Home undergraduate fees
Tuition fees are payable to Cardiff University for each year of your course (including repeat years).
The annual fee covers:
- all tuition fees
- essential course costs
- registration and examinations (except for the re-taking of examinations by applicants not currently registered).
Charges for University accommodation are not included in the tuition fee.
Funding may be available towards the cost of your tuition fees. Visit our funding pages for more information.
If you are unsure of your fee status ('home' or 'overseas'), take a look at our fee status page.
2025 entry
| Student type | 2025/26 fee |
|---|---|
| Full-time 'home' undergraduate | £9,535 |
'Home’ students on a placement as part of their degree, including:
| 15-20% of the full-time fee, dependent on the type of placement |
| Students on the work-based learning year of the BSc/MArch in Architecture | 50% of the full-time fee |
| Healthcare programmes / NHS-funded programmes | Information about funding your healthcare course |
Fees after year one
The University reserves the right to increase tuition fees in the second and subsequent years of a course as permitted by law or Welsh Government policy.
Where applicable we will notify you of any change in tuition fee by the end of June in the academic year before the one in which the fee will increase.
Previous years
The Welsh Government has lifted the tuition fee cap in Wales, bringing it in line with the fees charged at English universities.
Following approval in April 2024, Cardiff University will now implement changes to our tuition fees:
- new students due to join us in the academic year 2024/25 will be charged £9,000.
- returning students will be charged £9,250 for study in the academic year 2024/25*
- students who are currently on an interruption of study will never be charged the increased fee for their current programme
| Student type | 2024/25 fee |
|---|---|
| Full-time 'home' undergraduate | See above for details |
'Home’ students on a placement as part of their degree, including:
| 15-20% of the full-time fee, dependent on the type of placement |
| Students on the work-based learning year of the BSc/MArch in Architecture | 50% of the full-time fee |
| Healthcare programmes / NHS-funded programmes | Information about funding your healthcare course |
*Returning students who started their course in the academic year 2021/22 or earlier will be charged £9000 per year.
| Student type | 2023/24 fee |
|---|---|
| Full-time 'home' undergraduate | £9,000 |
'Home’ students on a placement as part of their degree, including:
| 15-20% of the full-time fee, dependent on the type of placement |
| Students on the work-based learning year of the BSc/MArch in Architecture | 50% of the full-time fee |
| Healthcare programmes / NHS-funded programmes | Information about funding your healthcare course |
| Student type | 2022/23 fee |
|---|---|
| Full-time 'home' undergraduate | £9,000 |
'Home’ students on a placement as part of their degree, including:
| 15-20% of the full-time fee, dependent on the type of placement |
| Students on the work-based learning year of the BSc/MArch in Architecture | 50% of the full-time fee |
| Healthcare programmes / NHS-funded programmes | Information about funding your healthcare course |
Most UK/EU students will be eligible for financial support to cover their tuition fees in full, so nothing has to be paid up front.
