the University of Essex in the 2025-2026 academic year, fees will increase for each academic year of study. For full-time undergraduate students with a Home UK and Channel Islands fee status any fee increases during your programme of study will be limited to the annual increase in the RPI-X index. Increases in fees for full-time undergraduate students with a Home fee status remain subject to UK Government approval. Our fees enable us to provide a high-quality educational experience, to invest in teaching, services and facilities, and to increase our investment in widening participation, access and student opportunity. We publish information on how we use your fees.

The 2024-2025 tuition fee for new Home, UK, and Channel Islands students is £9,250.

For students commencing an accelerated degree course with Edge Hotel School in academic year 2024-2025, the tuition fee for new UK and Channel Islands students will be £11,100. Students on a two-year accelerated course achieve the same academic qualification as a more traditional three-year degree, and could save over £5,500 in tuition fees over the duration of their course. Student Finance England (SFE), Student Finance Northern Island (SFNI) and Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) offer a tuition fee loan of up to £11,100 for eligible applicants.

Student Finance Wales (SFW) and Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) do have restrictions on their funding.

Study abroad year

If you are starting your course in academic year 2024-2025 and you are opting to include a study abroad year into your program, you will pay 15% of the standard tuition fee for that year.

Placement year

If you opt for an industrial or clinical placement year as part of your course, you will pay 20% of the standard tuition fee for that year.

For students commencing their studies at the University of Essex in the 2024-2025 academic year, fees will increase for each academic year of study. For full-time undergraduate students with a Home UK and Channel Islands fee status any fee increases during your programme of study will be limited to the annual increase in the RPI-X index. Increases in fees for full-time undergraduate students with a Home fee status remain subject to UK Government approval.

Our fees enable us to provide a high-quality educational experience, to invest in teaching, services and facilities, and to increase our investment in widening participation, access and student opportunity. We publish information on how we use your fees.