Bath Spa University

Bath Spa is a public university in Bath built around creative and applied practice rather than broad research, with recognised strength in art and design, creative writing, music and performing arts, education and business. One financial rule matters more than the fee and should be planned for from the start. Bath Spa requires first-year international students to pay 100% of their tuition on or before arrival and the start of the course. Instalments exist for returning students across October, January and April — but not in year one. For 2026/27 the classroom band is GBP 17,310, rising to GBP 18,170 for 2027/28, with studio and art, film, media and design courses banded above it. So a creative applicant is being asked for the largest fee and the strictest payment terms at the same time, and that sum sits alongside the GBP 10,539 held separately for the visa. Bath Spa admits in September and January, which gives an applicant whose visa runs late an alternative to losing a full year.