Student fee increases - key answers

Tuesday, 16 November 2010

A number of questions and answers have been prepared to help explain the proposed student fee increases for entry in the academic year 2012/13.

This may be of particular use for those members of staff who receive enquiries from students and prospective students.

For the full list of questions and answers please view the ‘hot topic' on the left hand side, entitled 'Student fee increase Q&A'. This ‘hot topic' link will remain in this position on the Staff Portal so that it is easily accessible.

The following bullet points give a general overview:

• The Government has announced a new fee level of between £6,000 and £9,000 per annum
• The University of Reading is still to determine its fee levels
• No upfront fees would need to be paid. It is the graduate not the student who would pay the fees
• Graduates would only start to pay back fees when their salary rose above £21,000 per annum
• Loans for tuition fees will, from 2012, incur a real rate of interest
• The Government is introducing a National Scholarship Programme to help ‘bright students from poor backgrounds' access higher education. Details of the programme are still to be confirmed