Free Tuition Budget calculator with clear step-by-step results.
Builds the net cost of study by adding compulsory fees and materials to headline tuition, then subtracting grants - because published tuition is rarely what anyone pays. Dividing by the number of instalments gives the figure that actually has to be funded at each payment date.
Net cost per year
Net = tuition + fees + books - grants and scholarships
Per instalment
Instalment = net cost per year / instalments per year
Compulsory fees for registration, examinations, laboratory access and student services routinely add 5-15% and are almost never quoted in the headline tuition figure.
Not always. Many are single-year or conditional on maintaining a grade threshold, so check renewal terms before assuming the full programme is covered.