Funding Your Potential
We know that choosing to study at university can feel like a big decision and a significant investment into your future. This page is here to guide you through the key information that you need about fees and funding, to ensure you feel confident and supported every step of the way.
Our fee rates reflect the cost of delivering degree programmes to high standards and providing the specialist scientific facilities and resources we are renowned for, whilst making applying accessible for students from all backgrounds.
Fees
Full-time UK/EU Students
Our annual fees for degrees starting in 2026-27 (new students) are:
- £9,525 per year for all undergraduate courses other than FdSc Veterinary Nursing
- £7,190 for Veterinary Nursing FdSc
- £4,990 for Access to Higher Education courses
Our annual fees for returning students in 2026-27 are:
- Continuing students pay the same fees they started their current course with for the standard duration of that course.
Fees for Master’s degrees starting in 2026-27 are:
£7,500 with 10% discount for progressing Sparsholt undergraduate students. New postgraduate loans are now available for Master’s degrees – visit the funding website here.
Part-time UK/EU Students
Our annual fees for degrees starting in 2024-25 are:
- £4,625 for BSc Top-up programmes
- £3,750 for Postgraduate (MSc) programmes. 10% discount for progressing Sparsholt undergraduate students
Our annual fees for degrees starting in 2025-26 are:
£3,750 for Postgraduate (MSc) programmes. 10% discount for progressing Sparsholt undergraduate students
£4,638 for BSc (Hons) Applied Animal Behaviour
International (non-UK and non-Ireland) Students
Our annual fees for international students starting in 2024-25 are:
- All courses excluding MSc’s and FdSc Veterinary Nursing: £13,000
- FdSc Veterinary Nursing: £8,666
- MSc courses: £9,250 with 10% discount for Sparsholt students
Our annual fees for international students starting in 2025-26 are:
- All courses excluding MSc’s and FdSc Veterinary Nursing: £13,000
- FdSc Veterinary Nursing: £8,666
- MSc courses: £9,250 with 10% discount for Sparsholt students
- Access to Higher Education: £9,370
Students from EU member states will be able to apply for an EU scholarship
Additional costs associated with courses
- Printing posters: £30 – £50
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and course specific equipment – click here to view our Clothing and PPE and course specific equipment list
- Additional trips, study tours and visits (The cost of compulsory trips, study tours and visits that link directly to assessment are covered by tuition fees):
- Agriculture: Study tour (Optional UK or European study tour): £200-500, South Africa (Optional Overseas study tour): £2500 approx.
- Animal Science & Zoo Biology: South Africa (Optional Overseas study tour): £2500 approx, Optional European study tour: £600
- Equestrian Science & Performance Management: Optional international study tour: £600, Optional off site visits not directly linked to assessment: £50, South Africa (Optional Overseas study tour): £2500 approx.
- Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine: Optional study tour overseas: £200, Optional diving course: £400- £450, South Africa (Optional Overseas study tour): £2500 approx.
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: Optional UK/ overseas field trips: £200 – £500, South Africa (Optional Overseas study tour): £2500 approx.
- Veterinary Nursing Science: South Africa (Optional Overseas study tour): £2500 approx.
Purchasing a personal IT device
If you are considering upgrading or buying a new IT device to use whilst studying at UCS, we recommend the following as a minimum specification.
These guidelines are provided to aid your decision making when purchasing new equipment. If you already own a personal device that does not meet these minimum requirements, it may not be necessary to replace it as there may be alternative ways to access the software and learning resources that you will use during your studies.
- Operating System: Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
- RAM*: 64-bit systems: 4 GB of memory or more recommended
- Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ Dual Core, with SSE2 technology
- Hard Disk Space: 2 GB (minimum) free space available
- Screen Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher
- Connectivity: An internet connection is required for activation of trial and single-user licenses
- Browser: A web browser is required for accessing subject specific software. Chrome or Chromium Edge is recommended.
- Additional required software will be installed with the application: Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables for Visual Studio 2019.
Financial Support
Loans
For Access Courses, if you are aged 19 or over, you can cover the cost of tuition fees with an Advanced Learner Loan. Loan eligibility doesn’t depend on your income and there are no credit checks. If you complete an Access to HE Diploma and then go on to complete a degree, your Advanced Learner Loan will be written off.
All undergraduate students are required to pay an annual tuition fee. However, if you are a UK undergraduate you are eligible for a student tuition fee loan to cover the cost of fees. The Government pays the tuition fee directly to UCS, so no money passes through your bank account.
You do not have to pay back the loan and interest until you’re earning. If you leave your course early you would need to repay a percentage of the tuition fee loan for that year.
There is also a maintenance loan available to any full-time student to help with living costs such as rent. This does have to be repaid, but not until your course has finished. Read more here
Postgraduate Loans for Master’s Degrees
If you start a full-time or part-time master’s course after 1 August 2023, you can apply for a Postgraduate Loan. You’ll be able to borrow up to £12,167 to pay your fees and help with living costs. Find out more here
Scholarships and Bursaries
University Centre Sparsholt (UCS) will award bursaries of £4,500 to up to four new students each academic year.
There is flexibility in how these bursaries can be used, but they are intended to help with the cost of studying in order to make university more affordable.
The recipients of the bursaries will continue to receive the same amount for each year of their studies, as long as expectations for attendance and engagement are met.
The bursaries are a part of the University Centre’s Access and Participation Plan , and therefore priority will be given to students whose backgrounds are traditionally underrepresented among the UCS student body.
Further details regarding how to apply will be supplied to all offer holders who have accepted an offer to study with us when they complete their ‘Next Steps’ registration form in the Summer term.
Enhanced Learning Credits
If you start a full-time or part-time master’s course after 1 August 2023, you can apply for a Postgraduate Loan. You’ll be able to borrow up to £12,167 to pay your fees and help with living costs. Find out more here
Access and Participation Plan
The UCS Access and Participation Plan sets out the actions that Sparsholt will take to ensure that learners from all backgrounds are able to access higher education, be successful whilst studying, and progress onto a meaningful career once they have graduated.
The purpose of the Plan is to ensure equality of opportunity, so that any learner who wants to study at higher education level, and has the aptitude to do so, is supported regardless of who they are and what their life journey has been.
The Plan is a requirement of the Office for Students, but it is something that UCS embrace and are proud to offer.
Hardship Fund Process
This policy outlines the criteria and process for students to apply for hardship funding. The aim is to provide financial support to students experiencing urgent and unforeseen short term financial difficulties that may prevent them from attending University and continuing their studies.
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