Fees and funding

Each year LSE offers generous scholarships to its graduate students. There are also funding opportunities from external organisations, research councils and governments around the world.

Every graduate student is charged a fee for their programme. If you receive an offer, you will be informed of the relevant tuition fee amount in your offer letter.

Tuition fee amounts

Tuition fee amounts are listed on the individual programme pages. The table of fees shows the latest tuition amounts for all programmes offered by the School.

Fee status

In some cases the amount of tuition fees you will need to pay, and any financial support you are eligible for, will depend on whether you are classified as a Home or Overseas student, otherwise known as your fee status.

LSE assesses your fee status based on guidelines provided by the Department of Education.

Further information about fee status classification.

Fee reductions

Students who completed undergraduate study at LSE and are beginning taught graduate study at the School are eligible for a fee reduction of 10 per cent of the fee. Some programmes, such as executive programmes, are excluded from this fee reduction.

Further information

Alumni discount
Fees and Student Finance
LSE Student Fees Policy

We broadly estimate that you should allow for at least £1,550 per month for all living expenses, including accommodation, travel, food, laundry, study costs, and other personal expenses. This will vary depending on your lifestyle and requirements, so it's important you do your own research.

Please note that if you will be applying for a visa, you will have to provide evidence of sufficient funds, and these amounts may vary.

More details on living costs and making a budget.

Country based awards

The School makes available scholarships for students from specific regions of the world:

How to apply

See Applying for an LSE scholarship

LSE offers a large number of studentships to those with an offer of admission to a PhD programme.

The research funding pages have information on the general process for being considered for funding, as well as the specific funding opportunities available, some of which have an additional application process.

Please note that if you secure funding via an organisation that does not already administer their funding through LSE, you will need to make arrangements for the funding organisation to pay you directly. External funding cannot be paid out to you via LSE.

Postgraduate master's loan

A postgraduate master's loan from the UK government is available for eligible students.

Postgraduate doctoral loan

A postgraduate doctoral loan from the UK government is available for eligible students.

External Private Loans

LSE has agreements with three loan providers who offer various packages dependent on your nationality, chosen programme of study, financial status and future earnings. The Lenders are Lendwise, Future Finance and Prodigy.

More information can be found here