Fees for students starting a PhD in 2025/26 (amount payable each year)
| Status | Study mode | Full time | Part time |
| Home/RoI | Based at Reading | £5,0061,2 | £2,5031,2 |
| PhD by Distance | £5,0061,2 | £2,5031,2 | |
| International Band 1* | Based at Reading | £21,250# | £10,625# |
| PhD by Distance | £21,250# | £10,625# | |
| International Band 2* | Based at Reading |
£23,900# | £11,950# |
| PhD by Distance | £23,900# | £11,950# |
Please note that the DBA and EdD Professional Doctorates have different fee structures, please see information below.
1 The Home/Republic of Ireland fee is payable in each year of the programme and the fee level changes annually.
2 The Home/Republic of Ireland fee is based on the UKRI minimum fee.
* International fees for doctorates vary depending on the subject being studied. Check the fee band for your programme of interest. Please contact the Admissions Office via pgadmissions@reading.ac.uk if you have any questions.
# International fee levels are fixed for students starting in 2025/26, meaning that international students starting in 2025/26 will pay the same annual amount in each year of their programme.
Fees for students starting a PhD in 2026/27 (amount payable each year)
| Status | Study mode | Full time | Part time |
| Home/RoI | Based at Reading | £TBC1,2 | £TBC1,2 |
| PhD by Distance | £TBC1,2 | £TBC1,2 | |
| International Band 1* | Based at Reading | £21,750 | £TBC |
| PhD by Distance | £21,750 | £TBC | |
| International Band 2* | Based at Reading |
£24,450 | £TBC |
| PhD by Distance | £24,450 | £TBC |
Please note that the DBA and EdD Professional Doctorates have different fee structures, please see information below.
1 The Home/Republic of Ireland fee is payable in each year of the programme and the fee level changes annually.
2 The Home/Republic of Ireland fee is based on the UKRI minimum fee which has not yet been set for 2026/27.
* International fees for doctorates vary depending on the subject being studied and for entrants starting in 2026/27 will rise annually. Check the fee band for your programme of interest. Please contact the Admissions Office via pgadmissions@reading.ac.uk if you have any questions.
Research expenses
For some doctoral programmes, particularly in the sciences, you will be charged a supplementary fee to cover the costs of additional facilities and consumables. This is normally charged on an annual basis and will be detailed in your Offer of Admission letter.
Professional doctorate programmes
Standard fees for all professional doctorate programmes can be found on individual programme pages:
Visiting researchers
The following fees are for a 12-month period of study. For shorter periods, the fee will be a pro-rata amount, based on the number of months you are at Reading.
| Status | Fee |
| UK/Republic of Ireland | £2,393 (2024/25) / £2,503 (2025/26) |
| International Band 1* | £10,175 (2024/25) / £10,625 (2025/26) |
| International Band 2* | £11,450 (2024/25) / £11,950 (2025/26) |
*International fees for doctorates vary depending on the subject being studied. Check the fee band for your programme of interest. Please contact the Admissions Office via pgadmissions@reading.ac.uk if you have any questions.
Research expenses: for some periods of visiting postgraduate research, particularly in the sciences, you will be charged a supplementary fee to cover the costs of additional facilities and consumables. This will be detailed in your Offer of Admission letter.