How to pay your fees

How your fees are paid to Royal Holloway depends on who is paying them - yourself, a sponsor, or a government loan, for instance.

How much are my fees?

You can view your tuition and accommodation fees on Campus Connect, under 'Account Details'.

If a parent or guardians are paying fees on behalf of a student, it is the responsibility of the student to inform parents or guardians of their fee amount by sharing the information available to them on Campus Connect. If a parent or guardian is making a payment, it is important that students provide their Royal Holloway student ID so that the payment can be matched to their financial account.

Have you applied through the International Study Centre or our partner Study Group (via an agent)? If so DO NOT pay your deposit to Royal Holloway as it will not be accepted - you must make a deposit payment VIA STUDY GROUP ONLY.

Study Group deposit payment must be paid via https://pay.studygroup.com/login and refer to details in your offer letter or email studentpayments@studygroup.com for help.

Don’t get caught out by fraudsters! Please take care when deciding how to pay your fees. Fraudsters specifically target students so take care not to put yourself at risk. Follow our preferred ways of paying your fees, as they are safe and secure - if you choose to use an alternative route of payment you may put your money, and yourself, at risk. How might you get caught out? Find out here.

The university cannot accept payment from any sanctioned individual or organisation.

Book an appointment with the Student Fees Team

Please note that e-Pay (Flywire) service cannot legally accept payments from the sanctioned countries: Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Syria, Sudan and the Crimea Region.

Paying your own fees

Tuition and accommodation fees can be paid online or by international bank transfer.

If you are an international student who has applied via an agent through our trusted partner Study Group, deposit payment should be made via the Study Group portal. For details of how to pay, please refer to your offer letter or email studentpayments@studygroup.com for help.

Paying online

*****NEW FOR 2025***** – for an enhanced student experience, the University has partnered with Flywire, still via ePay, allowing you to select from hundreds of convenient payment methods including bank transfers, cards and e-wallets. This allows you to easily and securely make education payments in your own currency, using local payment methods from the safety and convenience of your home., With real-time tracking and around-the-clock multilingual support within the portal, millions of students and families around the world trust Flywire for payment processing. This service should provide peace of mind with dedicated multilingual customer support and save bank charges and exchange rates.

Note: Royal Holloway does not accept payments via AMEX & Diners.

Tuition and accommodation fees can be paid online or by international bank transfer.

You can pay your own fees online using Campus Connect.

Students are encouraged to make payment via Campus Connect on the 'Account Details' card to minimise the details you need to enter, allows you to see the balance and invoices due for payment on your account, and select those for payment via the ePay (Flywire) service link within Campus Connect. ePay (Flywire) provides you various payments options depending on the Country which you select from which you are making the payment allowing to select your preferred method, including bank transfers.

For payments from the UK, bank transfers via ePay (Flywire) are encouraged being convenient and secure.

Parents or third parties can pay fees using our ePay service (Flywire) open link (i.e. not via Campus Connect). This offers the exact same service as the link within Campus Connect, however, being an open link it requires you to directly input your student number and date of birth, which validates the correct input of your student number. The link takes you to our new acquirer, Flywire. You will be given various payments options depending on the Country which you select from which you are making the payment, including bank transfers.

For payments from the UK, bank transfers via this service are encouraged being convenient and secure. There are no bank charges for this. When making payment, be sure to quote your nine-digit student number and what the payment is for (e.g. tuition fees, accommodation fees, or other).

Paying via bank transfer

For international bank transfers, please be sure to make the transfer with all handling charges for the account of the payer. Be sure to ask your bank to quote:

Student’s name.
Student’s nine-digit reference number.
What the payment is for (e.g. tuition, accommodation, other)
Make the transfer with all handling charges for the account of the payer.

Make sure your payment is processed by your bank at least five working days before it is due. To minimise the risks around fraud and money laundering to both the student and the University, we strongly discourage students from making direct bank transfers to the University. Direct bank transfers should only be used on request, and in exceptional circumstances. Students are expected to pay their University fees using one of the preferred payment methods above.

Online payments will update on your Campus Connect portal on 'Account Details' card within 3 to 5 working days.

UK and international bank transfers are via the ePay (Flywire) solution being RHUL’s preferred method, as detailed above.

However, an alternative international bank transfer method to the ePay (Flywire) solution being RHUL’s preferred method, as detailed above, is in partnership with Convera GlobalPay. This cannot be used for UK bank transfers. If you make such payment via Convera, ask your bank to quote:

Student’s name.
Student’s nine digit reference number.
What the payment is for (e.g. tuition, accommodation, other)
Make the transfer with all handling charges for the account of the payer.

Please note you cannot make payments to the university using Convera GlobalPay if you, or the payer, is resident in and/or the payment is originating from any of the following areas:

Afghanistan
Belarus
Cuba
Crimea Region
Donetsk Region
Iran
Luhansk Region
North Korea
Russia
Syria
Venezuela

Check your payment has been received on Campus Connect.

Tuition fee instalments

Standard instalment arrangements are only available on a personal fee liability greater than £2,000.00.

Students beginning a new course in September 2025 will have the option to pay their tuition fee in two equal instalments.

Examples of how to work out 50% of Tuition Fees

1. Tuition Fees = £22,000.00
50% required to complete enrolment = £11,000.00
Less Tuition Deposit paid = £3,000.00
Total to pay to complete enrolment = £8,000.00
Remaining 50% to be paid by week one of Term 2 = £11,000.00.

2. Tuition Fees = £22,000.00
Received discount/scholarship = £1,500.00
Tuition Fees remaining to pay = £20,500.00
50% tuition fees to pay to complete enrolment = £10,250.00
Less Tuition Deposit paid = £3,000.00
Total to pay to complete enrolment = £7,250.00
Remaining 50% to be paid by week one of Term 2 = £10,250.00.

For September 2025 starters fee payment to enrol must be made by 22 September 2025 with the second payment due 12 January 2026.

For January 2026 starters payment to enrol must be made by 12 January 2026 with the second payment due 5 May 2026.

The instalment plan will be applied to your account automatically towards the end of your first term.

Please note no instalment plans are offered to complete enrolment as per Fees Regulations, 50% fees payments are required or students have the option of deferring.

Fees paid by a sponsor

Royal Holloway is recognised by a large number of scholarship bodies for sponsorship of students' courses. You may alternatively have acquired sponsorship through your company or another funding body.

If a third party, e.g government embassy, employer or recognised funding body (other than Student Finance England), is paying part, or all, of your fees we must see the original letter confirming the level of your support, before you start your programme.

If, at enrolment, the online information is showing the full fee is payable by you, you should still sign up online. However, you won’t be able to complete your enrolment until a formal sponsor's guarantee to make payment to Royal Holloway has been seen and recorded by us.

Please email a copy of the original letter to the Student Fees team. An invoice will be issued to your sponsor once you are fully enrolled by end of November.

Please note that Royal Holloway does not produce sponsor invoices for accommodation fees. If a sponsor has agreed to pay the fees for your accommodation please forward a copy of the student invoice to them for payment. You can download a copy of the invoices for the current academic year from the finance tab of Campus Connect.

Fees paid by government funding

Undergraduates

If you're an undergraduate funding your tuition fees via a loan or grant, Royal Holloway will receive payment of your fees directly from Student Finance England.

Just make sure you sign up with Student Finance England as soon as possible after making your university applications, and follow the guidance on government loans or grants.

Postgraduates

If you are using a Master’s Loan from Student Finance England to pay your fees you must forward a copy of the approved loan confirmation to the Student Fees team before you can complete enrolment.

Make sure you sign up with Student Finance England and follow the guidance on enrolment.

Research Degrees

If you are using a Doctoral Loan from Student Finance England to pay your fees you must ensure you advise us before you start your course.

Make sure you sign up with Student Finance England and follow the guidance on enrolment.

No cash or cheques accepted

For your own safety and security please do not bring cash into the UK to fund your University fees. Royal Holloway will not accept cash payments either directly or at any bank branch. We therefore strongly recommend you use one of the preferred methods shown above. Please also note that we do not accept cheques as a payment method.