International Students

What is it?

We are offering £5,000* tuition fee reduction for our undergraduate courses or £4,500* tuition fee reduction for postgraduate courses.

*Subject to availability. For terms and conditions and to confirm what you are eligible for, please contact international.office@sunderland.ac.uk

Who can apply?

International students from eligible countries studying our on-campus undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

These discounts are available to new applicants for 2025/26 entry and those who have yet to make a deposit payment.

*Subject to availability. For terms and conditions and to confirm what you are eligible for, please contact international.office@sunderland.ac.uk

How much will I get?

£5,000 tuition fee reduction (undergraduates) or £4,500 tuition fee reduction (postgraduates).

How do I apply?

Make your application as normal (i.e. make a direct application on our website or with your local agent) and the discount will be automatically awarded once your application has been approved.

When will I get the reduction?

Once we have processed your application and you have been accepted onto your course, the reduction will be automatically awarded.

How will I be paid?

The International Scholarship will show on your conditional offer letter in the tuition fee section as a reduction when you receive your offer. It will be automatically applied to your fees.

Students who are a European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) or Swish national with settled or pre-settled status will benefit from reduced tuition fees to the same level as UK students for our undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

Undergraduate full-time course fees:

• £9,250* for UK Home/EU (settled/pre-settled status only)
• £16,000* for International/EU (non-settled status) 

For the 2024/25 academic year, even though you are classified as an International Student, EU nationals receive a £5,750 scholarship, which reduces the fees from £16,000 to £10,250. The discounted fee will be reflected in your offer letter.

Postgraduate full-time course fees:

• £7,500* for UK Home/EU (settled/pre-settled status only)
• £17,400* for International/EU (non-settled status) 

For the 2024/25 academic year, even though you are classified as an International Student, EU nationals receive a £6,400 scholarship, which reduces the fees from £17,400 to £10,500. The discounted fee will be reflected in your offer letter.

*Please check individual course pages for the correct fees and discount.

Students who are a European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) or Swish national with settled or pre-settled status will benefit from reduced tuition fees to the same level as UK students for all undergraduate courses - £9,250 in the 2025 academic year.  

If you are an international student, you must pay a non-refundable tuition fee deposit before you can receive your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) letter. This deposit becomes the first part of your tuition fee payment.

You should not pay the deposit until you have received your official offer letter from us. The letter will contain your applicant number, which you will need to pay the deposit.

Reminder of the tuition fee will need to be settled upon enrolment, or alternatively, through an instalment plan if you are eligible for one. Your offer letter will specify your eligibility status.

Pay online

Visit the University of Sunderland Payment Portal to pay your fees with a credit card, debit card, or online transfer via PayPal.

Make a bank transfer

You can make a direct bank transfer to the University of Sunderland's bank account.

Bank: Barclays Bank PLC, Fawcett Street, Sunderland, SR1 1RS, UK
Account: University of Sunderland
Account Number: 00065692
Bank Sort Code: 20-85-59
IBAN: GB61 BARC 2085 5900 0656 92
SWIFT: BARC GB 22

Please include your Student ID number in the payment reference

It can take up to two weeks for the University of Sunderland to receive money sent via an international bank transfer. You cannot register until we have received the money, so please leave sufficient time to pay your tuition fee.

Please ensure you read Tuiton Fee and Refund Policy 2023/4 (PDF) before you send any payment.

If you have any questions about payments please email the Finance Office at revenues.finance@sunderland.ac.uk

Please ensure that you quote your full name and application number on all tuition fee transactions. You should also read all University financial policies before you send any payment.

A sponsored student is a student whose fees are being paid for by their employer or a government body. Any student being sponsored (e.g. by a company or public sector organisation) needs to provide valid written evidence in the form of a sponsor letter of support for each academic year.

To be valid, a sponsor letter must be on the official sponsor’s letterhead and clearly state the student name, student number and the sponsorship amount. If relatives or personal friends are paying your fees, they are not official sponsors and you will be treated as a self-funded student.

If your sponsor is funding less than the full amount of your tuition fee or withdraws the sponsorship during the financial year for any reason, it is your personal responsibility to settle any outstanding amount.

Fraudsters typically select international students who are looking for ways to make their payments to the University, but will target anyone they think they can make money from.

Read more about known scams and how to protect your money and online payments from fraudsters in our Help and Advice article.

Read the University's Tuition Fee and Refund Policy - Full Time International 2022/3