Finance FAQs

All Undergraduate students registering with RCSI in their first year must pay a minimum of 50% of fees before registration, with the balance due by 31 January. 

The total amount due will be listed on your RCSI offer letter.

In subsequent years, 50% of fees are due before the start of the first semester, with the balance due by 31 January.

If you are having difficulty making fee payments, you should contact the Fees Office as early as possible to see if an agreement can be made.

Non-payment of fees can lead to a loss of Moodle (virtual learning environment) access, your student card being disabled, which grants access to RCSI campus buildings, and a loss of other student access.

If you continue to not engage with the Fees Office, this may lead to you being discontinued.

Full fees are payable for repeat years. Students on the Free Fees Initiative have to fund their own tuition for repeat years, in compliance with HEA requirements.

Please see details of RCSI’s refund policy below.

Undergraduate students

EU new 1st year students in receipt of HEA Free Fees (new admissions):

• Students who withdraw before 31 October are not liable to pay student fees* (and where applicable no tuition fees will be claimed from the HEA for that student by RCSI in the current academic year).
• Students who withdraw before 31 January are liable to pay 50% of student fees* (and where applicable 50% tuition fees will be claimed from the HEA for that student by RCSI in the academic year).
• Students who withdraw after the 31 January will be liable to pay 100% student fees*.

Find full details of the HEA Free Fees Initiative, including information for students who withdraw after tuition fees have been claimed and the impact on Free Fees eligibility here.

EU new 1st year students not in receipt of Free Fees (new admissions):

• Deposits are non-refundable except for deposits paid for conditional offers where conditions are not met.
• For undergraduate students, 50% of annual tuition fees are due by 1 July of the academic year, after this date students are provided with a 14-day cooling off period to accommodate a change mind. Withdrawal within the 14-day period will result in the 50% fees paid, less the non-refundable deposit component of the payment, being refunded. Withdrawal after the 14-day cooling off period results in the payment being non-refundable.
• Students who withdraw after the 31 January are liable for 100% tuition for that academic year.
• Where the student is unable to obtain a relevant visa all fees will be refunded.

Ongoing students in receipt of Free Fees:

• Students who withdraw before 31 October are not liable to pay student fees* (and where applicable no tuition fees will be claimed from the HEA for that student by RCSI in the current academic year).
• Students who withdraw before 31 January are liable to pay 50% of student fees* (and where applicable 50% tuition fees will be claimed from the HEA for that student by RCSI in the academic year).
• Students who withdraw after the 31 January will be liable to pay 100% student fees*.

Find full details of the HEA Free Fees Initiative, including information for students who withdraw after tuition fees have been claimed and the impact on Free Fees eligibility here.

*Student fees includes all fee elements: tuition fees, student contribution, NUI, vaccination fees, IT service fee.

Ongoing students not in receipt of Free Fees:

• If the student withdraws before registering and has made payment for the coming academic year they will have these funds returned.
• If you have paid full fees for the year and withdraw prior to semester two, you are entitled to the refund of tuition fees for semester 2.
• If you only paid the tuition fees for semester 1, you will not be eligible for a refund.

Non-EU 1st year students (new admissions):

• If the student withdraws before registering and has made payment for the coming academic year they will have these funds returned.
• If you have paid full fees for the year and withdraw prior to semester 2, you are entitled to the refund of tuition fees for semester 2.
• If you only paid the tuition fees for semester 1, you will not be eligible for a refund.

Non-EU ongoing students:

• If the student withdraws before registering and has made payment for the coming academic year they will have these funds returned.
• If you have paid full fees for the year and withdraw prior to semester 2, you are entitled to the refund of tuition fees for semester 2.
• If you only paid the tuition fees for semester 1, you will not be eligible for a refund.

Postgraduate students (full academic year courses)

• Please note that the deposit payments made to secure your place will not be refunded.
• If the student withdraws before registering, they may be entitled to a full refund of any tuition fees paid. However, deposits are non-refundable.
• If you have paid full fees for the year and withdraw prior to semester 2, you are entitled to the refund of tuition fees for semester 2.
• If you only paid the tuition fees for semester 1, you will not be eligible for a refund.

*Student fees includes all fee elements: tuition fees, student contribution, NUI, vaccination fees, IT service fee.

If you have been approved for a SUSI grant, you should notify the Fees Office prior to registration. Assuming you are entitled to the ‘Free Fees’ under the Irish Exchequer Free Fees Initiative, SUSI will either cover the full student contribution charge, or a portion thereof, depending on the level of grant approved.

You will, however, still be liable for the IT fee, NUI fee and health screening charges.

More details on SUSI grants and eligibility can be found on the SUSI website.

If you have applied but are still awaiting SUSI approval on registration day, you should send a copy of your SUSI grant confirmation letter to the Fees Office prior to registration day.

Should the grant application subsequently be declined, you will be liable for payment of the student contribution in full (assuming you are entitled to ‘free fees’ and have already paid the IT fee, NUI fee and health screening charge). 

More details on SUSI grants and eligibility can be found on the SUSI website.

If you are an existing enrolled UK student, you will retain an EU fee status and/or entitlement to 'free fees' funding if you are assessed with this status for the duration of your current degree programme.

If you are an applicant to RCSI, please note the below:

• Under the Common Travel Area (CTA) between Ireland and the UK, UK citizens will continue to enjoy the same fee status that they have to date, post-Brexit. For the purposes of determining fee status, the UK should continue to be considered an EU Member State when completing the EU Nationality test prior to application.