My household income is less than £16,000
Oxford seeks to ensure that your financial circumstances do not prevent you from taking up a place on one of our courses. There are generous grants, loans and bursaries available to you, which are provided by the University and the government to fully meet the cost of studying at and living in Oxford.
If your household income is less than £16,000 per year, you’re studying at degree level for the first time and you are from England, the following information applies to you.
Tuition fee & support
The University will substantially reduce your tuition fee (repayable on graduation) so that in your first year the fee will be £3,500, and in subsequent years £6,000*.
Academic year | Tuition fee | Non repayable amount funded by the collegiate University | Your repayable contribution provided by the UK government (which you will start to repay after graduation) |
2014/15 | £9,000 | £5,500 | £3,500 |
Further years (per year)* | £9,000 | £3,000 | £6,000 |
This means that if your course lasts three years, you will need to repay the government contribution of £15,500 (rather than the full tuition fee of £27,000) and for a course which lasts four years, you will need to repay the government contribution of £21,500 (rather than the full tuition fee of £36,000). Read more about repayments.
Living costs & support
In 2013/14, we estimate basic living costs during term time at Oxford will be around £7,900*. This figure includes living in college accommodation, food, study costs and going out. You will also need to consider the cost of travelling to and from Oxford, out of term activities and the additional costs of living out of college accommodation which you might do for some of your course.
Oxford's bursary support will assist you with meeting these costs as well as helping you with other opportunities which might become available outside of term such as internships, clubs and societies. In your first year you will be given an additional £1,000 to assist with starting University and ensure you have funds to assist you with one off costs which you might encounter.
Academic year | Oxford bursary (non-repayable) | Government grant (non-repayable) | Government loan (repayable after graduation) | Total funds available to you |
2014/15 | £4,300 | £3,387 | £3,862 | £11,549 |
Further years* | £3,300 | £3,387 | £3,862 | £10,549 |
*The estimated amounts per year: the actual figures will vary slightly as arrangements are fully confirmed. For example there is likely to be a small increase in the fee annually.