Tuition fees and maintenance loan increase
On Monday 4 November, the UK government announced that, starting in April 2025, the maximum tuition fee for Home undergraduate students in England will increase from £9,250 per year to £9,535, subject to UK law and regulation. For full details, see the Department for Education’s press release.
What this means for you as a new student
Imperial will increase its Home undergraduate tuition fee in line with the new maximum tuition fee announced by the government.
This means if you’re a Home student and you start an undergraduate course at Imperial in the academic year 2025-26:
- the tuition fee you will pay will be £9,535 – this annual fee may rise in subsequent years. For more information see our tuition fees payment terms.
- the government's tuition fee loan, if you need one, will automatically increase to match this increased fee.
The government plans to introduce regulations to put these changes into effect for the 2025–26 academic year, which will be subject to the passing of UK law by Parliament.
Maintenance loan rise
The UK government also announced a 3.1% increase in the annual maintenance loan. This means eligible students living in England will have access to larger loans for living costs for 2025-26. Maximum loans available for the lowest income families will be:
- Living at home: £8,877 a year - a £267 increase
- Living away from home, in London: £13,762 a year - a £414 increase
- Studying overseas as part of your course: £12,067 a year - a £363 increase
Different arrangements apply for students who are from or normally live in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales.
Student loan repayments
If you intend to take out a student loan, you will only start repaying it after you leave your course, have a job, and are earning above a certain amount. This threshold varies depending on the type of loan you have and where you live in the UK.
Your monthly payments will not be higher because of this tuition fee increase or because you benefitted from a larger maintenance loan.
The amount you pay each month depends on how much you earn, not on how much you owe in total.
See our page on loan repayments for more guidance.
Imperial funding
Imperial is committed to breaking down the financial barriers to education. We currently offer one of the most generous bursaries of its kind in the sector - the Imperial Bursary. This is:
- available for Home students with household incomes up to £70,000/year.
- worth up to £5,000/year for students from the lowest income families.
- paid on top of any government funding you may receive.
- non-repayable which means, unlike loans, you don’t have to pay it back.
- regularly assessed, alongside our other financial support, to ensure it remains competitive and valuable.
Also use our scholarships search tool to see what scholarships you may be eligible for.