With a University degree people earn on average 18% more than people without!
You can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan and Maintenance Loan if your course starts on or after 1 August 2016.
Your university or college sets your tuition fee, and the loan is paid directly to them. You have to pay it back.
| 2019 to 2020 academic year | 2020 to 2021 academic year | |
| Full-time student | Up to £9,250 | Up to £9,250 |
If you’re studying an accelerated degree course, you could get up to £11,100.
You may have to give details of your household income.
The loan is paid directly into your bank account at the start of each term. You have to pay the loan back.
| 2019 to 2020 academic year | 2020 to 2021 academic year | |
| Living at home | Up to £7,529 | Up to £7,747 |
| Living away from home, outside London | Up to £8,944 | Up to £9,203 |
| Living away from home, in London | Up to £11,672 | Up to £12,010 |
| You spend a year of a UK course studying abroad | Up to £10,242 | Up to £10,539 |
If you’re 60 or over on the first day of the first academic year of your course you can apply for up to £3,893.
Use the student finance calculator to estimate your Maintenance Loan.
Read the guidance for students during coronavirus for more information about:
You do not need to tell SLC if your course has moved online, as long as your living arrangements stay the same. If they have changed, you must update your address in your online account.
You might get a grant to cover some travel expenses if you normally live in England but study away from home. If you’re a medical or dental student you might also qualify for help with the costs of attending clinical placements in the UK.
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