Medicine fees 2025-2026
Source: https://registryservices.ed.ac.uk/tuition-fees/find/undergraduate/2025-2026/medicine Parent: https://registryservices.ed.ac.uk/tuition-fees/find/undergraduate/2025-2026
Tuition fees for undergraduate medicine in 2025-2026.
Changes to our degree
Tuition fees for Overseas/International students were restructured in 2017-2018. This happened due to the introduction of a fully-integrated six-year degree as well as an increase in National Health Service (NHS) teaching costs.
The new six-year degree includes the awards of:
- Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Honours)
- MBChB
NHS teaching costs
If you are an Overseas/International student studying at a Scottish medical school, you must make a contribution to the teaching costs of the NHS.
This is known as the ACT levy. It has applied since 2016-2017, and the levy is subject to change.
The University of Edinburgh subsidises this charge. The tuition fees published below are inclusive of the ACT levy.
Annual tuition fee
The tuition fees published below only apply if you are entering one of these years of study in 2025-2026.
Rest of UK (RUK) full-time student fees*
The tuition fee for RUK full-time undergraduate students for academic year 2025/26 will be £9,535.
Learn more about changes to undergraduate tuition fees on the UK government website
Medicine (MBChB) - 6 year degree
| Fee status | Home-Scotland | Home-RUK and ROI | International/EU* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preclinical years 1, 2 and 3 | £1,820 | £9,535 | £51,961 |
| Clinical years 4, 5 and 6 | £1,820 | £9,535 | £51,961 |
| Direct entry to year 4 | £1,820 | £9,535 | £51,961 |
*These fees apply to EU students starting on programme from 01 August 2021.
Medicine (MBChB) - 6 year degree - Intercalated year (UoE student)
These fees apply if you are a continuing University of Edinburgh student going into year 3, the intercalated year of the 6 year degree.
| Fee status | Home-Scotland | Home-RUK and ROI | International/EU* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 entry (UoE student) | £1,820 | £9,535 | £37,500 |
| 2023 entry (UoE student) | £1,820 | £9,535 | £35,000 |
*These fees apply to EU students starting on programme from 01 August 2021.
Medicine (MBChB) - 6 year degree - Intercalated year (non UoE student)
These fees apply if you are a non University of Edinburgh student who has studied for their pre-clinical years at an other university and are transferring in for a 1 year intercalated programme in AY 2025-26.
| Fee status | Home-Scotland | Home-RUK and ROI | International/EU* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 entry | £1,820 | £9,535 | £35,000 |
*These fees apply to EU students starting on programme from 01 August 2021.
*Revised 11 December 2024 to update Rest of UK fees information.
This article was published on 2024-09-11