Tuition Fees

for International
Students
2020-21

gre.ac.uk/international

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 International Tuition Fees for 2020-21

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science

Undergraduate £14,000
Postgraduate £14,000

MArch Part 2 £15,000

Postgraduate Diploma £9,000
Postgraduate Certificate £4,500

Business School

Undergraduate £14,000
Postgraduate £15,000

MBA programmes £16,000

Year 3 Direct Entry £15,000

Faculty of Education & Health

Undergraduate £14,000
Postgraduate £14,000

Undergraduate Nursing £15,000

Undergraduate Paramedic Science £15,000
Postgraduate Nursing £15,000
MSc Advanced Practice £10,000
MA Healthcare Practice £10,000
Year 3 Direct Entry £15,000

*Excluding PGDE and PGCE programmes which are charged at the standard undergraduate international rate.

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 Faculty of Engineering & Science

Undergraduate* £14,000
Postgraduate* £14,000

FdA, FdE, FdSc Programmes £9,000

Year 3 Direct Entry £15,000
MSc with Industrial Practice £16,000

Awards and Students who have studied an undergraduate

programme at one of our international

scholarships collaborative partner institutions and are

progressing on to a non-government/
research-funded postgraduate programme at
International Scholarship the university may also apply for an Alumni
Progression Bursary.
Award
The programme must run a minimum of one
The University of Greenwich has a £1 million
academic year, and the reduction is applied
scholarships fund available each year to help
upon full payment of the full-time tuition fee.
the best and brightest international students.
Applications for the scholarship are open to
Students are encouraged to join the
new full time, international students holding
university’s alumni association, which offers a
an offer to start their course in academic year
variety of benefits for past students (alumni)
2020/21. University of Greenwich International
and is free to join (visit gre.ac.uk/alumni for
College (UGIC) students progressing to the
more information). If a student is awarded
University, will also be considered. Payment
this discount, his or her details will be passed
of this award is by way of tuition fee
to the association.
reduction. For full information about this
scholarship, application deadlines and how to
For further information about these and other
apply, please visit gre.ac.uk/finance/fees
awards and scholarships, please visit
gre.ac.uk/finance/fees
Alumni Progression Bursary
US Federal Student Aid
International students registering for a Programme
postgraduate programme after completing
a degree programme at either a University The University of Greenwich is a participant
of Greenwich campus or partner college in the US Federal Student Aid Programme,
are eligible for a 20% reduction on the which provides financial assistance for
postgraduate tuition fee if they have achieved American students studying at overseas
either a first class or 2:1 degree. Other alumni universities. For further details, visit
will be eligible for a 10% discount providing gre.ac.uk/finance/funding-your-studies/
they have passed their previous programme loans/federal-loans-for-usa-students
of study. The reduction is applied after all the
scholarships and bursaries (where applicable)
are deducted from the student fees.

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Pre-registration deposit Discount on full payment

Pre-degree, undergraduate and postgraduate International students can receive a 2.5%

programmes based on one of our three discount on their net tuition fees. These
campuses require pre-registration deposit must be paid in full and received by the
university by 30th September for courses
of £3,000 at the time of accepting an offer.
starting in September, and by 31st January for
The deposit acts as part of the tuition fees
January starters. The 2.5% discount will be
and reduces the tuition fees payable on for net tuition fees only and will not apply to
registration. accommodation charges.

Please note that any payment made to the Payment plan

university should be made in Pound Sterling
(GBP) only, wherever possible. If you make a
After your deposit and all other discounts are
payment from your bank in a currency other applied, the remaining balance can be paid in
than GBP, the bank may charge additional two equal payments. You will be asked to pay
fees to your account for the transaction in the first 50% of the balance at registration.
order to convert your fund into GBP. For September starters, the final payment
will be due before the last Friday in January;
Deposits CANNOT be paid by cheque, credit/ for January starters, the final payment will be
debit card or cash. The accepted method of due before the last Friday in May.
payment is:

Electronic transfer direct to the university 2020-21 Fee

bank account (please note that your bank
may charge you for this service):
Postgraduate fee £14,000
Please contact the International Office once
you believe your funds have arrived (usually Deposit paid £3,000
five working days after the transfer) so we
can check the payment and process your
Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (CAS) Balance £11,000
if appropriate.

Minimum payment £5,500

Bank name and address: Barclays Bank, 7-8 at registration
Victory Parade, Plumstead Road, London,
SE18 6FL.
Balance due £5,500
Account Name: University of Greenwich
(last Friday in January for September
Number One Account starters and last Friday in May for
January starters)

Sort code: 20-98-73

You will not be admitted as a registered
Account number: 00904244 student of the university if acceptable
arrangements for payment of fees are not
IBAN number: GB28BARC20987300904244 agreed to. If you are a student sponsored
by your government or employer, you must
SWIFT/BIC number: BARCGB22 bring your sponsorship letter with you to
registration. Failure to do this will result in
Please ensure that your student reference you not being admitted to your programme.
number (example 00*******) in the payment Please note that students are responsible for
notes while making the transfer of the pre- all fee payments not covered by your sponsor.
registration deposit. Letters of sponsorship from an individual (a
parent, relative or friend) are not acceptable.
Full details on acceptable arrangements for
payment of fees can be found at gre.ac.uk/
finance/fees/how-to-pay-your-fees
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Payment of fees at registration A deposit will be held for a maximum of
2 years, during which time the student is
expected to register with the university
During online registration, you will be given
or provide evidence that one of the
a summary of the tuition fees payable, less
circumstances listed above applies. In the
any discounts. In order to complete your
event that a student defers their study to a
registration, you will be asked to enter your
later academic session, the deposit may be
credit/debit card details; if you do not have
transferred to the new intake.
a credit/debit card, you can pay your fees by
bank transfer. If you are transferring funds to
After 2 years, the deposit will be non-
pay for the tuition fees, please see the bank
transferrable and non-refundable.
details given on page 4.
Deposits (and any tuition fees paid in excess
In addition, continuing students may pay
of this) will be refunded in the event that an
via the student portal. Log on to https://
application for a UK student visa is refused
portal.gre.ac.uk and click on the ‘My Support
and:
Lab’ you will require your student ID and
password.
• the student has not yet started their
programme of study.
Students studying on a visa
• the visa application was submitted
An international student studying on a after the deposit was paid and applies
student visa must be studying on a full-time to the same academic year as the
programme. It is the student’s responsibility unconditional offer.
to ensure that he or she is in possession of
an appropriate and valid visa. Details of fees • the visa application was made using
payable to the UK government for processing an offer letter or CAS issued by the
extensions to visas are available at www.gov. University of Greenwich.
uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-
immigration • the student provides the university with
a full copy of the visa refusal letter.
Once you have paid your deposit and met
all your offer conditions, please contact the • all reasonable steps have been taken,
International Office and we will assist you where applicable, to overturn the
in obtaining a Confirmation Acceptance of refusal decision.
Studies. Please ensure that you include your
full name, date of birth and student reference • the refusal was not the result of a
number in all communications. foreseeable error on behalf of the
student of their agent.
Policy on deposits
• the refusal did not result from
Deposits paid to the university are usually fraudulent or misleading information
non-refundable, except in the following submitted by the student on their agent.
circumstances:
Students whose visas are refused after
• The student is subject to a refused UK they have registered with the university and
student visa application (see below). commenced their programme of study will
be considered as withdrawn and subject to
• The student does not meet the a refund in accordance with the withdrawal
academic conditions of their offer. policy as outlined below.

• You have extenuating circumstances Where a refund is applicable due to a visa

which are accepted by the university. refusal, the university will normally charge an
administration fee of £250, to be deducted
• The university is unable to issue a CAS from the balance to be refunded. For further
to a student who requires a Tier 4 visa. details, please visit - https://docs.gre.ac.uk/
rep/sas/charging-and-refund-policy

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Students withdrawal, Note
interruption, deferral or
non-registration Unless arrangements, as set out in this
leaflet are agreed at registration, you will
be unable to register. Should you have any
Where a student withdraws from a queries or problems regarding your fees,
programme, the deposit is not refundable. please contact your local Student Centre or
Any monies due to be refunded will be the International Office.
returned to the student’s home country.
Students starting programmes in subsequent
A student’s withdrawal must conform to the years will pay the published fee for new
university’s withdrawal policy. entrants to the relevant academic year
and will come under a different set of
Requests for a student to defer or interrupt arrangements to those advised here. The
his or her studies will only be allowed in university will endeavour to minimise any
exceptional circumstances and must conform increases.
to university policy.
The fees for any new programmes will be
determined after the validation. Tuition
The university will notify UK Visa & fees are subject to an annual fee setting
Immigration when a student withdraws, exercise and will rise annually by no more
interrupts or defers from the study. than RPI- X + 3% (Retail Price Index excluding
mortgage interest payments +3%). We would
For more on withdrawal and interruption only consider an increase to the fee rate for
of studies, see gre.ac.uk/student-services/ continuing students to reflect the increased
support/withdrawal-and-interrupt/ cost of delivering the course in subsequent
interrupting years. This does not apply to students
studying in the Medway School of Pharmacy,
whom should contact the International
Failure to pay fees Office.

Registration for continuing students is Any fee rate increase would be considered
dependent on the previous year’s tuition on the basis that it was needed to reflect the
fees being paid in full. The student who have increased cost of delivering the programme in
fees outstanding will become subject to the subsequent years.
university policy for non-payment of tuition
fees. You won’t be able to, for example,
submit work, receive your award certificate,
attend your graduation ceremony or re-
register on subsequent years of study or a
new programme at the university.

Resitting and resubmission

Where a student needs to retake a course,

a pro rata tuition charge will be payable
based on the number of credits studied.
Students who repeat or interrupt will pay the
published annual fee applicable for the year
of re-entry.

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Contact:

International Office
University of Greenwich

Greenwich Campus
Old Royal Naval College
Park Row
London SE10 9LS
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 20 8331 8136

E-mail: international@gre.ac.uk

gre.ac.uk/international

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