University Cost Guide
Find a starting point for Child’s tuition and living costs.
Use a benchmark, then refine it
These are starting points. Actual fees depend on the institution, course, fee status and year. Check the university’s own current course fee before making a plan.
Living costs cover a twelve-month year. Visa funding floors are not full cost-of-living estimates.
UK — outside London
Planning midpoint: tuition midpoint of the current published international undergraduate range; living midpoint of the published monthly range outside London.
Study UK — British CouncilPublished ranges checked 24 Sep 2026; the displayed values are derived midpoints.
Last available daily reference. Rate date: 27 Sept 2026, 00:02 UTC. Updated daily, not in real time.
Rates By Exchange Rate APIRate source and assumptions
1 GBP = 1.3243 USD in this daily reference. Cross rates use a single USD-based publication.
For information and illustration. Your bank or transfer provider may use a different rate and apply charges. An edited rate is your assumption. Refreshing reference rates does not change amounts already applied to your plan.
This converts only the selected benchmark.
Your planning currency, existing fund and other children remain unchanged.
For information and guidance only. Results are illustrative, based on your assumptions, and are not personalised financial advice. Methodology & limitations
What goes into the education budget?
