University tuition fees to rise in Wales

UNIVERSITY tuition fees are to rise by 2.71% in Wales from next September, the Welsh Government has confirmed.

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Cardiff Bay said it has followed England's lead in implementing the increase already announced there.

The rise means tuition fees in Wales will go up by 2.71% from £9,535 to £9,790 for courses beginning on or after August 1, 2026. This is the maximum that can be charged for home students on undergraduate courses in Wales and is the same level that will be charged in England.

The loan, creeping ever closer to £10,000 a year after two recent increases already, applies to students ordinarily resident in Wales who study in Wales or England.