Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2021
1071. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average fee level in institutes of technology, technological universities and universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31719/21]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, fee levels vary across the institutions, disciplines and mode of delivery. Individual fee schedules are available on the individual institutions websites.
The Higher Education Authority advise that the undergraduate EU fee levels for the technology sector are as follows:
- NFQ Level 6 programmes – €3,250
- NFQ Level 7 programmes – €3,250
- NFQ Level 8 Engineering/Architecture programmes – €4,450
- NFQ All Other Level 8 programmes – €3,819
- NFQ Level 8 Nursing programmes – €7,106
The fee levels for the universities and colleges vary across the institutions. The attached table reflects internal HEA calculations based on 2020/21 fee schedules to indicate the average undergraduate EU fee rates across different disciplines in the University sector.
|
2020/21 Academic Year EU Fee Rates |
Average Fee Rate (approximate) |
|
Business, administration and law |
€5,700 |
|
Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics |
€7,400 |
|
Information and Communication Technologies |
€6,900 |
|
Engineering, manufacturing and construction |
€7,400 |
|
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary |
€7,600 |
|
Health and welfare |
€7,800 |
|
Services |
€5,700 |
