Fees and charges

College bills

Any fees due must be paid at the beginning of each Term; this includes any portion of tuition fees for which you are responsible. All undergraduates must pay the termly licence fee by the first Wednesday of each Full Term. Postgraduate students must make these payments quarterly in advance. Amounts billed during the course of the Michaelmas and Lent Terms will be payable by the first Wednesday following of the next Full Term. Amounts billed during the course of the Easter Term will be payable by 31 July, except in your final year, when settlement of an estimated bill is required before graduation. 

The costs of undergraduate Tuition fees are set by the University. Information is available on the University website for home students and for international students. International students should remember that they will have to pay higher University fees than do students from the United Kingdom by reason of legislation presently in force. Indicative living costs while in Cambridge are set out on the University website.

Tuition fees for postgraduate study are set out on the University website.  

For both undergraduate and postgraduate study, the College collects fees on behalf of the University as explained below.

If, for any reason, you are unable to pay your College bill in full by the specified date, you should immediately consult your Tutor, who, in some circumstances, may be able to help you by arranging a College grant or by obtaining assistance from certain funds administered by the University. The College reserves the right not to permit any student to return into residence at the beginning of an academic year if the student has not paid all amounts owing directly to the College or amounts which the College collects as agents for the University.

If you do not settle your account by the date specified on the College bill, the College may prevent you from using College facilities, being resident in College accommodation, or being offered College accommodation in the future. If at the end of an academic year, you owe residential or other charges to the College, you will not be allowed back into College-owned accommodation until and unless that debt is settled.  The College may refuse to provide you with a reference and reserves its right to mention non-payment of debts in any reference that you request. If you have outstanding tuition fees at the time of Graduation, then College may prohibit you from graduating in person and attending your degree ceremony. If you are experiencing financial difficulties, please see your Tutor at the earliest opportunity.

How is my College bill payment allocated

Payments are allocated against your College bill in the following order:

• College charges relating to accommodation
• Other College charges
• College tuition fees
• University tuition fees

This means that, should there be any shortfall in funds for the payment of your College bill, your University tuition fee payments may be impacted.

How to pay

Payment can be made by a transfer directly into the College bank account using the bank details found at the bottom of the bill.  Direct debit payments are available for Undergraduate students (please see section below).  Payment by UK debit card or by cheque can be arranged on request. 

Students with an international bank account or card can pay their College bill through TransferMate in their own currency, with no currency conversion fees and with beneficial exchange rates.

TransferMate: What are the benefits?

• No international sender/receiver fees
• Preferential exchange rates
• 24 hour online tracking of all payments
• 24 hour customer service
• Allows you to pay in your local currency and to a local bank account
• TransferMate also accept Alipay, Tenpay and UnionPay

In order to register you will need your five-digit College account number which can be found on your College bill.  If you require assistance in locating this number please contact the Bursary by email.

Please click here to log in or to register. An online tutorial can be located on the front page.

Online catering account

If you wish to know how much you have spent in the Catering Department you can check at any of the catering tills or you can log into your online catering account.

Tuition fee

Undergraduates

The College collects the student contribution towards the annual cost of tuition on behalf of the University. This fee is due in advance at the beginning of each of the three terms on a 25%/25%/50% basis, except for overseas students where the fee is due in one instalment at the beginning of the Michaelmas Term. Home students are referred to the Government's Student Finance website for the most up-to-date information for fee support. For overseas students the fee is set at a fixed annual amount for the duration of the course.

All Home students who are applying to Student Finance for a tuition fee loan, must send a copy of their University or College Payment Advice for 2025/26 to the Tutorial & Admissions Office as soon as they receive it and in any case not later than 22 August 2025 so that the first installment of any tuition fees or other payments due may be billed correctly.

Postgraduates

The College collects the student contribution towards the annual cost of tuition on behalf of the University. One-third of the fee is due in advance at the beginning of each of the three terms, except for overseas students where the fee is due in one instalment at the beginning of the Michaelmas Term. Subsequent fee instalments, together with all other items charged to your account during the previous Term, and any licence fee payable in advance, will be due on the following dates:

Michaelmas Term: 15 October 2025
Lent Term: 21 January 2026
Easter Term: 29 April 2026

For more information, please email the Bursary. 

US Federal Loans

Important Information for students applying for US Federal Loans can be found here:

US loans for Cambridge students

Consumer information for Cambridge students

Fees and charges 

College licence fee

All electricity, heating, water, and network services are included in the College licence fee. We do not charge a termly catering facilities charge. Each room is banded to reflect its size, features and facilities. A full breakdown of these factors can be found in the Accommodation Handbook. 

College licence fees 2025-26

Typically, undergraduate students need only budget for term-time accommodation.