International students who started their course before 2012
Tuition fee and support
Students from outside the European Union pay a higher rate of tuition fee than UK and EU students, and are also liable for an additional College fee.
Living costs and support
The University estimates that basic term time living costs for students in 2013/14 will be £7,900. Students from outside the UK must also take into account the additional cost of where they live during the vacations which could include the cost of travelling home or paying additional rent to remain in Oxford.
There is no living costs support available from the UK government or the University for international students.
US loans
US Federal student loans for undergraduates are administered centrally by the Graduate Admissions and Funding team. The University of Oxford is eligible to certify loan applications for the Direct Loan Program. Further details including advice on how to apply is available in our US Federal loans section.
Canadian loans
Canadian students may be eligible for support through two different government student loan programmes:
The federal programme, called the Canada Student Loans Program
Provincial and territorial programmes. In four provinces (Ontario; Saskatchewan; Newfoundland and Labrador; New Brunswick), provincial-federal loan programmes are integrated. You apply to only one agency in your province of residence and the loan management and repayment will be through the National Student Loans Service Centre. All remaining provinces and territories, with the exception of Yukon, offer stand-alone loan programmes. Students apply to one agency to receive their student financial assistance, but will receive and manage two separate loans. To learn more about the programmes go to the CanLearn website.
If you take out a loan through one of these programmes and need to have enrolment forms and tuition fee confirmations completed, the team which deals with US loans also handles Canadian loan and tax queries. Please contact them on us.loans@admin.ox.ac.uk.
