What will my education cost?
Going to university is a big commitment in many ways, not least financially. These pages explain how much you will have to contribute to the cost of your education, as well as what your living costs are likely to be.
However, you shouldn’t let the cost of study deter you. If you do come to study at Sydney, there’s plenty of support once you get here. We have bursaries and scholarships to help students in financial need, as well as to reward academic excellence. Our support includes bursaries specifically designed to help first-year students with the costs of coming to uni.
Most University of Sydney undergraduates are Commonwealth-supported students, which means the federal government funds part of your tuition costs and you pay a ‘top up’ amount through a student contribution.
If you are an Australian citizen or hold a permanent humanitarian visa, you are eligible for HECS-HELP (the federal government’s Higher Education Loan Program). This means you can choose to either pay your student contribution upfront with a 10 percent discount (‘HECS-HELP discount’), or defer all or part of your contribution through the Australian Taxation Office (‘HECS-HELP loan’).
2012 Student contribution rates
| Band | Area of Study | 2012 Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| National priority | Mathematics, statistics and science | $4,520 |
| 1 | Humanities, behavioural sciences, social studies, foreign languages, visual and performing arts, education, nursing | $5,648 |
| 2 | Computing, built environment, health, engineering, surveying, agriculture | $8,050 |
| 3 | Law, dentistry, medicine, veterinary science, accounting, administration, economics, commerce | $9,425 |