Guidance

Higher education tuition fees for foundation years

How higher education (HE) providers can implement the HE tuition fee cap for classroom-based foundation years in the 2025 to 2026 academic year.

Applies to England

Documents

Lower-fee subjects list

Details

This guidance is for HE providers in England that offer foundation years.

It describes the HE provision that constitutes a foundation year and explains how to determine the fee limit for foundation years in different subjects. It also includes information on how foundation years will work alongside the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE).

The spreadsheet lists the specific subjects within scope of the reduced tuition fee cap.

Published 9 May 2024