Students enrolled in a Commonwealth supported place are required to pay a student contribution towards the cost of their course.
2026 student contribution fees for students who commenced from 2021 onwards
| Discipline Cluster1 | Student Contribution per year (1 EFTSL)2 |
|---|---|
| Management and Commerce, Arts, Humanities (excluding languages), Law, Economics and Communications Undergraduate Psychology and Social Work4 |
$17,392 |
| Health, Information Technology, Creative Arts, Engineering, Environmental Studies and Science Undergraduate Psychology3 Social Work5 |
$9,536 |
| Education, Nursing, Languages, Clinical Psychology, Mathematics, Agriculture | $4,736 |
2026 student contribution fees for students who commenced prior to 2021
| Discipline Cluster1 | Student Contribution per year (1 EFTSL)2 |
|---|---|
| Law Accounting, Commerce, Economics, Administration | $13,624 |
| Undergraduate Psychology, Health, Information Technology, Creative Arts, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Computing, and Science | $9,536 |
| Humanities, Arts, Behavioural Sciences, Social Studies, Society and Culture, Visual & Performing Arts, Communications | $8,160 |
| Education, Nursing, Languages, Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Mathematics, Agriculture | $4,736 |
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1 This table combines units in funding clusters with the same value.
2 A standard year is calculated on 1 Equivalent Full-Time Study Load (EFTSL). Not all units come from the same discipline cluster for every degree.
3 Applies to students commencing from 2021 enrolled in a course of study that leads to a bachelor degree or honours degree in psychology with a course structure that makes it compulsory to study units relevant to professional registration as a psychologist by the Psychology Board of Australia, and the course of study represents a pathway to professional registration as a psychologist.
4 Applies to students commencing from 2021 who are enrolled in courses of study that do meet the definition outlined in notes 3 and 5.
5 Applies to students commencing from 2021 enrolled in courses of study that lead to a bachelor degree, honours degree or master’s degree in:
a. social work accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers;
b. youth work accredited by Youth Work Australia;
c. counselling accredited by the Australian Counsellors Association and/or the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia; and
d. community work accredited by the Australian Community Workers Association.