Paying your tuition fee deposit
We operate a tuition fee deposit scheme for international applicants to our master's courses.
If you receive a conditional or unconditional offer of a place for one of our master's courses and wish to accept it, you'll usually need to a pay a tuition fee deposit of £2,000. Tuition fee deposits are paid through our authorised payment partner, CIBC.
The University will only issue a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) once we've received your tuition fee deposit, you've accepted your offer of a place, and any academic requirements have been met.
Pay the tuition fee deposit for your master’s course
You won’t need to pay the £2,000 tuition fee deposit for your master’s course if:
- You're joining one of our Pre-Sessional English courses to meet the English language requirements for your intended master’s course. In these circumstances, you’ll need to pay a £1,000 tuition fee deposit for your Pre-Sessional English course
- Your tuition fees are being paid on your behalf by a sponsor.
Payment deadlines
The latest date by which you need to have paid your tuition fee deposit depends on your intended course, the course start date, and when you receive an offer of a place.
September 2025 entry
| School or department | Payment deadline if offer received by 31 May 2025 | Payment deadline if offer received from 1 June 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Management School | Saturday 28 June 2025 | Thursday 31 July 2025 |
| Department of Computer Science | Saturday 28 June 2025 | Thursday 31 July 2025 |
| Department of Psychology | Saturday 28 June 2025 | Thursday 31 July 2025 |
| Other schools and departments | Thursday 31 July 2025 | Thursday 31 July 2025 |
January 2025 entry
The deadline for paying your tuition fee deposit for all master's courses starting in January 2025 is Friday 3 January 2025. For courses requiring Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) the tuition fee deposit deadline is Saturday 30 November 2024.
January 2026 entry
The deadline for paying your tuition fee deposit for all master's courses starting in January 2026 is Friday 19 December 2025. For courses requiring Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) the tuition fee deposit deadline is Sunday 30 November 2025.
Refunds
You should be sure you wish to accept your offer of a place prior to paying your tuition fee deposit.
The tuition fee deposit is non-refundable other than in certain circumstances. These include situations that are outside of your control or where you can demonstrate that you’ve made every effort to meet the conditions of your offer but been unable to do so.
Refund criteria
The circumstances in which you may be eligible for a refund include where you’re:
- Notifying us of your right to cancel within 14 days of paying your tuition fee deposit online
- Refused a Student visa. You'll need to submit a copy of the visa refusal document which will be verified by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). You won't be eligible for a refund if your visa application is deemed non-genuine by the UKVI, or if it’s declined due to incorrect, misleading or incomplete information
- Refused ATAS clearance
- Unable to join your intended master's due to the course being cancelled or suspended
- Unable to travel to Liverpool for the course start date due to exceptional circumstances, such as government restrictions
- Unable to meet the conditions of your offer by the relevant deadline
- Impacted by exam cancellations or university/college closure due to local or national restrictions in your country.
For all reasons stated, evidence must be provided.
If you’ve paid a tuition fee deposit for a course starting in September 2024, the latest date you can request a refund is Thursday 31 October 2024.
If you’ve paid a tuition fee deposit for a course starting in January 2025, the latest date you can request a refund is Wednesday 12 February 2025.
Please note, if you request a refund, indicating that you no longer wish to study with us, this could result in your CAS being withdrawn.
Deferring your offer
If you wish to defer your offer of a place to a later course start date, your fee deposit can usually be transferred and carried forward for up to one year.