IFP Fees and dates

How much does the course cost?

Pathway	2025/26
	Course	Deposit
Arts and Humanities	£26,200	£2,000
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	£27,200	£2,000
Social Sciences and Law	£26,200	£2,000
Dentistry	£27,200	£2,000

Tuition fees

The total tuition fees in the table above cover all tuition and use of study resources and multimedia facilities at the University of Bristol. The tuition fees are the same for all students: UK residents, EU residents and overseas fee-paying residents; and the same for both IFP Standard and IFP Plus routes. Tuition fees are subject to increase every year. Increases are decided by the Strategic Pricing Group.

The International Foundation Programme is a level 3 course on the Regulated Qualifications Framework. Students are therefore not eligible for funding from the UK Student Loans Company for the International Foundation Programme tuition fees.

Accommodation and living expenses are not included in the tuition fees.

Further information on tuition fees.

Deposit

You will receive more information on how to pay your deposit in your offer letter.

The deposit is non-transferable and non-refundable except under specific circumstances. 

The deposit will be paid to our recruitment partner Kaplan International Pathways.

For information on refunds read the IFP deposit refund policy (PDF, 172kB).

Additional costs

What is the cost of living in Bristol?

Find out about the cost of living in Bristol on our living expenses page.

It is not possible to pay your tuition fees and accommodation fees together. Please make these payments separately.

Materials

The Centre will provide materials for your International Foundation Programme units electronically. You will be required to bring a laptop or tablet to class so that you can access the electronic materials on your device. We ask you to submit all of your work online. It is, therefore, your choice if you want to print your materials.

The cost of printing at the University of Bristol can be seen on the print credits page. 

Dates

Academic year 2025/26
Teaching block one
Welcome Week	15-19 September 2025
Programme start date	22 September 2025
Last day of teaching	12 December 2025
Assessment period	15-19 December 2025
Christmas holiday	22 December 2025 - 9 January 2026
Teaching block two
First day of teaching	19 January 2026
Last day of teaching	24 April 2026
Easter holiday	23 March - 10 April 2026
Assessment period	5-22 May 2026
Reassessment period	6-13 July 2026

For the University closure dates, please see our dates page.