Fees and funding guide
Full-time undergraduate students 2025/26 entry
This fees and funding guide outlines the tuition fees and financial support arrangements for UK students joining undergraduate degrees, integrated foundation years, foundation degrees or integrated Masters degrees. This guide is for those joining Edge Hill University between August 2025 and July 2026.
Tuition fees may vary depending on what you are planning to study and how you plan to study, whether that be full-time or part-time. You can find the relevant details below.
Exceptions may apply if you have enrolled on previous higher education study (at level 4 or level 5). This applies if you didn’t achieve a qualification, or if the course you are joining is of an equivalent or lower level to a previous qualification.
If you are a prospective UK student joining a full-time undergraduate degree or full-time integrated Masters degree at Edge Hill University between August 2025 and July 2026, the tuition fee will be £9,535 a year.
If you are a prospective UK student joining a full-time foundation degree at Edge Hill University between August 2025 and July 2026, the tuition fee will be £9,535 a year.
The University may administer a small inflationary rise in tuition fees as you progress through the course. This will be in line with Government policies.
Eligible students will not pay up front for their tuition and can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan to cover the cost of the course fees.
Undergraduate full-time medicine degree tuition fees
If you are a prospective UK student joining a medicine degree at Edge Hill in September 2025, the tuition fee will be £9,535 a year.
The University may administer a small inflationary rise in tuition fees as you progress through the course. This will be in line with Government policies.
Eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan to cover the cost of their first four years of study. For the final year of MBChB Medicine and the final two years of the MBChB Medicine with Foundation Year, your course fees are paid in full by the relevant funding agency.
Part-time undergraduate degree tuition fees
If you are a prospective UK student joining a part-time undergraduate degree or integrated Masters degree at Edge Hill University between August 2025 and July 2026, the tuition fee will be £79 per credit (subject to final Government approval). This is equivalent to £1,580 per 20 credit module. You need 360 credits to complete an undergraduate degree and 480 credits to complete an integrated Masters degree.
If you are a prospective UK student joining FdA Early Years Education and Leadership between August 2025 and July 2026, the tuition fee will be £7,145 a year.
The University may administer a small inflationary rise in tuition fees as you progress through the course. This will be in line with Government policies.
Loans
Full-time undergraduate student loans are subject to different financial arrangements and eligibility criteria depending on whether you are domiciled in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. The information below applies to eligible students domiciled in England only.
If you are domiciled in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, you should consult the website of the relevant funding body.
You will be able to borrow the full cost of your tuition fee from the Government in the form of a Tuition Fee Loan (subject to eligibility).
You must have submitted a UCAS application before you can apply for financial support from the Government. We recommend applying for financial support earlier on, ensuring your application is received and processed in good time.
The funding application process for English-domiciled students is as follows:
After you have applied for student funding, you will be able to manage your account online.
If you have withdrawn from a previous course due to compelling personal reasons, you could be eligible to receive an extra year of tuition fee support. You should send evidence of your personal reasons for repeating a year to Student Finance England.
Following the assessment of your application, you will receive a Student Finance Entitlement Letter. This will outline the support you have applied for and what you can expect to receive. You can also view this online.
If the financial support outlined in your Student Finance Entitlement Letter is not what you anticipated, you can contact us for advice.
Maintenance Loans are available to eligible new full-time students joining an undergraduate degree or integrated Masters degree.
Available to help with living costs such as food, accommodation and travel.
Your household income determines the amount of Maintenance Loan you can apply for. Additional factors such as where you are going to live while you are studying also influence this amount.
Usually paid in three instalments, directly to your bank or building society account.
Supplementary grants and allowances
Depending on your circumstances, you may qualify for additional financial support from the Government, including:
Adult Dependants’ Grant – means-tested support of up to £3,545 a year if you have to care for an adult dependant. This is someone who is not your grown-up child (subject to eligibility).
Childcare Grant – means-tested support designed to contribute up to 85% towards your childcare costs. If you have a dependent child/children in the care of an Ofsted-registered childcare provider while you study, you may qualify for this grant. Childcare grants for academic year 2025/26 are worth up to a maximum of £199.62 per week for one child only. This goes up to £342.24 per week for two or more children (subject to eligibility).
Parents’ Learning Allowance – means-tested support of up to £2,024 a year if you have children who are wholly or mainly financially dependent on you.
If you are studying a pre-registration degree in Midwifery, Nursing, Operating Department Practice or Paramedic Practice, or an integrated Masters degree in Nurse Paramedic (Adult) or Nursing & Social Work, you may be eligible to receive additional funding through the NHS Learning Support fund.
The fund, which you will not need to pay back, includes the following elements:
Training Grant – a training grant of £5,000 a year in new Government funding to help with living costs.
Specialist Subject Payment – a further £1,000 per year if you will be specialising in learning disabilities nursing or mental health nursing, where demand is particularly high.
Parental Support – a further £2,000 per year if you have parental responsibility for a child who is under the age of 15 years (under 17 years if the child is registered with special educational needs).
Exceptional Support Fund (ESF) – up to a further £3,000 per year of additional support if you find yourself experiencing severe financial hardship during your studies.
To be eligible to apply to the NHS Learning Support Fund, you must be:
Due to train on a pre-registration degree in Nursing, Midwifery, Operating Department Practice or Paramedic Practice, or an integrated Masters degree in Nurse Paramedic (Adult) or Nursing & Social Work.
Eligible for a Tuition Fee Loan and a Maintenance Loan.
If you are undertaking a sandwich year, you can still apply for a Maintenance Loan for this year, but this will be at a reduced rate.
Study abroad
If you are undertaking a year studying abroad, you can still apply for a Maintenance Loan. A Maintenance Loan of up to £12,076 may be available for a year studying abroad in academic year 2025/26.
The maximum amount you can receive as a Maintenance Loan may increase if you qualify for certain benefits.
If you are spending a semester studying abroad rather than a full academic year, you may be eligible for pro-rata overseas rates of Maintenance Loan for that period.
Repaying your loan
How much you repay depends on your income – the amount you earn (including things like bonuses and overtime) before tax and other deductions.
You’ll repay a percentage of your income over the income ‘threshold’ for your type of loan, depending on how often you get paid.
The earliest you’ll start repaying is:
the April after you leave your course
the April 4 years after the course started if you’re studying part-time and your course is longer than 4 years
April 2026 if you’re on Plan 5
Your repayments automatically stop if either:
you stop working
your income goes below the threshold
You’ll repay either:
9% of your income over the threshold if you’re on Plan 1, 2, 4 or 5
6% of your income over the threshold if you’re on a Postgraduate Loan plan
The income thresholds are different for each plan type.
Taking out student loans and paying the required inflation-based interest is an issue for some students and could be prohibited for religious reasons.
The Government is working towards an alternative Sharia-compliant student finance package for these circumstances. The suggested alternative financial product would result in identical graduate repayments to the current student loan system but would not be interest based.
Further details are awaited from the Government. In the meantime, you may find it useful to contact a local Imam to discuss Sharia-compliant finance if you have any concerns.
Tuition Fee Loans
You will be able to borrow the full cost of your tuition fee from the Government in the form of a Tuition Fee Loan for the first four years of study (subject to eligibility).
Tuition fees for the final year of the MBChB Medicine and the final two years of the MBChB Medicine with Foundation Year are currently paid in full by the relevant funding agency. This will be The National Health Service (NHS) for students from England and Wales, The Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) for students from Scotland, and The Department of Health (DoH) for students from Northern Ireland.
MBChB Medicine
Years 1-4: Tuition Fee Loan for the first four years of study.
Year 5: Course fees paid in full by the relevant agency.
MBChB Medicine with Foundation Year
Years 1-4: Tuition Fee Loan for the Foundation Year plus the first three years of the MBChB Medicine.
Years 5-6: Course fees paid in full by the relevant funding agency.
Student Finance Maintenance Loans & Supplementary Grants (MBChB Medicine and MBChB Medicine with Foundation Year)
MBChB Medicine
Years 1-4
Maintenance loans are available to eligible new full-time students
Available to help with living costs such as food, accommodation and travel.
Your household income determines the amount of Maintenance Loan you can apply for.
Additional factors such as where you are going to live while you are studying also influence this amount.
Usually paid in three instalments, directly to your bank or building society account.
Supplementary grants and allowances
Depending on your circumstances, you may qualify for additional financial support from the Government, including:
Adult Dependants’ Grant – means-tested support of up to £3,545 a year if you have to care for an adult dependant. This is someone who is not your grown-up child (subject to eligibility).
Childcare Grant – means-tested support designed to contribute up to 85% towards your childcare costs. If you have a dependent child/children in the care of an Ofsted-registered childcare provider while you study, you may qualify for this grant. Childcare grants for academic year 2025/26 are worth up to a maximum of £199.62 per week for one child only. This goes up to £342.24 per week for two or more children (subject to eligibility).
Parents’ Learning Allowance – means-tested support of up to £2,024 a year if you have children who are wholly or mainly financially dependent on you.
Year 5
A Non-means Tested Reduced Rate Maintenance loan is available to eligible students
(25/26 rates)
Living at a Parental Home
Final Year rate: £1567
Living Elsewhere
Final Year rate: £2146
MBChB Medicine with Foundation Year
Years 1-4
Maintenance loans are available to eligible new full-time students
Available to help with living costs such as food, accommodation and travel.
Your household income determines the amount of Maintenance Loan you can apply for.
Additional factors such as where you are going to live while you are studying also influence this amount.
Usually paid in three instalments, directly to your bank or building society account.
Supplementary grants and allowances
Depending on your circumstances, you may qualify for additional financial support from the Government, including:
Adult Dependants’ Grant – means-tested support of up to £3,545 a year if you have to care for an adult dependant. This is someone who is not your grown-up child (subject to eligibility).
Childcare Grant – means-tested support designed to contribute up to 85% towards your childcare costs. If you have a dependent child/children in the care of an Ofsted-registered childcare provider while you study, you may qualify for this grant. Childcare grants for academic year 2025/26 are worth up to a maximum of £199.62 per week for one child only. This goes up to £342.24 per week for two or more children (subject to eligibility).
Parents’ Learning Allowance – means-tested support of up to £2,024 a year if you have children who are wholly or mainly financially dependent on you.
Year 5 & 6
A Non-means Tested Reduced Rate Maintenance loan is available to eligible students
Available to help with living costs such as food, accommodation and travel.
Where you are going to live whilst you are studying will also influence this amount.
Usually paid in three instalments, directly to your bank or building society account.
For the final year of study on MBChB Medicine, and the final two years of study on MBChB Medicine with Foundation Year, eligible students who normally live in England can apply for a
a non-means tested bursary
a means tested bursary, which is based on parental, spouse, partner or civil partner’s income or your own unearned income
a tuition fee contribution
additional allowances, depending on your circumstances
Non-means tested bursary
The 2024 to 2025 rate is £1,020 for all students.
Means tested bursary
The 2024 to 2025 rates are:
up to £3,255 if your university is in London and you do not live in your parental home
up to £2,696 if your university is outside of London and you do not live in your parental home
up to £2,251 regardless of university location if you live in your parental home
Additional allowances
Depending on your circumstances, you may be entitled to more support. Additional allowances for the NHS Bursary are:
Taking out student loans and paying the required inflation-based interest is an issue for some students and could be prohibited for religious reasons.
The Government is working towards an alternative Sharia-compliant student finance package for these circumstances. The suggested alternative financial product would result in identical graduate repayments to the current student loan system but would not be interest based.
Further details will come from the Government. In the meantime, you may find it useful to contact a local Imam to discuss Sharia-compliant finance if you have any concerns.
Tuition Fee Loans
You will be able to borrow the full cost of your tuition fee from the Government in the form of a Tuition Fee Loan (subject to eligibility). This is providing you are studying at least 25% of the equivalent part-time undergraduate or integrated Masters degree per year.
We recommend applying for financial support earlier on, ensuring your application is received and processed in good time.
The funding application process for English-domiciled students is as follows:
After you have applied for student funding, you will be able to manage your account online.
Following the assessment of your application, you will receive a Student Finance Entitlement Letter. This will outline the support you have applied for and what you can expect to receive. You can also view this online.
If the financial support outlined in your Student Finance Entitlement Letter is not what you anticipated, you can contact us for advice.
Maintenance Loans are available to eligible part-time students joining an undergraduate degree or integrated Masters degree. They are currently not available to part-time foundation degree students.
Available to help with living costs such as food, accommodation and travel.
Your household income determines the amount of Maintenance Loan you can apply for. Additional factors such as where you are going to live while you are studying also influence this amount.
Usually paid in three instalments, directly to your bank or building society account.
Taking out student loans and paying the required inflation-based interest is an issue for some students and could be prohibited for religious reasons.
The Government is working towards an alternative Sharia-compliant student finance package for these circumstances. The suggested alternative financial product would result in identical graduate repayments to the current student loan system but would not be interest based.
Further details will come from the Government. In the meantime, you may find it useful to contact a local Imam to discuss Sharia-compliant finance if you have any concerns.
If you are joining our BSc (Hons) Secondary Mathematics Education with QTS degree in academic year 2024/25, you may be eligible to receive a Department for Education undergraduate bursary. This is worth £9,000 in Year 3 of the programme.
If you are awarded a bursary, payments will be distributed in ten equal monthly instalments from October to July.
Further information about the Department for Education undergraduate bursary is available on GOV.UK.
left full-time employment with the British Army, Royal Air Force or Royal Navy in the five years prior to the start of the programme, you may qualify for an undergraduate veteran teaching bursary.
This is worth £20,000 a year for Years 2 and 3 of the programme.
If you receive a Troops to Teachers undergraduate bursary, you will not be eligible to receive a Department for Education undergraduate bursary. Payments will be distributed in ten equal monthly instalments from October to July.
Further information about the Troops to Teacher undergraduate bursary is available on GOV.UK.
Social Work Bursary
If you are joining BA (Hons) Social Work, you may be eligible to apply for a Social Work Bursary in Year 2 and Year 3 of your degree. This includes an annual placement allowance.
Residency conditions and additional eligibility criteria apply. Whilst all eligible students can expect to receive the placement allowance, the University is only allocated a capped number of Social Work Bursary awards and is required to nominate students to receive the bursary following stipulated guidance. Receipt of a Social Work Bursary is therefore not guaranteed and there is no right of appeal. The University has provided more information on availability and eligibility criteria.
NHS Bursary
For the final year of study on MBChB Medicine, and the final two years of study on MBChB Medicine with Foundation Year, eligible students who normally live in England can apply for a
a non-means tested bursary
a means tested bursary, which is based on parental, spouse, partner or civil partner’s income or your own unearned income
a tuition fee contribution additional allowances, depending on your circumstances
In the case of you studying on a medicine course, you may have to attend clinical placements. Student finance regulations treat placements as university study and assess this as full attendance with eligibility for full fees. Moreover, you will be eligible to apply for a travel grant.
Student Finance will issue the claim travel expenses for clinical study (CLEX) form to them If the application is means-tested. This does not apply to NHS Bursary years.
Scholarships
Edge Hill University offers scholarships for prospective and current undergraduate students.
If you have a disability or specific learning difficulty, you may be eligible for support to meet your individual needs. Find out more through the Government’s Disabled Students’ Allowance.
Disabled Students’ Allowances are worth up to £27,783 for eligible students in academic year 2025/26. These allowances help with the cost of specialist equipment, extra travel costs, or other support necessary to enable your studies.
If you feel you have a support requirement, we encourage you to arrange a chat with our Inclusive Services team.
