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Fees outlined below are per academic year and students on a multi-year programme should note that fees are subject to change from year to year.

Overview of Programme and Course Fees 2026/27

 

Charge Type: Charge Type Explanation: Cost 2026/27:
Fee 1: Student Capitation
  • Payable by all students
€210
Fee 2: Student Contribution
  • Payable by all students
  • This element may be funded or partially funded by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI)
  • Where SUSI does not pay in full the Student Contribution, the student is liable for the balance of the fee

Pre-Budget 2027: €2,500

Post-Budget 2027: €2,350

Fee 3: EU Tuition Fee
  • Under the terms of the HEA - Free Fees Initiative (FFI) the Higher Education Authority (HEA) will pay the EU Tuition Fee to University College Cork on behalf of the student except in the case of students not meeting the criteria of this initiative, in which case the total fee (i.e. fee 1 + fee 2 + fee 3) is payable by the student.
Listed below
Total Fees
  • Fee1 + Fee2 + Fee3
Listed below

Students can pay their fees in full at registration or in 2 instalments in the academic year.

This following example of paying fees is based on overall fee of €2,560 for the academic year:

  • First instalment: €1,385 payable when registering online
  • Second instalment: €1,175 payable online, on or before 31 January 2027

Exam re-sit fees are payable at a cost of €35 per 5 credit module, up to a maximum of €245.

Fee schedule 2026/27

Filter the fees below by course name, course code, duration, or college.

Programme (Course) Course Code Total Annual Fee (€) Fee 1 (Capitation Fee) Fee 2: Student Contribution (Pre-Budget 2027) Fee 2: Student Contribution (Post-Budget 2027) Fee 3: EU Tuition (Pre-Budget 2027) Fee 3: EU Tuition (Post-Budget 2027) College Note
BA - Arts CK101 €5,895 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €3,185 €3,335 CACSSS 1
BA - Anthropology CK123 €7,550 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,840 €4,990 CACSSS  
BA - Applied Psychology  CK120 €5,895 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €3,185 €3,335 CACSSS  
BA - Criminology CK113 €7,550 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,840 €4,990 CACSSS  
BA - Digital Humanities and Information Technology   CK118 €7,610 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,900 €5,050 CACSSS  
BA - English  CK109 €5,895 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €3,185 €3,335 CACSSS  
BA - Early Childhood Studies  CK111 €6,405 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €3,695 €3,845 CACSSS  
BA - Film and Screen Media   CK105 €7,550 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,840 €4,990 CACSSS  
BA - International  CK108 €5,895 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €3,185 €3,335 CACSSS  
BA - Music   CK104 €6,435 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €3,725 €3,875 CACSSS  
BA - Psychology and Computing CK121 €7,550 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,840 €4,990 CACSSS  
BA - Theatre & Performative Practices CK112 €7,550 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,840 €4,990 CACSSS  
BA - World Languages CK110 €7,550 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,840 €4,990 CACSSS  
BEd - Gaeilge CK201 €8,710 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €6,000 €6,150 CACSSS  
BEd - Sports Studies CK202 €8,710 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €6,000 €6,150 CACSSS  
BSc - Government & Political Science CK210 €6,510 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €3,800 €3,950 CACSSS  
BSocSc - Social Science CK102 €5,895 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €3,185 €3,335 CACSSS  
BSocSc - Youth & Community Work CK103 €6,405 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €3,695 €3,845 CACSSS  
BSW - Bachelor of Social Work CK301 €6,405 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €3,695 €3,845 CACSSS  
BSc - Science Education CK402 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 CACSSS  
Bcomm - Commerce  CK201 €6,540 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €3,830 €3,980 COBL  
International Business with Languages  CK215 €6,540 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €3,830 €3,980 COBL  
BSC - Applied Economics CK212 €6,540 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €3,830 €3,980 COBL  
BSc - Accounting  CK202 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 COBL  
BSc - Business Information Systems CK203 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 COBL  
BSc - Finance  CK204 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 COBL  
BSc - Food Marketing and Entrepreneurship CK213 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 COBL  
BCL - Law (Pathways)  CK301 €6,510 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €3,800 €3,950 COBL  
BCL - Law and French  CK302 €6,510 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €3,800 €3,950 COBL  
BCL - Law and Irish  CK304 €6,510 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €3,800 €3,950 COBL  
BCL - Law (International)  CK301 €6,510 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €3,800 €3,950 COBL  
BCL - Law and Business  CK307 €6,510 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €3,800 €3,950 COBL  
BSc – Architecture  CK606 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS  
BSc - Data Science & Analytics  CK401 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS  
BE - Engineering  CK600 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS  
BE - Process & Chemical Engineering CK600 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS 7
BE - Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering CK600 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS 7
BE - Energy Engineering CK600 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS 7
BE - Electrical & Electronic Engineering CK600 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS 7
BSc - Sustainability CK010 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS  
BSc - Computer Science  CK401 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS  
BSc - Biological and Chemical Sciences  CK402 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS  
BSc - Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences  CK404 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS  
BSc - Genetics  CK402 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS  
BSc - Chemical Sciences  CK406 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS  
BSc - Mathematical Sciences  CK407 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS  
BSc - Physics and Astrophysics  CK408 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS  
BAgrSc - Agricultural Science  CK502 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS  
BSc - Nutritional Sciences  CK504 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS  
BSc - Food Science CK505 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS  
Bsc - Biomedical Science (joint UCC and MTU) CK710 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 SEFS  
BSc - Occupational Therapy  CK701 €8,310 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €5,600 €5,750 COMH  
BSc - Speech and Language Therapy  CK702 €8,310 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €5,600 €5,750 COMH  
BDS - Dental Surgery  CK703 €9,710 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €7,000 €7,150 COMH 1
Medicine (MB, BCH, BAO (Hons)) CK701 €8,860 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €6,150 €6,300 COMH 5
Graduate Entry to Medicine (MB, BCH, BAO (Hons) CK791 €16,010 €210 NA NA €15,800 NA COMH 5
BPharm - Pharmacy  CK703 €7,550 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,840 €4,990 COMH 2
BSc - Public Health Sciences  CK704 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 COMH  
BSc - Medical and Health Sciences  CK705 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,820 €4,970 COMH  
BSc - Nursing General  CK706 €7,316 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,606 €4,756 COMH  
BSc - Nursing Children’s and General Integrated  CK707 €7,316 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,606 €4,756 COMH  
BSc - Nursing Mental Health  CK708 €7,316 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,606 €4,756 COMH  
BSc - Nursing Intellectual Disability CK709 €7,316 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,606 €4,756 COMH  
BSc - Midwifery  CK710 €7,316 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,606 €4,756 COMH  
BSc - Nursing Studies (1year full-time) BSCN-FT €4,000 NA NA NA €4,000 NA COMH  
BSc - Paramedic Studies – practitioner entry   BSCPST €3,138 NA NA NA €3,138 NA COMH  
BSc - Paramedicine CK713 €7,610 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €4,900 €5,050 COMH  
Dental Hygiene - Dip (per year fee) DDH €8,910 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €6,200 €6,350 COMH  
Dental Nursing - Dip - Full-Time (per year fee) DDN €5,210 €210 €2,500 €2,350 €2,500 €2,650 COMH 4
Dental Nursing - Dip - Part-Time DDN €2,500 NA NA NA NA NA COMH 4

Notes

  • Note 1: Additional Costs: Bench Fees - Year 3: €1,500. Year 4: €1,500. Year 5: €1,000. This fee is payable in Dental Hospital at the start of each relevant year.
  • Note 2: Bachelor of Pharmacy is a 4-year undergraduate degree programme with an additional year (Year 5) to complete a 'Master's in Pharmacy'. Total fee in Year 5 is €8,000. As this is a postgraduate fee, it is not covered by the HEA Free Fees Initiative (FFI). 
  • Note 3: The BSc in Nursing Studies is a post registration degree for registered nurses and students and is not covered by the HEA Free Fees Initiative (FFI).
  • Note 4: This course does not qualify for SUSI funding. Dental Nursing part time course is 16 months, full time course is 2 years.
  • Note 5: EU/EEA students admitted to CK701 and CK791 from Autumn 2021 will be required to make a Clinical Placement contribution in years 3,4 and 5 of Medicine Programme [CK701] and in years 2, 3 and 4 of the Graduate Entry Medicine programme [CK791]. The contribution is required to support clinical placement expenses. Payment will be made via the University fee payment process on an annual basis. Failure to make payment on time will limit or remove access to teaching at the clinical sites, until payment is received. The annual sum is €750.
  • Note 6: Students may opt to complete a 5th year - level 9 ‘ME’ degree. The EU Fee excluding capitation in year 5 is €6,500. As this is a postgraduate fee, it is not covered by HEA Free Fees Initiative (FFI).
  • Note 7: Students who opt to re-sit exams to obtain professional body exemptions will incur a cost of €360 per 5 credit module.

All communications with regards to fees will be sent to University College Cork student umail addresses only. Students will be able to access a financial statement online to check their balance and transactions via Student Portal/MyStudentAdmin

Glossary

Term Meaning
CACSSS College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences
COBL College of Business and Law
COMH College of Medicine and Health
SEFS College of Science, Engineering and Food Science

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