This page will give you an overview of the fees at Cliff College. If you need more information or have questions about our fees, please contact us on enquiries@cliffcollege.ac.uk.
Cliff Year
In 2024 the Cliff Year will have two different gap year programmes - a five-month programme, running from 14 January to 8 June 2024, and a ten-month programme running from September 2024 to June 2025. The five-month programme costs £1,249 and the ten-month programme costs £2,495. These costs include accommodation and meals at the College for the duration of your chosen programme.
Participants on the Cliff Year often fundraise towards the cost of their fee, and we can provide information, support and ideas to help you with this.
The Methodist Church is funding a number of reduced-cost places for those wishing to participate in the January-June 2024 gap year programme. More information about these places is available here.
Foundations for Mission and Ministry
The fee for the Foundations for Mission and Ministry programme is £2,000 for six units across two years. This does not cover meals or accommodation for optional onsite teaching days at Cliff College or Edgehill College.
Alternatively, students are able to take individual Mission and Ministry units for £360 per unit.
Undergraduate
Our undergraduate programme fees for 2023-24* are £8,500 per year for full-time home students, or £4,250 per year for part-time home students.
For international students, the fees for undergraduate study are £9,500 per year for full-time students, or £4,750 per year for part-time students.
Most home students apply for a student loan to help them with tuition fees and living costs while they study – you can find more information about this on the Student Finance website.
*subject to approval in early January 2023
MA Mission
The fee for the MA programme in 2022-23 is £6,800. The MA can be studied full-time or part-time. Tuition fees are paid per unit (£1,360) in advance of each unit (including the dissertation).
From September 2023, the fee for the MA programme will be £7,200, or £1,440 per unit.
Some home students apply for a Master’s Loan to help them with tuition fees and living costs while they study – you can find more information about this on the Master's Loan section of the Student Finance website.
PhD programmes
Our PhD programme fees for 2022-23 are £7,200 per year for full-time students and £3,600 for part-time students; the fee for a write-up year is £1,800.
The PhD Missiology is only available part-time, and the fees are £3,600 per year.
Some home students apply for a Doctoral Loan to help them with tuition fees and living costs while they study – you can find more information about this on the Doctoral Loan section of the Student Finance website.
Students from the USA
If you are a US national, you may be eligible for a federal loan towards your tuition costs. Please contact us on enquiries@cliffcollege.ac.uk for more information.
Read our policies on lending and funding for US students in receipt of federal loans.
Disabled Students' Allowance
There is extra support available for students who have a disability, such as a long-term health condition, mental health condition or a specific learning disability such as dyslexia or ADHD. This support is known as Disabled Students Allowance, or DSA.
This kind of support depends on your individual needs and does not need to be paid back. You may be eligible for help with the costs of:
- specialist equipment, for example a computer if you need one because of your disability;
- non-medical helpers, for example a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter or specialist note taker;
- extra travel to attend your course or placement because of your disability;
- other disability-related study support, for example having to print additional copies of documents for proof-reading.
More information on Disabled Students' Allowance can be found here.
Residential Community and Accommodation
Our Cliff Year participants along with most of our full-time students live at Cliff College and form a key part of our residential community. The accommodation in the College is in en-suite single rooms; most students are catered for by our catering team and eat together in our dining room.
Almost all of our MA and PhD students, as well as some of our BA students, study part-time and live offsite. These students can book a bedroom and meals during their teachings weeks or in order to use the library and meet with faculty. The accommodation and food costs for the 2023-24 academic year are as follows:
| Accommodation option | Cost | Available to |
| Catered College accommodation (single room) | £5,950 per year | Full-time undergraduates
Full-time postgraduates |
| Catered College accommodation (double room) | £6,530 per year | Full-time undergraduates |
| Catered College accommodation for intensive weeks | £51.50 per night | All students not living onsite |
| Self-catered College accommodation (single room) | £4,015 per year | Continuing full-time undergraduates Full-time postgraduates |
| Self-catered College accommodation (double room) | £4,595 per year | Continuing full-time undergraduates Full-time postgraduates |
| Self-catered flat accommodation (shared with one other student) | £3,440 per year | Continuing full-time undergraduates Full-time postgraduates |
If you have further questions or are interested in accommodation for families or couples, please contact us at enquiries@cliffcollege.ac.uk.
