Tuition fees for research postgraduate programmes

About the project

As a student at the University of St Andrews, you will be expected to pay fees every year that you attend a degree course. Fees may increase annually during the course of your study. The amount you will have to pay depends on the degree you are studying and your fee status.

Fee status

Your fee status will determine the level of tuition fees you will have to pay. You should query your fee status if you are unsure which fee category applies to you.

Tuition fees for 2025-2026

• PhD Home students Tuition fees for 2025-2026 have been confirmed by UKRI as £5,006. Overseas students For 2024 overseas entrants, this tuition fee will be the same for the duration of your course whilst you are paying the full fee. Faculty School Tuition fees for 2025-2026 Arts Art History Classics Economics and Finance English Geography (Arts) History International Relations Management Mathematics and Statistics Modern Languages Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies £21,570 Divinity Divinity £21,570 Medicine Medicine £26,270 Science Biology Chemistry Computer Science Earth and Environmental Sciences Geography and Sustainable Development Physics and Astronomy Psychology and Neuroscience £26,270

Overseas students

Faculty | School | Tuition fees for 2025-2026

Arts | Art History Classics Economics and Finance English Geography (Arts) History International Relations Management Mathematics and Statistics Modern Languages Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies | £21,570

Divinity | Divinity | £21,570

Medicine | Medicine | £26,270

Science | Biology Chemistry Computer Science Earth and Environmental Sciences Geography and Sustainable Development Physics and Astronomy Psychology and Neuroscience | £26,270

• Art History
• Classics
• Economics and Finance
• English
• Geography (Arts)
• History
• International Relations
• Management
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Modern Languages
• Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies
• Divinity
• Medicine
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Geography and Sustainable Development
• Physics and Astronomy
• Psychology and Neuroscience
• MSc (Res), MSt (Res), EngD, MD Home students MSt (Res), EngD, MD – Tuition fees for 2025-2026 are £5,006 MSc (Res) – Tuition fees for 2025-2026 are £7,126 Overseas students For 2024 overseas entrants, this tuition fee will be the same for the duration of your course whilst you are paying the full fee. Faculty School Tuition fees for 2025-2026 Arts Art History Classics Economics and Finance English Geography (Arts) History International Relations Management Mathematics and Statistics Modern Languages Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies £21,570 Divinity Divinity £21,570 Medicine Medicine £26,270 Science Biology Chemistry Computer Science Earth and Environmental Sciences Geography and Sustainable Development Physics and Astronomy Psychology and Neuroscience £26,270

Home students

• MSt (Res), EngD, MD – Tuition fees for 2025-2026 are £5,006
• MSc (Res) – Tuition fees for 2025-2026 are £7,126

Overseas students

Faculty | School | Tuition fees for 2025-2026

Arts | Art History Classics Economics and Finance English Geography (Arts) History International Relations Management Mathematics and Statistics Modern Languages Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies | £21,570

Divinity | Divinity | £21,570

Medicine | Medicine | £26,270

Science | Biology Chemistry Computer Science Earth and Environmental Sciences Geography and Sustainable Development Physics and Astronomy Psychology and Neuroscience | £26,270

• Art History
• Classics
• Economics and Finance
• English
• Geography (Arts)
• History
• International Relations
• Management
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Modern Languages
• Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies
• Divinity
• Medicine
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Geography and Sustainable Development
• Physics and Astronomy
• Psychology and Neuroscience
• DProf International Relations DProf (fees indicated are for part-time study) Home students: Fees will be confirmed by UKRI in Spring 2025 Overseas students: £10,785 (this tuition fee will be the same for the duration of your course whilst you are paying the full fee) Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) DProf Home and Overseas students: £5,620 (January 2025 entry) Home and Overseas students: £5,845 (August 2025 and January 2026 entry) Fees for TESOL DProf may increase by no more than 5% each year .

DProf

• Home students: Fees will be confirmed by UKRI in Spring 2025
• Overseas students: £10,785 (this tuition fee will be the same for the duration of your course whilst you are paying the full fee)
• Home and Overseas students: £5,620 (January 2025 entry)
• Home and Overseas students: £5,845 (August 2025 and January 2026 entry)
• MPhil The MPhil is a two-year programme. For fees for the first year, please see tuition fees for taught postgraduate programmes . In the second year, fees will be charged in line with the equivalent research fee for 2026-2027 (which will usually be confirmed in Spring 2026). Please see tuition fees for other research programmes above (PhD, MSc (Res), MSt (Res), EngD, MD). For example, fees for an MPhil in the School of Philosophy for 2025-2026: Year 1 Home = £12,030 Overseas = £25,900 Year 2 Charged at the appropriate research rate for 2026-2027. As a guide, research fees for a Philosophy student in 2024-2025 were £4,786 (Home) and £20,940 (Overseas). For example, fees for an MPhil in the School of International Relations for 2025-2026: Year 1 Home = £14,850 Overseas = £29,990 Year 2 Charged at the appropriate research rate for 2026-2027. As a guide, research fees for an International Relations student in 2024-2025 are £4,786 (Home) and £20,940 (Overseas).

MPhil

• MFA The MFA is a two-year programme. For fees for the first year, please see tuition fees for taught postgraduate programmes . In the second year, fees will be charged in line with the equivalent research fee for 2026-2027 (which will usually be confirmed in Spring 2026). Please see tuition fees for other research programmes above (PhD, MSc (Res), MSt (Res), EngD, MD). For example, fees for an MFA Creative Writing applicant in 2025-2026: Year 1 Home = £12,030 Overseas = £25,900 Year 2 Charged at the appropriate research rate for 2026-2027. As a guide, research fees for a Creative Writing student in 2024-2025 are £4,786 (Home) and £20,940 (Overseas).

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