UK Govt To Raise University Tuition Fees In 2025

The administration of Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom intends to raise tuition prices at institutions beginning in September 2025, according to The Telegraph of London.

The rise will be the first in eight years. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson is likely to propose tuition fee increases in accordance with Retail Price Index inflation.

The fee increase is likely to go into effect in September 2025, which would affect A-level students who are now applying to institutions.

Tuition costs have been frozen at £9,250 since 2017. It is unclear which month’s inflation numbers the Labour Party government will use to connect prices, but comparing them to the current rate of 2.7% would result in fees rising to over £9,500 by next year.

Previous reports indicated that the government planned to boost tuition fees to £10,500 over the next five years.

The decision comes amid mounting concerns that many institutions are facing a financial crisis, with 40% of English universities projected to run a loss this year. In 2012, the Coalition government raised tuition prices to £9,000.

Fees only grew after that, reaching £9,250 in 2017, where they remain locked today despite rising inflation over the last three years.

The Russell Group of premier institutions has claimed that the tuition fee cap has resulted in a loss of around £4,000 per UK student.

Following a Tory crackdown on dependant visas, university revenues have also suffered as a significant decline in lucrative overseas students has occurred.

According to Home Office estimates, there were 16% fewer visa applications between July and September than in the same period in 2023.

Foreign students, who generally pay triple or even quadruple domestic students, had been substantially supporting the industry.

A precipitous drop in enrollment has severed a critical lifeline for colleges and fueled calls for rapid action from the incoming government.

According to sources familiar with the discussions, The Telegraph expected Rachel Reeves to announce a slight tuition fee increase in the budget last week as an admission of the gravity of the issue.

However, the Chancellor did not include any new financing for higher education in her first budget.

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