Imperial College London fees for international students

An Introduction to Imperial college fee structure

Imperial College London is the only university in the United Kingdom focusing solely on science, engineering, medicine, and business. Imperial provides a research-led education that exposes you to real-world challenges with no easy answers, teaching that challenges everything, and opportunities to work in multi-cultural, multi-national teams. Let’s find out more about Imperial College London’s fees for international students.

Key facts about Imperial College

• Imperial College London was founded in 1907 by the merger of the Royal College of Science, the Royal School of Mines, and the City & Guilds College.
• Imperial has 17,000 students and 8,000 employees.
• Every year, Imperial College London confers over 6,700 degrees.
• They are an international community with students from over 125 countries.
• The college focuses on the four major disciplines of science, engineering, medicine, and business and is well-known for applying these skills to industry and enterprise.
• Imperial has the highest concentration of high-impact research of any UK university.

Imperial College London rankings

Global rankings for the college are as follows:

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024

• 3rd in Europe
• 10th in the world

QS World University Rankings 2024

• 3rd in Europe
• 6th in the world

Academic Ranking of Top 500 World Universities 2024

• 6th in Europe
• 23rd in the world

US News Best Global Universities 2024

• 4th in Best Global Universities in Europe
• 13th in Best Global Universities

Imperial college tuition fees international students – Undergraduate

Please remember that fees are assessed based on the year of admission to the college, not the year of study. The fees listed in this section apply to students enrolled in the 2024-2025 academic year.

Subject	2024-2025
Engineering	–
Aeronautics	£40,940
Bioengineering	£40,940
Chemical Engineering	£40,940
Civil and Environmental Engineering	£40,940
Computing	£40,940
Mathematics and Computer Science	£40,940
Design Engineering	£40,940
Earth Science and Engineering	£40,940
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	£40,940
Materials	£40,940
Mechanical Engineering	£40,940
Medicine	–
Biomedical Sciences	N/A
Medical Biosciences	£37,900
Medicine (Years 1 – 3)	£53,700
Medicine (Years 4 – 6)	£53,700
Natural Sciences	–
Chemistry	£ 41,650
Life Sciences	£ 41,650
Mathematics	£ 39,100
Physics²	£ 41,650

(1)The college will charge Oxbridge applicants and students pursuing an intercalated BSc based on their original institution’s year of entry.

(2)Part-time rates are based on 0.5 FTE.

Imperial College London postgraduate taught tuition fees for 2024 – 2025

Subject	Full-time 2024-2025	Part-time 2024-2025
Engineering	–
Aeronautics	£ 40,900	N/A
Bioengineering	£ 40,900	N/A
Chemical Engineering	£ 40,900	N/A
Civil Engineering	£ 40,900	£ 20,450
Civil Engineering (Three-Year Part-Time)²	N/A	£ 13,634
Computing	£41,750	N/A
Metals and Energy Finance	£44,400	N/A
All Other Earth Science and Engineering Subjects	£ 36,500.00	N/A
Applied Machine Learning	£ 41,750	N/A
All Other Electrical and Electronic Engineering Subjects	£ 40,900	N/A
Materials	£ 40,900	N/A
Mechanical Engineering	£ 40,900	£ 20,450
Mechanical Engineering (Three-Year Part-Time)3	N/A	£ 13,634
Energy Futures Laboratory	£ 40,900	N/A
Global Innovation Design4	RCA Fee	N/A
Innovation Design Engineering4	RCA Fee	N/A
Medicine	–
Healthcare and Design	N/A	£ 21,625
Patient Safety (Online)	N/A	£ 10,725.00
All Other Medicine Subjects	£ 37,800.00	£ 18,900.00

(1)Students must complete four modules for the PGCert and four modules for the PGDip; to qualify for the MSc award, students must complete all eight modules and the MSc project.

(2)The Royal College of Art sets and charges fees for these subjects. 

Imperial College London postgraduate taught tuition fees 2024 – 2025 – modular programs

Allergy 2024-2025

Level	PGCert (Blended)	PGDip (Blended)	MSc (Blended)
Fees	£7,450	£ 11,920	£ 14,900

Applied Paediatrics 2024-2025

Level	PGCert	PGDip	MSc
Fees	£7,450	£ 11,920	£ 14,900

Cardiovascular and Respiratory Healthcare 2024-2025

Level	PGCert	PGDip	MSc
Fees	£ 21,625	£ 34,600	£ 43,250

Genes, Drugs and Stem Cells – Novel Therapies 2024-2025

Level	PGCert	MSc
Fees	£7,450	£ 14,900

Genomic Medicine 2024-2025

Level	PGCert	PGDip	MSc
Fees	£ 4,967	£9,934	£ 14,900

Global Masters of Public Health 2024-2025

Level	PGCert	MSc (Two Year Part Time)	MSc (Three Year Part Time)
Fees	£ 7,450	£ 7,450 (per year)	£ 14,900

Health Policy 2024-2025

Level	PGCert	PGDip	MSc (Two Year Part Time)
Fees	£ 9,325	£ 14,920	£ 9,325 (per year)

Note-

(1)Conversion fee – students must have completed the PGCert first.

(2)Conversion fee – students must have completed the PGDip first.

(3)Since both the full-time and part-time PGCert is complete during the same academic year, they are both charged at the same rate.

(4)Students may exit with a PGCert by completing either of the streams or a PGDip by completing both streams; the PGDip fee listed here is for the full PGDip and includes the PGCert fee.

Key takeaways

• Imperial College London is the only university in the UK focusing on science, engineering, medicine, and business.
• Imperial College ranks 10th worldwide according to Times Higher Education 2024.
• The undergraduate fee for the Faculty of Engineering is £40,940 for the year 2024-2025.
• The undergraduate fee for the Faculty of Medicine ranges between £37,900 to £53,700 for the year 2024-2025.
• The postgraduate taught tuition for Chemical Engineering is £40,900 for the year 2024-2025.
• They provide a vast range of programs for the students to help them pursue their goals and career.

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FAQs

Q1. What happens if you fail a module at Imperial?

Answer- In general, the college allows two resist attempts for any failed module exam or assessment, which you must take at the next two available opportunities.

Q2. If you apply for two or more degrees and get shortlisted for an interview, will you have an interview for each degree?

Answer- No, the college does not hold separate interviews for applicants to different degrees. They decide on the grounds of a single interview.

Q3. Will Imperial College accept a 2:2 award for the previous qualification?

Answer- Normally, they expect applicants to have a 2:1 or higher. However, they will consider applicants with a 2:2 and whose application demonstrates relevant and valuable work experience and a strong supporting statement.