How To Pay Your Fees - UK Undergraduate Students

Living in the EU

New EU students starting their Undergraduate studies in 2022/223 will be admitted as an International student for VISA and Finance purposes. 

Your Tuition Fees will be charged at the same rate as International students. However, for 2021/22 EU Bursaries will be available to reduce your fee to the equivalent UK rate. Note, you will not be eligible to apply for UK government student support via Student Finance Wales/England (SLC). 

https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/student-loans-and-grants/i-live-in-the-eu/

https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees/

Yes. Payment in full can be made at or prior to enrolment. If you opt to pay before enrolling online, please allow 2 working days before using the online enrolment system. 

Yes. Our secure online payment facility is available to all students and is available 24/7. It can be accessed via the Swansea University Intranet. This system allows you to pay in full with a credit/debit card. 

We do not accept American Express, Diners Club and Nat West Bank Solo debit cards. Students who enrol online will be able to make payment by credit/debit card. 

If you choose to take up the instalment option, you will be asked to submit a valid direct debit mandate as part of online enrolment. We will then make arrangements to collect the fees on 1st November 2024, 3rd February 2025 and finally 1st May 2025. We will only accept instalments by direct debit.

Payment example:

Personal fee contribution = £9,000
Payment to be made on 1st November 2024 by direct debit = £2,970 (33%)

Payment to be made on 3rd February 2025 by direct debit = £2,970 (33%)

Payment to be made on 1st May 2025 by direct debit = £3,060 (34%)

Please ensure that your bank account permits payments by direct debit before you complete the mandate.

If you wish to pay by cheque please make out your cheque to Swansea University, and write your student reference number on the back. Cheques should be sent to Swansea University, Finance Department, Singleton Park, Swansea. SA2 8PP. 

If you opt to pay in full before enrolling online, please allow 5 working days before using the online enrolment system. The payment is unlikely to have been credited to your account before that time. 

You can also pay in full by debit/credit* card as part of online enrolment using our secure payment system.

Available on request, please email income.tuition@swansea.ac.uk

Swansea University is operating as a cashless Campus, cash will not be accepted as payment of tuition fees. 

Try not to worry as it is not uncommon, and many students will be in this situation. What it does mean, is that the University will class you as being responsible for paying your own fees until we are provided with evidence that a tuition fee loan is in place. If you do find yourself in this situation you will be expected to set up a direct debit in order to enrol, but our first instalment is not due until 1st November and so this should give you enough time to finalise your loan. Once your loan is finalised and the University is made aware of that, then the direct debit will be cancelled and you will not be liable to pay the fees. A further safeguard for you is that we cannot apply for a direct debit without giving 10 days' notice.

No. You are required to apply for the grant through Student Finance Wales.

Yes, after enrolment you will receive a statement of account via your student email account 10 days in advance of the next instalment. This will clearly set out how much you are due to pay, how much you have paid, the date on which the payment is due and method of payment applicable in your case. Please be aware that we limit our communication with students to their student email accounts. 

Under University Regulations all enrolled students are expected to access their student e-mail accounts on a regular basis.

Some students receive fee support from external sources such as companies, charities, trust funds, and governments etc. If this is the case, the University requires documentary evidence of the award. This evidence must be presented at or before enrolment and should make specific reference to the amount of fee contribution awarded and the Academic Year(s) it covers. You should ask your sponsor to complete a Confirmation of Sponsorship Form.

Students claiming to be in receipt of sponsorship will not be permitted to enrol without appropriate documentation. Sponsors are expected to pay invoices within 30 days. The University will continue to recognise an organisation as a legitimate sponsor, only if payments are received promptly. We do not class parents/family as sponsors for the purposes of this definition and reserve the right to reject sponsorship credentials in certain circumstances.

This is very unusual but in the event that a sponsor fails to pay all or part of any fee due, then you will be held personally responsible for any outstanding amount.

Students studying abroad are required to pay all their fees before leaving the host University or Organisation. Failure to do so will result in the outstanding debt being passed to our Finance department at Swansea University to actively pursue the Student to settle the unpaid amount. If the debt is still outstanding on completion of the academic course, full details will be passed to an outside debt collection agency to recover.

On completion of studies/withdrawal/suspension, the university may disclose adequate, relevant and sufficient personal data to a third party (nominated Debt Collection Company), to enable the debt to the university to be pursued and recovered.

To offset the additional administrative cost of processing unpaid direct debit claims and dishonoured cheques, the University will levy a charge of £25 for each unpaid item.

To offset the additional administrative cost of processing, an administration fee of £50 may be charged for refunds.

Please see the refunds policy for full information.

Data Protection Legislation means that we can only discuss your personal tuition fee situation with you unless we have received your written permission to deal with a person nominated by yourself. These restrictions also apply if your parents are paying your fees.

Whilst we offer what we believe to be a fair system for paying fees in instalments we do expect payments to be made on the nominated due dates. If you find yourself in financial difficulties you are strongly advised to contact the Money@CampusLife team within the Student Services Department who may be able to help with Hardship Funds and advice.

The worst-case scenario for non- payment of fees, is that under University Regulations you may be required to suspend your studies and re-enrol for the next Academic Year (once all outstanding fees have been paid). It is therefore important not to ignore any correspondence you may receive from the Finance Department.

You should contact the Income Section, which is located on the ground floor of the Finance Building.

Email: income.tuition@swansea.ac.uk

or talk to us on Live Chat (available 2pm - 4pm Monday to Friday)

Please note: If you owe any money from any previous period of study at this University, you will not be allowed to re-enrol until the debt has been paid in full.

You can also book a face to face appointment using the link below:

Make an Appointment - Finance Building/Ground Floor/Student Drop-in room - LibCal - Swansea University