UK Hikes University Tuition for The First Time in Eight Years
UK Hikes University Tuition for The First Time in Eight Years
Universities in the United Kingdom will in the next academic session increase tuition fees after ministers approved it for the first time in eight years.
The tuition fees for domestic students capped at £9,250 since 2017 is now set to rise to £9,535 next year, the country’s education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, announced Monday. Ms Phillipson said the 3.1 per cent increments linked to inflation “was not an easy decision”.
She added that the government would announce further “major reform” for long-term investment in universities in the coming months.
International students usually pay more than double the fees for domestic students, making them a major source of revenue for UK universities.