Study at Cardiff | International

Fees & living costs

Cardiff is one of the more affordable of the traditional university cities meaning you'll have more to spend exploring the UK and Europe.

Tuition fees 2012/3

The fee is determined by whether the majority of the modules are arts or science subjects. There are also some exceptions - you are recommended to contact the Study Abroad Office to check the exact fee amount.

Tuition fees 2013/4

Living costs

In addition to your tuition fees, we estimated that a single student living in University accommodation for the year 2011/12 was likely to need a minimum £6,480 for a full academic year or £3,240 for one
semester.

These estimates include accommodation, food, books, clothes, travel, telephone and social expenses.

When we carried out a detailed survey of what Cardiff University students were spending we found that it costs on average 15-20% less to live in Cardiff than most other cities in the UK. Some of the advantages of Cardiff include:

• Cardiff is a compact city and the University is in the middle - therefore you won't have far to travel between the University, city centre shops and your accommodation.
• Cardiff is also very flat making it easy to walk or cycle around. You won't need to spend money on buses or taxis.
• Cardiff council runs free bicycle and car sharing schemes. There is also a city car scheme which can help reduce costs if you want to use a car from time to time.

The table below compares the Russell Group of Universities and the average cost of rent for students per week. You can see that Cardiff is one of the more affordable locations and is a massive £45 a week cheaper in rent alone than London.

This chart does not include other items such as food and entertainment which are also significantly more expensive in other cities, especially London.

Source: Agreement (ARLA) September/October 2010