Find out what fees you're required to pay and how they're calculated.
Tuition fees for 2021 will remain the same as 2020 tuition fees. Updated subject tuition fee tables will be published on this page by the end of November.
You will receive formal notification of individual subject fees for 2021 when you receive your Statement of Liability following enrolment in 2021 subjects.
Your fees will vary depending on what type of student you are (e.g. domestic or international, undergraduate or graduate) and the course you are studying.
Some students are charged fees for individual subjects – these costs vary from subject to subject – while others are charged fees according to the annual fee of the course (degree) and their study load.
Use the menu to indicate the type of student you are, and you’ll receive relevant information on how your fees are calculated.
What type of student are you?
International students pay full fees
International students are not eligible for Commonwealth Supported Places.
Please select "Full-Fee paying" for more information.
If you are unsure, check your offer letter or invoice for more information about your fee type.
Domestic graduate students in a Commonwealth Supported Place
What do I need to pay?
As a domestic graduate student enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP), you will pay:
A Commonwealth Support Place student contribution amount. The amounts are for each individual subject, and are determined by the Australian Government. Check the Fee Table for subject costs
As the file is large and the table has a lot of detail, we recommend using a desktop computer connected to Wi-Fi.
After you've downloaded and opened the Fee Table, use CTRL+F (or CMD+F) to search for your subject by subject name or code.
How do I pay my fees?
For more information about payment methods, see paying your fees.
Can I get help paying my fees?
If you are an Australian citizen or permanent humanitarian visa holder with a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) you may be eligible for HECS-HELP. If you are eligible, you can defer all or part of your tuition fees via a government loan, which you repay when your income reaches the minimum repayment threshold.
Financial support information and resources are available from my.unimelb under the Student Admin tab in Financial support, as well as the ask.unimelb FAQ on Fee Date Extensions.
Domestic undergraduate students in a Commonwealth Supported Place
What do I need to pay?
As a domestic undergraduate student enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP), you will pay:
A Commonwealth Support Place student contribution amount. The amounts are for each individual subject, and are determined by the Australian Government. Check the Fee Table for subject costs.
As the file is large and the table has a lot of detail, we recommend using a desktop computer connected to Wi-Fi.
After you've downloaded and opened the Fee Table, use CTRL+F (or CMD+F) to search for your subject by subject name or code.
How do I pay my fees?
For more information about payment methods, see paying your fees.
Can I get help paying my fees?
If you are an Australian citizen or permanent humanitarian visa holder with a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) you may be eligible for HECS-HELP. If you are eligible, you can defer all or part of your tuition fees via a government loan, which you repay when your income reaches the minimum repayment threshold.
Financial support information and resources are available from my.unimelb under the Student Admin tab in Financial support, as well as the ask.unimelb FAQ on Fee Date Extensions.
As an undergraduate student you will be considered to have a Full-Fee Paying Place if you began your current undergraduate course in a Full-Fee Paying Place prior to 2009, or if you commenced here as an international student and later gained Permanent Residency.
Domestic undergraduate students in Full-Fee Paying Places pay fees according to the discipline fee band of each individual subject in which they enrol, not the overall course that they are studying.
Check the Fee Table for subject costs.
How much do my subjects cost?
Check the Fee Table for information about subject costs, EFTSL and census dates.
Subjects are sorted alphabetically by subject code.
As the file is large and the table has a lot of detail, we recommend using a desktop computer connected to Wi-Fi.
After you've downloaded and opened the Fee Table, use CTRL+F (or CMD+F) to search for your subject by subject name or code.
How do I pay my fees?
For more information about payment methods, see paying your fees.
Can I get help paying my fees?
Financial Support information and resources are available from my.unimelb under the Student Admin tab in Financial support, as well as the ask.unimelb FAQ on Fee Date Extensions.
As a domestic graduate student in a Full-Fee Paying Place, your tuition fees are course-based. This means your subject cost will be calculated according to the annual course fee of the degree you are studying and each subject’s study load (EFTSL value). Even though your fees are course-based, you individual subjects’ census dates still apply to you. If you remain enrolled in a subject after its census date you will retain a fee charge for the subject.
As the file is large and the table has a lot of detail, we recommend using a desktop computer connected to Wi-Fi.
After you've downloaded and opened the Fee Table, use CTRL+F (or CMD+F) to search for your subject by subject name or code.
How do I pay my fees?
For more information about payment methods, see paying your fees.
Can I get help paying my fees?
Financial Support information and resources are available from my.unimelb under the Student Admin tab in Financial support, as well as the ask.unimelb FAQ on Fee Date Extensions.
Domestic graduate students paying full fees (Office of Environmental Programs and cross-institutional)
What do I need to pay?
If you are enrolled in an Office of Environmental Programs course, or are an incoming cross-institutional student, you will pay fees according to the discipline fee band of each individual subject in which you enrol. Check the Fee Table for subject costs.
How much do my subjects cost?
Check the Fee Table for information about subject costs, EFTSL and census dates.
Subjects are sorted alphabetically by subject code.
Domestic graduate students in a Commonwealth Supported Place
What do I need to pay?
As a domestic graduate student enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP), you will pay:
A Commonwealth Support Place student contribution amount. The amounts are for each individual subject, and are determined by the Australian Government. Check the Fee Table for subject costs
As the file is large and the table has a lot of detail, we recommend using a desktop computer connected to Wi-Fi.
After you've downloaded and opened the Fee Table, use CTRL+F (or CMD+F) to search for your subject by subject name or code.
How do I pay my fees?
For more information about payment methods, see paying your fees.
Can I get help paying my fees?
If you are an Australian citizen or permanent humanitarian visa holder with a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) you may be eligible for HECS-HELP. If you are eligible, you can defer all or part of your tuition fees via a government loan, which you repay when your income reaches the minimum repayment threshold.
Financial support information and resources are available from my.unimelb under the Student Admin tab in Financial support, as well as the ask.unimelb FAQ on Fee Date Extensions.
International graduate students paying full fees (Office of Environmental Programs and cross-institutional)
What do I need to pay?
If you are enrolled in an Office of Environmental Programs course, or are an incoming cross-institutional student, you will pay fees according to the discipline fee band of each individual subject in which you enrol. Check the Fee Table for subject costs.
How much do my subjects cost?
Check the Fee Table for information about subject costs, EFTSL and census dates.
Subjects are sorted alphabetically by subject code.
International undergraduate students paying full fees
What do I need to pay?
As an international undergraduate student you pay fees according to the discipline fee band of the subjects you’re enrolled in. This also applies to international students who are undergraduate international incoming cross-institutional students. The cost of individual subjects within your course may vary. Check the Fee Table for subject costs.
How much do my subjects cost?
Check the Fee Table for information about subject costs, EFTSL and census dates.
Subjects are sorted alphabetically by subject code.
As an international graduate student your tuition fees are course-based. This means your subject cost will be calculated according to the annual course fee of the degree you are studying and each subject’s study load (EFTSL value). Even though your fees are course-based, you individual subjects’ census dates still apply to you. If you remain enrolled in a subject after its census date you will retain a fee charge for the subject.
As the file is large and the table has a lot of detail, we recommend using a desktop computer connected to Wi-Fi.
After you've downloaded and opened the Fee Table, use CTRL+F (or CMD+F) to search for your subject by subject name or code.
How do I pay my fees?
Information about payment methods are detailed on the pay-in slip of your Student Invoice and Statement of Liability.
If you are a commencing international student wanting to pay your deposit or OSHC, refer to your offer letter.
For more information about payment methods, see paying your fees.
Can I get help paying my fees?
Financial Support information and resources are available from my.unimelb under the Student Admin tab in Financial support, as well as the ask.unimelb FAQ on Fee Date Extensions.
As a Community Access Program (CAP) student, you pay a tuition fee for each subject that you enrol in.
Your fees will vary depending on your enrolment (assessed, non-assessed or international intensive mode), the subjects you choose, as well as the study load (or Equivalent Full-Time Study Load (EFTSL) of each subject.
Tuition fee payments are usually made before you commence your study.
How much do my subjects cost?
Check the Fee Table for information about assessed mode subject costs, EFTSL and census dates.
Subjects taken via international intensive mode are charged at different rates than those taken via assessed mode. For subject cost, EFTSL and census dates see fee table for international intensives.
Subjects are sorted alphabetically by subject code.
As a Community Access Program (CAP) student, you pay a tuition fee for each subject that you enrol in.
Your fees will vary depending on your enrolment (assessed, non-assessed or international intensive mode), the subjects you choose, as well as the study load (or Equivalent Full-Time Study Load (EFTSL) of each subject.
Tuition fee payments are usually made before you commence your study.
How much do my subjects cost?
Check the Fee Table for information about assessed mode subject costs, EFTSL and census dates.
Subjects taken via international intensive mode are charged at different rates than those taken via assessed mode. For subject cost, EFTSL and census dates see fee table for international intensives.
Subjects are sorted alphabetically by subject code.
As a Community Access Program (CAP) student, you pay a tuition fee for each subject that you enrol in.
Your fees will vary depending on your enrolment (assessed, non-assessed or international intensive mode), the subjects you choose, as well as the study load (or Equivalent Full-Time Study Load (EFTSL) of each subject.
Tuition fee payments are usually made before you commence your study.
How much do my subjects cost?
Check the Fee Table for information about assessed mode subject costs, EFTSL and census dates.
Subjects taken via international intensive mode are charged at different rates than those taken via assessed mode. For subject cost, EFTSL and census dates see fee table for international intensives.
Subjects are sorted alphabetically by subject code.
As a Community Access Program (CAP) student, you pay a tuition fee for each subject that you enrol in.
Your fees will vary depending on your enrolment (assessed, non-assessed or international intensive mode), the subjects you choose, as well as the study load (or Equivalent Full-Time Study Load (EFTSL) of each subject.
Tuition fee payments are usually made before you commence your study.
How much do my subjects cost?
Check the Fee Table for information about assessed mode subject costs, EFTSL and census dates.
Subjects taken via international intensive mode are charged at different rates than those taken via assessed mode. For subject cost, EFTSL and census dates see fee table for international intensives.
Subjects are sorted alphabetically by subject code.
Every subject has a census date. If you remain enrolled in a subject after the census date you will retain a fee charge for the subject. If you wish to withdraw from a subject you must do so by the subject census date for your fee charge to be cancelled. For more information see our FAQ on fee due dates.
What is the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF)?
The SSAF provides a significant increase in the level of funding available to student services and amenities. Eligible students can defer payment of the SSAF (similar to how Commonwealth Supported Place students can defer tuition fees via HECS-HELP), by applying for SA-HELP assistance.
What is a Student Invoice?
Your Student Invoice is issued regularly throughout the year via my.unimelb and only includes those fees due for payment within the invoicing period (usually within four to five weeks of issue)
Late payment fees apply if you fail to pay a Mandatory fee (excluding SSAF) by your due date. Failure to pay tuition fees may lead to cancellation of enrolment. See the ask.unimelb FAQ on Overdue Fees Penalty.
What is a Statement of Liability?
Your Statement of Liabilityis an invoice on which you may pay your fees. It updates immediately for any enrolment changes and lists all your unpaid fees for a calendar year, due dates and the payment methods.
You should view your Statement of Liability after enrolling in subjects to check your fees and note upcoming payment due dates.
If you withdraw from or swap a subject before the census date for that subject, your fee liability for the withdrawn subject will be cancelled.
The amount you paid for the withdrawn subject will appear as a credit on your Fee Account Statement. This credit will be used to cover owing tuition fees for any other enrolled subjects. If you have no other fees due at the time of withdrawing from a subject, you can either apply to have the money refunded to your personal bank account, or you can leave the credit in your student account to pay future tuition fees. You can check the amount of credit you may have by using the Fee Account Statement.
After the census date
If you withdraw from or swap a subject after the census date for that subject, you will remain liable for the subject cost. Payments already made for the subject will not be refunded.
How will the Australian Government’s proposal for the Job-ready Graduates Package affect my CSP fees?
On 19 October 2020 the Australian Parliament passed the Higher Education Support Amendment (Job-Ready Graduates and Supporting Regional and Remote Students) Bill 2020.
One of the changes in this Bill will affect student contribution amounts for Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP).
Students commencing a course of study for the first time
From 1 January 2021, all students who are commencing a course of study on a Commonwealth Supported Place will pay the new student contribution amounts.
Students continuing in a course of study on a CSP in 2021
If you currently hold a Commonwealth Supported Place and are continuing in a course of study (commenced prior to 1 January 2021), from 2021 your student contribution amount will either remain the same as it would have been prior to these changes or will be lower, depending on your area of study. This means:
If you are a continuing student studying units that will have a lower student contribution amount under the new arrangements you will pay the new lower student contribution amount.
If you are a continuing student studying units in disciplines with increased student contribution amounts, you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had these changes not been implemented (with existing rates being indexed by CPI each year).
The University is working through the implications of the legislation. For more information, visit dese.gov.au/job-ready.