Fees cover registration, teaching, first entry to examination, the use of the Library and membership of the Students' Union. They also normally cover teaching and the use of student common rooms at other colleges of the University of London, if your programme has intercollegiate arrangements.

Fees are fixed annually, normally in the spring prior to the start of the programme. Students are informed of the relevant fee level in the offer letter. Please see www.lse.ac.uk/collections/tableOfFees for the most up to date information.

Fee reductions and discounts

LSE undergraduates starting taught postgraduate study at the School are eligible for a fee reduction in the region of 10% of the fee. These reductions are available for UK, EU and overseas students.

The School offers a range of discounts for all self-financed students based on when payments are received by the School.

For the latest information regarding these reductions and discounts please see www.lse.ac.uk/collections/tableOfFees

Tuition fees for master's and diploma programmes

The fees for each master's and diploma programme are listed in the individual entries.

Tuition fees for MPhil and PhD programmes and visiting research students

The likely fee for 2009/10 will be:

	UK and other EU students	Overseas students
MPhil and PhD	£3,382*	£12,588
Visiting research students	£7,620	£13,992

*Please note that this fee is provisional. We advise you to check the fees website at www.lse.ac.uk/collections/tableOfFees from January 2009 onwards.

Fee status

If you are offered admission to the School you will be advised of your fee status.

Fee status is assessed according to guidelines provided by the Department of Education: Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997.

The Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997 state that to be considered for 'Home/EU' fee status, a student must demonstrate:

that s/he was settled in the UK/EU within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971 on the first day of the first academic year of the course (settled, meaning ordinarily resident in the UK/EU without any restriction); AND
that s/he has been ordinarily resident in the UK/EU for a specified three years preceding the commencement of their course (ordinarily resident, meaning habitually resident in the UK/EU); AND
that no part of this period of residence was wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full time education.

You may be asked to provide documentary evidence of your status/residence.

Note: It is important to note that once you register for your degree, your fee status will only change in highly exceptional circumstances (either a change in the law or if you become an EU national; or if you are granted Refugee Status, Exceptional Leave, Humanitarian Protection or Discretionary Leave).

If you would like guidance on your status for fees, independent advice is available from The UK Council for International Student Affairs (www.ukcosa.org.uk)

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