Fees and costs
Find out how much fees are if you're studying abroad at Sussex for a summer, semester or year and when you need to pay.
Our fees
You can see our fees and living costs for studying here for a summer, semester or year below.
| Undergraduate Summer School | Physics Undergraduate Summer School | |
| Tuition fees |
£1,735 per session |
£2,313 per session |
| Accommodation and campus programme fee |
£870 per session |
£1,160 per session |
| Lab fees |
* |
£260 per session |
| Total cost | £2605 per session | £3,733 per session |
*Please note there is a £150 lab fee for students taking Introduction to Electronics and Robotics Engineering 1 or 2. The total cost for this module will be £2,755 per session.
Global Health and Medical Studies
The ‘Basics of Medical Imaging with hands-on MRI module’ is a 4-week module running from 17 July to 11 August 2023, one week longer than other Undergraduate Summer School modules. The total fees for this module will be £3,723, with the breakdown as follows:
- tuition – £2,313
- lab fee – £250
- accommodation and campus programme fee – £1,160.
What do the fees include?
Undergraduate Summer School
- Tuition fees of £1,735 per session
- Modules formally approved for 15 Sussex credits, equivalent to 7.5 ECTS or 3 – 4 US credits
- A minimum of 150 study hours, with a minimum of 40 hours class/teaching contact hours
- A transcript of studies upon successful completion of the module (including meeting all attendance and assessment requirements).
- All teaching and assessment for one module of study.
- Accommodation fees of £870 per session
- Your own bedroom in on-campus East Slope student village. These are a mixture of en-suite flats and standard flats with shared facilities
- Programme of free campus social events and activities throughout each session. Excursions and social programme trips will be provided on Fridays.
- Additional fees
Some of our modules have field trips included as part of the delivery. The cost of this is included in the tuition fees, however, you may be asked to pay travel costs. Any additional costs will be outlined at the start of your course.
See our module pages for further information.
Additional leisure or social, campus activities beyond the Programme events may incur an additional cost. These are optional and will be advertised nearer to the start of the Summer School.
Physics Summer School
- Tuition fees of £2,313 per session
- All teaching and assessment for one module of study
- A minimum of 150 study hours, with a minimum of 82 class/teaching contact hours
- Modules formally approved for 15 Sussex credits; equivalent to 7.5 ECTS or 3–4 US credits
- A transcript of studies upon successful completion of the module (includes meeting all attendance and assessment requirements).
- Accommodation fees of £1160 per session
- Your own bedroom in on-campus East Slope student village. These are a mixture of en-suite flats and standard flats with shared facilities
- Programme of free campus social events and activities throughout each session. Excursions and social programme trips will be provided on Fridays and weekends.
- Lab fees of £260 per session include
- All laboratory sessions and full use of Sussex laboratory equipment
- Customised textbook that covers all material in our physics modules
- Additional costs
- Any additional costs will be outlined in your offer letter. See our module pages for further information.
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Additional leisure or social, campus activities beyond the Programme events may incur an additional cost. These are optional and will be advertised nearer to the start of the Summer School.
When do I pay the fees?
If you’re offered a place at our Summer School, you will be asked to pay a non-refundable deposit of £250. You are asked to pay this within four weeks of the offer to secure your place. The remaining programme fees are paid at registration before 8 June 2023.
Remaining fees will include:
- outstanding tuition fees - tuition fees minus the £250 deposit
- accommodation and campus programme fee
See our Refund Policy for more details on when you’re entitled to apply for a refund.
Applicants from partner universities or via intermediaries
If you are applying from a partner institution or via an agency, you may be asked to pay your fees or a portion of your fees to them instead of Sussex.
If you’re not sure who to pay your fees to check with the study abroad office at your home institution or contact the Summer Programmes team at summer@sussex.ac.uk.
Note: If you are a Summer School student applying from one of our partner institutions, you will be entitled to a reduction in tuition fees. Please contact summer@sussex.ac.uk for more information.
Exchange students
If you are an exchange student, you do not usually pay tuition fees to study on the Summer School.
Email summer@sussex.ac.uk for more information.
Living costs and budgeting
See living costs as a Sussex student.
Use the international student calculator to work out how much you need to study and live in the UK and take in account exchange rate changes.
| Tuition fees | |
| Autumn term |
£9,250 |
| Spring term |
£9,250 |
| Full year |
£18,500 |
| Tuition fees | |
| Autumn term |
£9,500 |
| Spring term |
£9,500 |
| Full year |
£18,975 |
What do the fees include?
The fees listed include registration, tuition and exams.
They do not include accommodation costs, extra-curricular language tuition, use of the sports facilities, club and society memberships, photocopying and printing.
See our accommodation pages for further information.
Some modules include a compulsory requirement for you to take part in a field trip (e.g. art history). You must pay the whole cost of the field trip if this is the case.
When do I pay the fees?
You normally pay fees in full when you register. If you are studying at Sussex for the full academic year, you can pay your fees in instalments.
All fees are liable to review and change without notice. Email sussexabroad@sussex.ac.uk for more information
Applicants from partner universities or via intermediaries
If you are applying from a partner institution or via an agency, you may be asked to pay your fees or a portion of your fees to them instead of Sussex.
If you’re not sure who to pay your fees to check with the study abroad office at your home institution or contact the Sussex Abroad team at sussexabroad@sussex.ac.uk.
If you are an exchange student, you do not usually pay tuition fees to study term-time modules. However, you are liable to pay for special programmes.
Email sussexabroad@sussex.ac.uk for more information.
Living costs and budgeting
See living costs as a Sussex student.
Use the international student calculator to work out how much you need to study and live in the UK and take in account exchange rate changes.
Contact us
If you are studying at Sussex for a summer and have questions, email summer@sussex.ac.uk.
If you are studying at Sussex for a semester or year and have questions, email sussexabroad@sussex.ac.uk.