Policy paper

Tuition fees and student support: 2025 to 2026 academic year

Information about changes to undergraduate tuition fees and student support arrangements in the 2025 to 2026 academic year.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 4 November 2024
• Last updated: 26 November 2025
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  1. 26 November 2025

     Updated 'Tuition fees and loans for foundation years' to confirm that maximum fees and fee loans for foundation years in non-classroom-based subjects will remain aligned with maximum tuition fees for undergraduate courses in the 2026 to 2027 academic year.

  2. 21 November 2024

     Updated 'Tuition fees and loans for foundation years: 2025 to 2026 academic year' to add a link to guidance on tuition fees for foundation years.

  3. 5 November 2024

     Added details about tuition fees for courses at providers who have a Teaching Excellence Framework award or an access and participation plan from the Office for Students.

  4. 4 November 2024

     First published.

This was published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

Applies to England

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Changes to tuition fees: 2025 to 2026 academic year

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Support with living costs: 2025 to 2026 academic year

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Tuition fees and loans for foundation years

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Details

Information about changes the government intends to make in the 2025 to 2026 academic year to:

• undergraduate tuition fees
• loans for support with living costs
• fees and fee loans for foundation years

The government laid regulations implementing these changes to tuition fee limits on 20 January 2025, which came into force on 6 March 2025.