Friday, July 25, 2014
More universities to charge maximum tuition fees of £9,000
The average cost of a three-year course will rise to more than £26,000, with three-quarters of colleges charging the highest possible fee
The number of universities charging the maximum tuition fees has risen once again, with the cost of a typical three-year course exceeding £26,000 for the first time.
More colleges are to charge the maximum £9,000 annual fee for some or all of their courses from next year, according to figures released today by the government’s access watchdog.
The data, published by the Office for Fair Access (OFFA), show that 130 out of 172 universities and colleges, 76 per cent, will charge £9,000 for at least one course in 2015-16.
It means that increasing numbers of universities are offering course charging the top fee level, introduced by the coalition government in 2012.
This is a rise on the figure for 2014-15, of 72 per cent, while the proportion was six in 10 the year before that.
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