Finances for London students

Paying tuition fees and managing your finances

For all postgraduate students, a minimum of 50% of total fees must be paid before you can enrol to attend your classes. This also applies to international students who need to pay a deposit.  

Your deposit amount will be shown on your unconditional offer email.  

If you are not an international student, you will still need to pay your remaining tuition fee balance prior to being able to fully enrol on your course. An invoice will be sent to you with the deadline of when you will need to pay your tuition.  

For more information, we have a dedicated page with useful information about how to pay your tuition fees. 

We also have a dedicated page with useful information about how to pay your tuition fees.

Paying your tuition fees Email finance@yorksj.ac.uk

Managing your finances 

London can be an expensive city to live in. While London does have the highest cost of living in the UK, there are still many ways to make it affordable. 

Students should allow £1,500 to £2,200 per month for all living expenses. This includes food, transportation, accommodation, study costs and any other personal expenses. 

To help you with your budget we have listed the average costs of activities and items in London: 

Item	Price
Rent – room in shared house/flat	£900 to £1,729 per month
Rent – private house/flat/ studio	£1500 to £2,271 per month
Bills (Gas, Electricity, Water)	£150–£250 per month
Internet	£25–£35 per month
Lunch and entertainment	£120 per month
Groceries	£66.20 per month
Travel	£200 to £500 per month
Stationery and books	£35 per month

Help with your finances

Our Student Funding Advice team provide advice and guidance on student finance as well as the funding that is available from York St John. The team runs a number of campaigns throughout the year to provide money saving tips and to help you become more confident. 

Prepare your budget

To help you prepare your budget, we have an online financial wellbeing tool called Blackbullion. It is a learning platform that develops your financial confidence and empowers better decision making. It helps with navigating student finance and budgeting skills, planning pensions, and learning about investing. They focus on the financial skills you will use forever. It consists of mini online videos so that you can learn at your own pace. Best of all, it's free for you to use, even before you arrive on campus. 

Register for Blackbullion

Working part time while studying

Regular income of working part-time during your studies can help you manage your money.  If you are an international student, you cannot work more than 20 hours a week under UKVI regulations during term time.  

The online platform, Handshake, advertises jobs in the city and at the University.  

Log in to Handshake