University of York, in York, United Kingdom, has 24 undergraduate courses listed on StudyPath. International tuition runs from £27,500 to £33,500 a year depending on the course. York publishes its own accommodation prices, from £149 per week. 14 of the 24 publish an application deadline. 1 named scholarship is recorded against these courses. Every figure above was read from York's own published pages and last checked on 30 September 2026.
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£27,500to£33,500a year
24 courses
BSc · 3 years · Accounting, Finance
International tuition
£27,500 per year
~£82,500 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2027/28 · Priced for this course · International students
York labels this 'International and EU fees'. UK (home) fee for comparison: £9,790, expected to rise to £10,050 for 2027/28.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc · 3 years · Economics, Finance
International tuition
£27,500 per year
~£82,500 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2027/28 · Priced for this course · International students
York labels this 'International and EU fees'. UK (home) fee for comparison: £9,790. Department of Economics and Related Studies.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc · 3 years · Business & Management
International tuition
£27,500 per year
~£82,500 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2027/28 · Priced for this course · International students
York labels this 'International and EU fees'. UK (home) fee for comparison: £9,790. School for Business and Society.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc · 3 years · Computer Science
International tuition
£32,350 per year
~£97,100 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
This course starts in 2027, but York has only published fees up to 2026/27. Expect the 2027 figure to be higher.
York publishes a separate UK (home) rate (£9,790 for 2026/27) for home-fee students; this is the international and EU rate. A reduced fee applies for a year abroad or year in industry. This course's page also shows a 'Start date: September 2027' banner alongside its fee table explicitly labelled as covering the 2026/27 academic year; the fee cited here is the 2026/27 figure.
Dean's Global Excellence Scholarship
Full tuition fee discount in the first year of study, then a £10,000 tuition fee discount in each of the second and third years.
Eligibility: For international (including EU) fee-paying undergraduates with a conditional or unconditional offer by 6 May 2026, intending full-time study, not already holding a 100% tuition scholarship or full sponsorship. Excludes Hull York Medical School, International Pathway College, distance/online and part-time courses. Only six awards available; all eligible offer-holders are automatically considered, no separate application needed.
Only six awards are available university-wide per year, so this is competitive rather than a guaranteed grade-threshold award.
English language
Academic offer
“Typical offer A levels AAA including Mathematics.”
BSc · 3 years · Physics
International tuition
£32,350 per year
~£97,100 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
This course starts in 2027, but York has only published fees up to 2026/27. Expect the 2027 figure to be higher.
York publishes a separate UK (home) rate (£9,790 for 2026/27) for home-fee students; this is the international and EU rate. A reduced fee applies for a year abroad or year in industry. This course's page also shows a 'Start date: September 2027' banner alongside its fee table explicitly labelled as covering the 2026/27 academic year; the fee cited here is the 2026/27 figure.
Dean's Global Excellence Scholarship
Full tuition fee discount in the first year of study, then a £10,000 tuition fee discount in each of the second and third years.
Eligibility: For international (including EU) fee-paying undergraduates with a conditional or unconditional offer by 6 May 2026, intending full-time study, not already holding a 100% tuition scholarship or full sponsorship. Excludes Hull York Medical School, International Pathway College, distance/online and part-time courses. Only six awards available; all eligible offer-holders are automatically considered, no separate application needed.
Only six awards are available university-wide per year, so this is competitive rather than a guaranteed grade-threshold award.
English language
Academic offer
“Typical offer A levels AAB including Physics and Mathematics.”
BSc · 3 years · Mathematics
International tuition
£27,500 per year
~£82,500 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
This course starts in 2027, but York has only published fees up to 2026/27. Expect the 2027 figure to be higher.
York publishes a separate UK (home) rate (£9,790 for 2026/27) for home-fee students; this is the international and EU rate. A reduced fee applies for a year abroad or year in industry. This course's page also shows a 'Start date: September 2027' banner alongside its fee table explicitly labelled as covering the 2026/27 academic year; the fee cited here is the 2026/27 figure.
“Fees and funding The fees and funding information here is for students starting in the 2026/27 academic year. If you take a year abroad or year in industry you'll pay a reduced rate of fees for that year. Annual tuition fees UK (home) International and EU £9,790 £27,500”
Dean's Global Excellence Scholarship
Full tuition fee discount in the first year of study, then a £10,000 tuition fee discount in each of the second and third years.
Eligibility: For international (including EU) fee-paying undergraduates with a conditional or unconditional offer by 6 May 2026, intending full-time study, not already holding a 100% tuition scholarship or full sponsorship. Excludes Hull York Medical School, International Pathway College, distance/online and part-time courses. Only six awards available; all eligible offer-holders are automatically considered, no separate application needed.
Only six awards are available university-wide per year, so this is competitive rather than a guaranteed grade-threshold award.
English language
“Minimum requirement IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component”
Academic offer
“Typical offer A levels AAA including A in Mathematics”
BSc · 3 years · Biochemistry
International tuition
£32,350 per year
~£97,100 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
This course starts in 2027, but York has only published fees up to 2026/27. Expect the 2027 figure to be higher.
York publishes a separate UK (home) rate (£9,790 for 2026/27) for home-fee students; this is the international and EU rate. A reduced fee applies for a year abroad or year in industry. This course's page also shows a 'Start date: September 2027' banner alongside its fee table explicitly labelled as covering the 2026/27 academic year; the fee cited here is the 2026/27 figure.
Dean's Global Excellence Scholarship
Full tuition fee discount in the first year of study, then a £10,000 tuition fee discount in each of the second and third years.
Eligibility: For international (including EU) fee-paying undergraduates with a conditional or unconditional offer by 6 May 2026, intending full-time study, not already holding a 100% tuition scholarship or full sponsorship. Excludes Hull York Medical School, International Pathway College, distance/online and part-time courses. Only six awards available; all eligible offer-holders are automatically considered, no separate application needed.
Only six awards are available university-wide per year, so this is competitive rather than a guaranteed grade-threshold award.
English language
Academic offer
“Typical offer A levels AAB including grade A in Chemistry, plus a second science.”
BEng · 3 years · Electrical & Electronic Engineering
International tuition
£32,350 per year
~£97,100 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
This course starts in 2027, but York has only published fees up to 2026/27. Expect the 2027 figure to be higher.
York publishes a separate UK (home) rate (£9,790 for 2026/27) for home-fee students; this is the international and EU rate. A reduced fee applies for a year abroad or year in industry. This course's page also shows a 'Start date: September 2027' banner alongside its fee table explicitly labelled as covering the 2026/27 academic year; the fee cited here is the 2026/27 figure.
Dean's Global Excellence Scholarship
Full tuition fee discount in the first year of study, then a £10,000 tuition fee discount in each of the second and third years.
Eligibility: For international (including EU) fee-paying undergraduates with a conditional or unconditional offer by 6 May 2026, intending full-time study, not already holding a 100% tuition scholarship or full sponsorship. Excludes Hull York Medical School, International Pathway College, distance/online and part-time courses. Only six awards available; all eligible offer-holders are automatically considered, no separate application needed.
Only six awards are available university-wide per year, so this is competitive rather than a guaranteed grade-threshold award.
English language
Academic offer
BEng · 3 years · Engineering (General)
International tuition
£32,350 per year
~£97,100 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
This course starts in 2027, but York has only published fees up to 2026/27. Expect the 2027 figure to be higher.
York publishes a separate UK (home) rate (£9,790 for 2026/27) for home-fee students; this is the international and EU rate. A reduced fee applies for a year abroad or year in industry. This course's page also shows a 'Start date: September 2027' banner alongside its fee table explicitly labelled as covering the 2026/27 academic year; the fee cited here is the 2026/27 figure.
Dean's Global Excellence Scholarship
Full tuition fee discount in the first year of study, then a £10,000 tuition fee discount in each of the second and third years.
Eligibility: For international (including EU) fee-paying undergraduates with a conditional or unconditional offer by 6 May 2026, intending full-time study, not already holding a 100% tuition scholarship or full sponsorship. Excludes Hull York Medical School, International Pathway College, distance/online and part-time courses. Only six awards available; all eligible offer-holders are automatically considered, no separate application needed.
Only six awards are available university-wide per year, so this is competitive rather than a guaranteed grade-threshold award.
English language
Academic offer
BSc · 3 years · Biology & Life Sciences
International tuition
£32,350 per year
~£97,100 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
This course starts in 2027, but York has only published fees up to 2026/27. Expect the 2027 figure to be higher.
York publishes a separate UK (home) rate (£9,790 for 2026/27) for home-fee students; this is the international and EU rate. A reduced fee applies for a year abroad or year in industry. This course's page also shows a 'Start date: September 2027' banner alongside its fee table explicitly labelled as covering the 2026/27 academic year; the fee cited here is the 2026/27 figure.
Dean's Global Excellence Scholarship
Full tuition fee discount in the first year of study, then a £10,000 tuition fee discount in each of the second and third years.
Eligibility: For international (including EU) fee-paying undergraduates with a conditional or unconditional offer by 6 May 2026, intending full-time study, not already holding a 100% tuition scholarship or full sponsorship. Excludes Hull York Medical School, International Pathway College, distance/online and part-time courses. Only six awards available; all eligible offer-holders are automatically considered, no separate application needed.
Only six awards are available university-wide per year, so this is competitive rather than a guaranteed grade-threshold award.
English language
Academic offer
“Typical offer A levels AAB including Biology and a second science”
BSc · 3 years · Immunology
International tuition
£32,350 per year
~£97,100 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
This course starts in 2027, but York has only published fees up to 2026/27. Expect the 2027 figure to be higher.
York publishes a separate UK (home) rate (£9,790 for 2026/27) for home-fee students; this is the international and EU rate. A reduced fee applies for a year abroad or year in industry.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
MBiol · 4 years · Genetics
International tuition
£32,350 per year
~£129,400 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
This course starts in 2027, but York has only published fees up to 2026/27. Expect the 2027 figure to be higher.
York publishes a separate UK (home) rate (£9,790 for 2026/27) for home-fee students; this is the international and EU rate. A reduced fee applies for a year abroad or year in industry.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc · 3 years · Molecular Biology
International tuition
£32,350 per year
~£97,100 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
This course starts in 2027, but York has only published fees up to 2026/27. Expect the 2027 figure to be higher.
York publishes a separate UK (home) rate (£9,790 for 2026/27) for home-fee students; this is the international and EU rate. A reduced fee applies for a year abroad or year in industry.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc · 3 years · Neuroscience
International tuition
£32,350 per year
~£97,100 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
This course starts in 2027, but York has only published fees up to 2026/27. Expect the 2027 figure to be higher.
York publishes a separate UK (home) rate (£9,790 for 2026/27) for home-fee students; this is the international and EU rate, read directly from this programme's own course page (not reused from a sibling), and matches the same figure York's other Biology-adjacent BSc courses on StudyPath (Biology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Molecular Cell Biology) show on their own pages. A reduced fee applies for a year abroad or year in industry. The page also flags a UK government intention to raise the UK (home) rate to £10,050 for 2027/8, which does not affect this figure.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc · 3 years · Chemistry
International tuition
£33,500 per year
~£100,500 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2027/28 · Priced for this course · International students
York charges EU students the same international rate. The course page states that international fees can rise in later years of the course in line with CPI inflation, up to a maximum of 10%.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc · 3 years · Mathematics, Statistics
International tuition
£28,600 per year
~£85,800 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2027/28 · Priced for this course · International students
York charges EU students the same international rate. The course page states that international fees can rise in later years of the course in line with CPI inflation, up to a maximum of 10%.
“The fees and funding information here is for students starting in the 2027/28 academic year. If you take a year abroad or year in industry you'll pay a reduced rate of fees for that year. Annual tuition fees UK (home) International and EU £10,050 £28,600”
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc · 3 years · Biology & Life Sciences, Physiology
International tuition
£33,500 per year
~£100,500 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2027/28 · Priced for this course · International students
York charges EU students the same international rate. The course page states that international fees can rise in later years of the course in line with CPI inflation, up to a maximum of 10%.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc · 3 years · Earth & Environmental
International tuition
£33,500 per year
~£100,500 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2027/28 · Priced for this course · International students
York charges EU students the same international rate. The course page states that international fees can rise in later years of the course in line with CPI inflation, up to a maximum of 10%.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc · 3 years · Psychology
International tuition
£33,500 per year
~£100,500 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2027/28 · Priced for this course · International students
York charges EU students the same international rate. The course page states that international fees can rise in later years of the course in line with CPI inflation, up to a maximum of 10%.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc · 3 years · Earth & Environmental
International tuition
£33,500 per year
~£100,500 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2027/28 · Priced for this course · International students
York charges EU students the same international rate. The course page states that international fees can rise in later years of the course in line with CPI inflation, up to a maximum of 10%.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc · 3 years · Ecology, Biology & Life Sciences
International tuition
£33,500 per year
~£100,500 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2027/28 · Priced for this course · International students
York charges EU students the same international rate. The course page states that international fees can rise in later years of the course in line with CPI inflation, up to a maximum of 10%.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
MEng · 4 years · Computer Science, Data Science & AI
International tuition
£33,500 per year
~£134,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2027/28 · Priced for this course · International students
York charges EU students the same international rate. The course page states that international fees can rise in later years of the course in line with CPI inflation, up to a maximum of 10%.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc · 3 years · Physics
International tuition
£33,500 per year
~£100,500 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2027/28 · Priced for this course · International students
York charges EU students the same international rate. The course page states that international fees can rise in later years of the course in line with CPI inflation, up to a maximum of 10%.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc · 3 years · Physics
International tuition
£33,500 per year
~£100,500 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2027/28 · Priced for this course · International students
York charges EU students the same international rate. The course page states that international fees can rise in later years of the course in line with CPI inflation, up to a maximum of 10%.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
Against the other universities in the United Kingdom on StudyPath, using each one's verified international fees and its own published housing prices. Universities are only compared with others charging in the same currency (and, for housing, for the same period), so no figure here has been converted. A ~ marks a year worked out from a per-term or whole-course fee.
York's lowest undergraduate fee for international students is £27,500 a year, for Accounting, Business Finance and Management. Of the 43 other universities in the United Kingdom we list with undergraduate fees in GBP, 16 charge more at their lowest, 27 charge less. Their lowest undergraduate fees run from ~£2,939 (UoL Online) to £46,210 (Oxford).
Student housing. York's own lowest published rate is £149 per week. Of the 33 other universities in the United Kingdom we list that publish housing per week in GBP, 15 charge more, 18 charge less. Their lowest published rates run from £72 (Leicester) to £254.80 (City St George's).
Living costs. The living-cost figure for a student visa to the United Kingdom is £1,171 per month, on top of tuition (figure for 31 December 2025; read 19 Aug 2026 from gov.uk). The authority attaches conditions that can change this amount; see them in full on student finance.
| Subject | Lowest fee here | Against other universities in the United Kingdom | Their lowest fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Scienceundergraduate | £32,350Computer Science | 15 of 42 charge more | ~£7,276 to £66,580 |
| Mathematicsundergraduate | £27,500Mathematics | 24 of 42 charge more | £17,400 to £50,420 |
| Biology & Life Sciencesundergraduate | £32,350Biology | 13 of 37 charge more | £21,795 to £46,210 |
| Economicsundergraduate | £27,500Economics and Finance | 17 of 37 charge more | ~£2,939 to £46,210 |
| Physicsundergraduate | £32,350Physics | 15 of 36 charge more | £23,500 to £50,420 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineeringundergraduate | £32,350Electronic Engineering | 13 of 35 charge more | £21,795 to £45,500 |
Each one opens every course in that subject, at every university we hold, with the same verified fees.
13 sentences from York's own site each back several figures above. Each is quoted once here; every course that uses one still opens it and links to its own source page.
Used for course length on 17 courses
“Length 3 years full-time”
Used for start dates on 14 courses
“Start date September 2027”
Used for application deadline on 14 courses
“The main UCAS deadline for Medicine is 15 October 2026 , and 13 January 2027 for all other courses. Universities treat all applications submitted by these deadlines equally – you can apply until 30 June 2027 , but your chosen course might have filled its available places.”
Used for international fee on 10 courses
“Fees and funding The fees and funding information here is for students starting in the 2026/27 academic year. If you take a year abroad or year in industry you'll pay a reduced rate of fees for that year. Annual tuition fees UK (home) International and EU £9,790 £32,350”
Used for home fee on 10 courses
“Annual tuition fees UK (home) International and EU £9,790 £32,350”
Used for international fee on 9 courses
“The fees and funding information here is for students starting in the 2027/28 academic year. If you take a year abroad or year in industry you'll pay a reduced rate of fees for that year. Annual tuition fees UK (home) International and EU £10,050 £33,500”
Used for scholarship on 7 courses
“Funding Full tuition fee discount for first year of study; £10,000 tuition fee discount for second and third year of study Academic year 2027/28 Open to International (including EU) students Qualification level Undergraduate Number available Six”
Used for entry requirements on 4 courses
“Minimum requirement IELTS (Academic) 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in each component”
Used for home fee on 4 courses
“Annual tuition fees UK (home) International and EU £9,790 £27,500”
Used for international fee on 3 courses
“UK (home) fees £9,790 International and EU fees £27,500”
Used for entry requirements on 2 courses
“Minimum requirement IELTS (Academic) 6.0, with a minimum of 5.5 in each component”
Used for course length on 2 courses
“Length 3 years full-time (plus optional placement year)”
Used for entry requirements on 2 courses
“Typical offer A levels ABB including Maths.”
Find nearby
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£149–£186per week
University halls of residence, Campus West colleges, 40-week contracts, 2026/27
This is the lower end of the University's rooms-and-prices table (3 of many rows, cited as one contiguous passage); the full table lists many more colleges/room types up to considerably higher weekly rates, including ensuite and catered options. York runs a collegiate system where accommodation is organised by residential college.
Published by the university itself, not a live listings price. Actual cost depends on room type, availability and when you apply.
“Room type Bathroom Catering Location Let length Per week Per year Shared bathroom Shared Bathroom Self-catered Halifax College (St Lawrence) Campus West 40 weeks £149 £5,960 Shared bathroom Shared Bathroom Catered Vanbrugh College (Fairfax House) Campus West 40 weeks £165 £6,600 Shared bathroom Shared Bathroom Self-catered Halifax College Campus West 40 weeks £186 £7,440”
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Deadlines, results and start dates, in the words of UCAS and GOV.UK. Check them before you choose, not at the last step.
“Applications for any 2027 entry course at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, or for most courses in medicine, veterinary medicine/science, and dentistry, should arrive at UCAS by 18:00 (UK time) today to guarantee equal consideration.”
“The January equal consideration date will be 13 January 2027.”
“Be realistic and honest: The courses that are likely to close after the ECD are the most popular ones.”
“A conditional offer means you still need to meet the requirements – usually exam results.”
“Most unis and colleges set a deadline of 2 September for you to meet the conditions of your offer, or for you to send them additional information by.”
“The earliest you can apply for a visa is 6 months before you start your course.”
“You’ll usually get a decision on your visa within: 3 weeks, if you’re outside the UK”
“If you do not have any qualifications that prove your knowledge of English, you will need to pass a Secure English Language Test ( SELT ) from an approved provider.”
“You’ll need to have a tuberculosis ( TB ) test if all of the following are true: you’re coming to the UK for 6 months or more you’ve lived in any of these listed countries for 6 months or more you were living there (or another listed country) within the last 6 months”
“The Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) applies to certain foreign students and researchers who want to study or conduct research in specific sensitive technology-related fields in the UK.”
“For some visas you will need to have an ATAS certificate before applying for the visa so it can be checked as part of your visa application.”
“ATAS applications take at least 30 working days (6 weeks) to process, and some complex ones can take longer. There is no ‘fast track’ service’.”
“You must be one of the following: a government-sponsored student starting a course that lasts longer than 6 months a full-time student on a postgraduate level course (RQF level 7 or above) that lasts 9 months or longer If your postgraduate level course starts on or after 1 January 2024, it must be either: a PhD or other doctorate (RQF level 8) a research-based higher degree”
The money you must prove for the visa, health cover and the work limits: further down, in “After you graduate” ↓
Rules read 17 Aug 2026. Check the current rules, this may be out of date
What United Kingdom's own immigration authority currently publishes. Not a ranking, not a guarantee, and not the same as what any agent or forum will tell you. Whether someone actually obtains residence depends on occupation, points, funds and policy that can change between application and graduation.
Money you must prove before the visa
£1,171per month, for each month of the course up to a maximum of 9 months, for a course OUTSIDE London — a course in London requires £1,529 for each month instead, on the same 9-month cap
Shown as a balance in a bank account. You keep control of it.
Figure published for: 31 December 2025 — the date gov.uk records against this guidance, whose change log for it reads 'Updated the How much money you need - Student visa section to reflect the changes in the living cost requirements'. The same log shows the previous rates (£1,136 outside London, £1,483 in London) applied to applications made on or after 2 January 2025, so the figure has moved each year. This amount is revised regularly, so check it again before you transfer anything.
This is living costs only and is IN ADDITION to course fees: the applicant must separately show enough to pay one academic year's tuition (up to 9 months), at the amount printed on their Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS). London means the City of London and the 32 London boroughs. The money must have been held for 28 days in a row, counted back from the closing balance on the most recent evidence provided, and that 28-day period must end within 31 days of the application date. Each dependant brought along needs a further £680 per month outside London or £845 per month in London, again capped at 9 months. Someone boarding at a residential independent school shows the boarding fees instead. No financial evidence is needed at all if the applicant has already been in the UK on a valid visa for at least 12 months, is applying as a Student Union Sabbatical Officer, is applying to study as a doctor or dentist in training, or is a British national overseas or a national of one of the countries on the differential evidence requirement list (which includes Australia, Canada, China, Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, Qatar, the UAE and the USA among others). A student loan or financial sponsorship is accepted but needs evidence from the loan or sponsorship company.
“£1,171 for each month of your course (up to a maximum of 9 months), if you’re studying outside London £1,529 for each month of your course (up to a maximum of 9 months), if you’re studying in London”
United Kingdom also requires proof of health cover for this visa. See what's required →
Work during study
A Student visa holder on a full-time degree-level course sponsored by a higher-education provider with a track record of compliance may work up to 20 hours per week during term-time, and full-time outside of term-time. A student on a full-time course below degree level (sponsored by such a provider) is limited to 10 hours per week during term-time, also full-time outside of term-time. All other study, including any part-time study, permits no employment at all under the visa. Work that is an assessed, integral part of the course (a work placement) is separately permitted, as is an elected Student Union Sabbatical Officer or National Union of Students role, for up to 2 years.
“20 hours per week during term-time (full- time employment permitted outside of term-time)”
Post-study work visa
Graduate visa . Up to 3 years
Available to a Student visa holder who has successfully completed an eligible UK bachelor's degree, postgraduate degree or other eligible course for a minimum required period on that visa, and whose education provider has confirmed completion to the Home Office. It cannot be extended, and cannot be applied for from outside the UK. For a bachelor's or master's graduate it currently lasts 2 years — but only for an application made on or before 31 December 2026; for an application made on or after 1 January 2027 it will last only 18 months instead, a reduction already confirmed on the Home Office's own page. A PhD or other doctoral graduate gets 3 years regardless. It permits working in most jobs, being self-employed, and looking for work, but not most public funds and not professional sport. There is no route to extend a Graduate visa itself — a holder who wants to stay longer must separately qualify for and switch to a different visa (typically Skilled Worker) before it expires.
“A Graduate visa lasts for: 2 years if you apply on or before 31 December 2026 18 months if you apply on or after 1 January 2027 If you have a PhD or other doctoral qualification, it will last for 3 years.”
Route to permanent residence
The Graduate visa does not itself lead to settlement and cannot be extended — a graduate who wants to remain permanently must switch to a different, qualifying visa (commonly Skilled Worker, which requires a job offer from a Home-Office-approved sponsor, a role on the list of eligible occupations, and a minimum salary) before the Graduate visa expires. Time spent on the Graduate visa (or as a Student) does not itself count towards the 5-year continuous-residence period ordinarily required for indefinite leave to remain (ILR, 'settlement') under a work route — that clock generally starts once the switch to a qualifying work visa is made, though it is counted as lawful residence towards the separate 10-year long-residence settlement route. After 5 years on an eligible work visa, a person who still meets salary and other eligibility rules may apply for indefinite leave to remain, which removes all immigration time limits. This 5-year figure is itself under active review: the Government's May 2025 immigration white paper proposed replacing automatic settlement after a fixed period with an 'earned settlement' model built around a 10-year baseline qualifying period, adjustable by contribution, integration, residence and character; a public consultation on implementing this closed on 12 February 2026 and the Home Office's own consultation page still states only that it is 'analysing your feedback', with no outcome or Immigration Rules change published as of this reading.
“After 5 years, you may be able to apply to settle permanently in the UK (also known as 'indefinite leave to remain'). This gives you the right to live, work and study here for as long as you like, and apply for benefits if you're eligible.”
Route to citizenship
Naturalisation as a British citizen is decided by the Home Office — the same department that runs the visa system. The most common route is holding indefinite leave to remain (ILR, 'settlement') for at least 12 months before applying, on top of the qualifying period already needed to reach ILR itself (usually 5 years of lawful residence, so around 6 years in total); a person married to or in a civil partnership with a British citizen can instead apply as soon as they have lived in the UK for the last 3 years and hold ILR or settled status. Applicants generally must also prove knowledge of English to at least CEFR level B1 (or hold a degree taught or researched in English) and pass the Life in the UK Test, alongside a good-character requirement and limits on time spent outside the UK. The UK recognises dual nationality: Home Office guidance for passport staff, updated 13 October 2025, states the UK 'allows British nationals who have dual nationality, to hold a British passport' and that staff 'will never tell a customer to renounce another country's citizenship or cancel their foreign passport' — so becoming British does not require giving up an applicant's existing nationality, though other countries may not reciprocate.
“You can usually apply for ILR after you’ve lived in the UK for 5 years. To apply for citizenship with ILR you must usually have lived in the UK for 12 months after getting it.”
What the government currently prioritises
Skilled Worker visa sponsorship normally requires a salary at or above a standard threshold and the job's own 'going rate' — but an eligible job that appears on the Government's immigration salary list can be sponsored at a reduced salary floor and a lower visa fee, functioning as this route's shortage/priority-occupation mechanism. The list is a live, searchable Government tool rather than a fixed table reproduced here, and eligibility also depends on which part of the UK the role is based in. The Government's May 2025 immigration white paper announced this list is due to be replaced by a new 'Temporary Shortage List', with current sub-RQF6 immigration-salary-list occupations remaining usable only until December 2026 — so which occupations qualify, and under which list's name, is expected to change within the currency of StudyPath.
“The immigration salary list is a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements. If your job is on the immigration salary list you also pay a lower fee to apply for your visa.”
Read 17 August 2026. Two things anyone timing a UK application should know: (1) the Graduate visa's standard length is confirmed dropping from 2 years to 18 months for any application made on or after 1 January 2027 — someone graduating in mid-2026 who applies before the end of the year still gets 2 years, but the same graduate applying only a few months later would not, so timing genuinely matters here. (2) the entire post-Graduate-visa settlement picture (currently 5 years of qualifying work-visa residence for indefinite leave to remain) is under active Government reform towards a 10-year 'earned settlement' baseline; the relevant consultation closed 12 February 2026 with no published outcome yet, so StudyPath records the rules as they stand today, not as they are proposed to become. Only gov.uk is treated as authoritative for UK immigration facts on StudyPath. citizenshipRoute added 17 August 2026: the ILR-plus-12-months residence path is cited to gov.uk/british-citizenship; the B1 English requirement to gov.uk/english-language; and the dual-nationality statement to the Home Office's own modernised guidance publication 'Dual nationality' (gov.uk/government/publications/dual-citizens/dual-nationality, 54d0b653a6707230), version 4.0 dated 13 October 2025 — chosen over an older 2017-archived caseworker PDF found during (assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/.../dualnationality.pdf) precisely because it is current rather than an archived historical document, even though the substantive legal position (no UK-law bar on dual nationality since the British Nationality Act 1981) is unchanged between the two. naturalisationStatus set to 'published-route' on 18 August 2026: the authority already cited under citizenshipRoute publishes criteria a foreign resident could actually follow, which is the only claim this field makes. It is deliberately not a judgement about how attainable that route is in practice. citizenshipTerms records minimumResidenceYears 5 because 5 years is the residence figure GOV.UK itself states; the Home Office publishes no single years-to-citizenship number. Citizenship additionally requires having held ILR for the 12 months before applying, and most applicants only reach ILR at the 5-year point, so in practice the route usually takes about 6 years in the UK — a total the authority never states as a figure of its own, which is why it is not the number recorded here. studentVisaFunds added 19 August 2026. The Student route publishes two maintenance rates, not one, and the schema holds a single amount — so the OUTSIDE-London rate (£1,171/month) is recorded as the amount because it is the baseline the majority of StudyPath’s UK universities sit under, and the London rate (£1,529/month) is stated in both period and conditions and appears in the same quote, so it cannot be lost. Neither figure was multiplied out to a 9-month total: the Home Office publishes them per month with a 9-month cap and that is what is stored. Two Home Office pages were archived and agree exactly: the citizen-facing Student visa 'Money you need' page and the caseworker-facing financial-evidence guidance. The guidance page is cited because it alone carries the dated change log that gives effectiveFrom, plus the dependant rates and the exemption list. Note the trap here: search engines were still serving the superseded 2 January 2025 rates (£1,136 / £1,483) on the day this was collected, and those are the figures a student would find first.
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