Pay your fees using Flywire
You must make all direct tuition fee payments through the UAL Portal using Flywire, our payment processing partner.
Read more about Flywire below and check the steps to make a deposit or tuition fee payment.
Watch a step-by-step video to make a payment from the UAL Portal.
How to pay
Deposits before enrolment
If you're an international student we'll ask you to pay a deposit towards your tuition fees when you accept your place.
The amount and due date for the deposit will be in your offer letter.
Log in to your UAL Portal and then:
- go to 'my Application(s)'
- select the 'Pay your deposit' button to pay using Flywire.
You'll pay your remaining tuition fee during the online registration step of enrolment.
During online registration for enrolment
In the online registration step of your enrolment, we’ll ask you to pay your tuition fee.
Log in to your UAL Portal and then:
- go to 'my Online registration' section and then 'Fee details'
- select the 'Make a payment' button to pay using Flywire.
Postgraduate payment plans
If you're a postgraduate student on a course more than 30 weeks long, you can pay your tuition fees by instalments. Read about how to pay in instalments.
If you're an undergraduate student you're expected to pay your fees in full at or by the start of the academic year.
When to pay
You must confirm your funding or pay your fees to complete online registration and enrol on your course.
Allow enough time.
- Your payment must be processed by Flywire and received by UAL before your deadline.
- Once you complete your payment with Flywire it can still take up to 7 business days for the funds to arrive at UAL.
Remember that public holidays in your local country or in the UK may mean that your payment takes longer to reach us. Check UK public holiday dates.
How Flywire benefits you
Flywire is UAL’s trusted payment processing partner. By using Flywire you can:
- pay by credit or debit card, bank transfer or e-wallet
- pay from any country or bank in your currency or pound sterling
- get the best exchange rate on bank transfers
- avoid bank fees and extra charges
- get 24/7 multilingual support from Flywire’s expert team.
Using Flywire allows you to confidently make safe and secure payments through their platform while safeguarding your payment details.
Please read our Student Fees Policy and online payment terms before making your payment.
Payment methods we do not accept
We cannot accept cash payments, banker’s drafts or cheques in a foreign currency (including traveller's cheques).
Using a virtual card will cost you more
Please don't use virtual cards pre-loaded with money to pay your tuition fees:
- Flywire will add a 3% surcharge if you choose to use these cards.
- You'll disclose your sensitive personal details to a third party that doesn’t work directly with UAL.
Keep your payments secure
Help us keep you protected:
- Never share your payment details with a third party.
- Avoid using public Wi-Fi when making payments.
- Beware of phishing text messages and emails.
- Look out for suspicious communications asking you to make payments.
- Always check any payment request from UAL via your UAL Portal.
After you've paid
Follow Flywire’s instructions on the steps you need to take to complete your payment.
- Flywire will send email notifications to the person paying the fees (the payer). Use the ‘Track your Payment’ button to check your payment status at any time.
- Allow 7 business days for your funds to arrive at UAL.
- It can take 2-3 business days for your payment to reach Flywire.
- Then 2-3 more business days for Flywire to process the transaction and deliver the funds to UAL.
- Contact Flywire if you have questions about your payment.
When your payment status is 'guaranteed,' the money has been received by Flywire and will be delivered to UAL shortly.
When your payment is successfully 'delivered' to UAL:
- we’ll email you to confirm receipt
- in your UAL Portal, the ‘Fee details’ section of 'my Online registration' will also be updated.
Step-by-step video
Watch how to make a payment from the UAL Portal.
- Start at 01:55 for Flywire instructions.
- Video is less than 1 minute long.
Finished your studies?
If you have tuition fee payments to make after you’ve finished your studies, and you left us more than 3 months ago, go to the Flywire Open Payment Gateway to begin the payment process.
Watch this short video to see how to make a payment.
Your tuition fees in future years
Find out what your tuition fees will be in the next academic year. Once confirmed, fee information will be posted online:
- Further Education tuition fees (including Pre-Degree and Foundation Diploma in Art and Design courses).
- Undergraduate tuition fees.
- Postgraduate tuition fees.