Breakdown | Weekly expenditure |
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Accommodation (Based on the range cost for a self-catered room in University halls of residence. Includes cost of heat and water. See our accommodation pages for specific prices) | £120 to £177 |
Telephone* | £13 |
Food | £56 |
Household goods† | £13 |
Books | £13 |
Other (estimated) | £56 |
Total weekly expenditure | £271 to £328 |
Total per year (38 weeks) | £10,298 to £12,464 |
Total per year (52 week course, e.g. postgraduate study) | £14,092 to £17,056 |
*dependent on your contract †such as toiletries, cleaning products, laundry |
If you are a home undergraduate student you can apply for support to help meet these costs. Please see our funding pages for information on student loans and the Oxford Brookes Bursary for up to £3,000 annually.
If you are a home postgraduate student you may be eligible to apply for a Masters loan for up to £11,836.
Accommodation in a shared house in Oxford costs on average £99-£137 per week. You should also expect to pay an average of £35 per week for gas, electric and water bills. Most students opt to stay in halls for their first year and then choose to move to a shared house for the remaining years of their course.
Depending on your lifestyle and living arrangements, you may need to add to your budget for items such as:
- Additional travel (a Brookes Bus Pass is included in most hall and tuition fees)
- Additional leisure, sport, hobbies
- Insurance and/or Internet costs (additional to that already included within hall fees)