Fee assessment

Your residency status determines how much tuition fee you are required to pay. We may also use your fee status to assess your eligibility for scholarships.

We must confirm the correct residency status to the government for all our students. A student’s residency can be deemed either home (UK) or overseas. Your residency status determines whether you are liable to pay tuition fees at the UK or international rate. 

EU students (domiciled outside the UK) starting a course after 2021 have international fee status. This does not include Irish citizens, who may be eligible for UK fees.

Based on the information you provide in your application to the University, your offer letter will state either the UK or the international tuition fee. We may contact you if we require further information to determine your fee status. 

If you have any questions regarding your fee status before you receive an offer, please contact us:

For general advice about fee rates, please visit the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) website

What to do if you believe your offer letter states the wrong fee

If you believe that you are being charged the wrong fee, you will need to contact us to request a fee assessment:

Please provide the following information in your request:

  • residential status
  • nationality
  • domicile
  • where you are currently living (if different to domicile)
  • country of previous education or employment
  • school location

Please also provide any relevant documents, such as your passport or copies of visas.

The fee assessment process

After receiving all the information we need from you, we will carry out our fee assessment in accordance with the relevant legislation: the Higher Education (Fee Limit Condition) (England) Regulations 2017 (as amended) (S.I. 2017 No.1189); the Education (Fees and Awards) (England) Regulations 2007 (as amended) (S.I. 2007 No.779); and by using guidance from UKCISA. All fee assessments will be undertaken in line with legislation in force at the time of application.

A member of the relevant admissions team will carry out an initial assessment and a second member of admissions staff will then review this.

Fee assessment outcome

If you are an International Foundation Year, undergraduate or taught postgraduate applicant, we will email you with the outcome of your fee assessment. You will not receive a new offer letter but we will provide information about the fees you are eligible to pay in the email.

If you are a postgraduate research applicant and your fee status is changed, you will receive a new offer letter that details your new fees.

Appeals procedure

If you disagree with our decision you have the right to appeal. There are two stages to the appeal procedure.

Stage one

You may appeal in writing to the Admissions Operations Team Leader.

International Foundation Year and undergraduate applicants should email the Admissions Operations team via feeassessments@leeds.ac.uk to appeal.

Taught postgraduate applicants should contact us through the application portal.

Postgraduate research applicants should email the Admissions Operations team via rp_applications@adm.leeds.ac.uk to appeal.

The basis for an appeal must be that an incorrect decision was made following the Higher Education (Fee Limit Condition) (England) Regulations 2017 (as amended) (S.I. 2017 No.1189) or the Education (Fees and Awards) (England) Regulations 2007 (as amended) (S.I. 2007 No.779). All appeals will be considered by two members of staff. You will be informed of the decision by email.

Stage two

If you still disagree with the decision, you may appeal in writing to the Director of Admissions. The basis for an appeal must be that an incorrect decision was made initially and at stage one of the appeals process. The Director of Admissions will review the whole case and seek guidance and clarification from colleagues as appropriate. You will be informed of the decision in writing.