Undergraduate tuition fees

If you’re paying for your tuition fees with a tuition fee loan, the relevant Government will pay your tuition fees to us directly.

If you don’t want to pay your fees using a Tuition Fee Loan, or aren't eligible for the loan, you can choose to pay them in one lump sum or in two instalments each year).

The instalments facility is only offered if you pay your tuition fees online by credit card or debit card. Please view our fees policy for further information.

When paying in instalments, 50% of the fee (after any deposits or discounts have been applied) must be paid on or before enrolment. The final instalment (50%) will be claimed from the relevant card account approximately three calendar months from the due date of the first instalment. A recurring debit/credit card payment authority will have to be set up. We will inform you of the exact due dates on which the second instalments will be payable when you set up the recurring debit/credit card payment authority.

If you are paying with a single lump sum, we accept bank transfers and debit/credit card payments. If you are paying by credit card, please note that we accept Visa and Mastercard. If you are paying by debit card, we accept Delta, Electron, Maestro, Solo and Visa debit cards.

Please note that we require payments in pounds sterling (£).

If you are paying by bank transfer, please use the following details:

We require payment to be received in pounds sterling (£).

You can pay your tuition fees by:

• Debit card - we accept Delta, Electron, Maestro, Solo and Visa debit cards. Credit card - we accept Mastercard and Visa credit cards
• Payment with Flywire - make sure you select the option that states “International Bank Transfer in British Pounds (GBP)” as this will guarantee you the best exchange rate and smallest transfer fee
• International bank transfers - see BACS payment details below

Paying in instalments

The instalments facility is only offered if you pay your tuition fees online by credit card or debit card. Please view our fees policy for further information.

When paying in instalments, 50% of the fee (after any deposits or discounts have been applied) must be paid on or before enrolment. The final instalment (50%) will be claimed from the relevant card account approximately three calendar months from the due date of the first instalment. A recurring debit/credit card payment authority will have to be set up. We will inform you of the exact due dates on which the second instalments will be payable when you set up the recurring debit/credit card payment authority.

International applicant/student already living in the UK

If you are already living in the UK, have a UK Bank Account and wish to pay by domestic bank transfer, please use the details above for Home/CI/ROI students.

Students from the USA who receive a Federal Loan

It is possible to make arrangements to pay fees in three instalments that tie in with the loan payments.

International payments - processing times

International payments may take up to four weeks to be processed and received, depending on what payment method you used. Due to expected delays in UK student visa processing, you should not use bank transfers if you are paying your deposit or tuition fee within eight weeks of your course start date.

• Debit / credit card payments may take up to four days
• Payment with Flywire may take up to a week (some countries have longer processing times)
• International banks transfers may take up to four weeks.

BACS payment details

E-mail for remittances: [email protected]

Company: Bournemouth University

Address: Bournemouth University Finance Department
Studland House
12 Christchurch Road
Bournemouth
BH1 3NA

Telephone: 01202 961600

Fax: 01202 961179

Bank: Barclays Bank plc, PO Box 1, Bournemouth Town Branches, Bournemouth, BH1 1ER

Sort Code: 20-12-04
Account No: 80188921
IBAN: GB24 BARC 2012 0480 1889 21
SWIFT/BIC: BARCGB22

Please ensure that the invoice numbers are quoted on remittance advice.

When you register and enrol as a student at BU, you are asked to accept the terms of the Student Agreement. This includes agreeing to pay your tuition fees on time. BU has a number of policies and processes which govern fair and transparent debt management. You can find these and the Student Agreement on the important information webpage. 

For the 2023/24 academic year, we have updated our process for managing student tuition fee debt, in order to make it clearer. The main changes include the opportunity for students who have not paid their tuition fees to meet with our Finance team earlier in the process. This will help them to access support before it becomes too late. We have also standardised the debt management period to eight weeks from the course start date. After eight weeks, we will need to withdraw a student from their course, if their tuition fees are still outstanding.

It is important that you pay your tuition fees on time. If you are struggling to do so, please get in touch with us as soon as possible by contacting AskBU or the Finance team. Failure to pay your fees can impact your ability to continue with your studies at BU. You can find our Fees Policy on the important information webpage.