International tuition fees

Undergraduate tuition fees

Undergraduate fees range for BAL, TAC, HLS

£16,800 - £17,300

For accurate information on specific course fees, please visit our undergraduate course pages.

Postgraduate tuition fees

Postgraduate fees range for BAL

£19,000 - £20,900

Postgraduate fees range for TAC

£16,800 - £18,600

Postgraduate fees range for HLS

£16,100 - £25,700

For accurate information on specific course fees, please visit our postgraduate course pages.

Students enrolling on Distance Learning courses

For accurate information on specific course fees, please visit our Distance Learning course pages.

Placements, student exchange 

2026 entry:

Placement fee: £1,955

International students studying on a student exchange programme partner university for the full academic year: £1,465

International scholarships

View the undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships available to international students.

International tuition fee policy and instalment plan

In some cases, you may be eligible for a higher tuition fee discount if you choose to pay the full net tuition fees before requesting CAS. If not, you can still proceed with your visa application if you have made the minimum required pre-CAS payment based on your nationality as mentioned above.

Those who are permitted to make a minimum pre-CAS payment of £4,000 must still pay at least 50% of tuition fee before the point of enrolment. Otherwise, you will not be allowed to enrol.

For example, Chinese students listed under the ‘Differential Evidence Requirement’ are required to pay at least £4,000 before CAS, however, by the time of enrolment, you must have paid at least 50% of the net tuition fees.

The remaining tuition fees can be paid in two instalments as below: 

• 1^st instalment deadline:  November 2026
• 2^nd instalment deadline: January 2027

During your face-to-face registration, you will be asked to set up a payment plan, whether choosing to pay through a debit or credit card, manually or through a bank transfer.

Tuition fee payment refunds

Please note the following information relates only to applicants prior to enrolment. Once a student enrols, they are subject to university rules and regulations for enrolled students that can be found here in our 2026/27 Tuition Fee Charging and Refund Policy and Appendices.

Refunds following a visa refusal

If your Student Visa application is refused for genuine reasons, DMU will normally refund your tuition fee payment less a £500 administration fee.

Refunds will not be made where the visa refusal is due to:

• fraudulent, falsified or misleading documentation;
• deception or dishonesty;
• financial irregularities; or
• other circumstances where the University believes false or misleading information has been provided.

Circumstances where a refund will not be made

DMU reserves the right to refuse a refund where:

• fraudulent, falsified or misleading documentation has been submitted;
• material information has been withheld from the University or UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI);
• you fail to meet DMU's credibility requirements due to deception or fraud;
• you enter the UK using a Student Visa sponsored by DMU but do not enrol on your course;
• there is evidence that your Student Visa was not used for the genuine purpose of study, including where you enter the UK and subsequently apply for asylum or switch to another immigration route without enrolling and commencing your studies;
• you, or someone acting on your behalf, has misled, deceived or acted dishonestly towards DMU or UKVI at any stage of the application or admissions process; or
• you, or your representative, fail to declare relevant information or act against advice provided by DMU or UKVI.

Refunds for applicants who do not enrol

If you do not enrol on your course, any refund request will be subject to UKVI compliance checks.

Before a refund can be approved, DMU must be satisfied that you have complied with the conditions of your immigration permission and have not remained in the UK unlawfully.

As part of the refund process, you may be asked to provide evidence such as:

• confirmation that you did not enter the UK (where applicable);
• evidence that you have left the UK if you entered but did not enrol (for example, an exit stamp or boarding pass);
• evidence of valid alternative immigration permission (excluding asylum applications); and/or
• consent for DMU to verify your immigration status directly with UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).

Please note that refund requests for applicants who do not enrol are considered on a case-by-case basis. DMU reserves the right to refuse a refund where compliance concerns arise or where there is reasonable suspicion that the Student Visa was not obtained for the genuine purpose of study.

Payment of approved refunds

All approved refunds will be paid only to the original payment method and account from which the tuition fee payment was received. This supports the University's anti-money laundering and fraud prevention obligations.

DMU reserves the right not to issue a new CAS to any student who has already been refused a visa, where DMU deems the second application is unlikely to be successful or the visa application is unlikely to be processed in time for the student to join the course.

To obtain a refund, please complete our Deposit Refund Form stating your case and providing evidence (e.g notification of a visa refusal). If you have not used your CAS to apply for your visa at the point of requesting your refund, your CAS with De Montfort University will be cancelled before your refund is processed. When requesting a refund, please provide your full bank details and your student reference number.