Student Contribution Bands

The Student Contribution (SC) amounts at the University of Adelaide are based on the following.

2023 Student Contribution bands
  SC amount per 1 EFTSL (24 units) SC amount per 0.125 EFTSL (3 units) Areas of study
Band 1 $4,124 $515 Agriculture, English, Languages, Mathematics, Nursing, Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Teaching
Band 2 $8,301 $1,037 Allied Health, Architecture, Engineering, Environmental Studies, IT, Performing Arts, Professional Pathway Psychology*, Science
Band 3 $11,800 $1,475 Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science
Band 4 $15,142 $1,892 Accounting, Administration, Behavioural Science (not Professional Pathway Psychology*), Economics, Humanities, Law, Media, Social Studies
2023 Student contribution bands for grandfathered students who commenced pre-2021
  SC amount per 1 EFTSL
(24 units)
SC amount per 0.125 EFTSL
(3 units)
Areas of study
Band 1 $4,124 $515 Agriculture, English, Languages, Mathematics, Nursing, Teaching, Postgraduate Clinical Psychology
$7,105 $888 Humanities, Media, Performing Arts, Professional Pathway Psychology*, Behavioural Science, Social Studies
Band 2 $8,301 $1,037 Allied Health, Architecture, Engineering, Environmental Studies, IT, Science
Band 3 $11,800 $1,475 Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science
$11,857 $1,482 Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce, Law

* Professional Pathway Psychology units are Behavioural Science units (with FOE codes starting with 0907) that contribute to programs of study that lead to a bachelor’s degree or honours degree in psychology, with a course structure that makes it compulsory to study the units relevant to professional registration as a psychologist by the Psychology Board of Australia, and which itself represents a pathway to professional registration as a psychologist.

2024 Student Contribution bands
  SC amount per 1 EFTSL (24 units) SC amount per 0.125 EFTSL (3 units) Areas of study
Band 1 $4,445 $555 Agriculture, English, Languages, Mathematics, Nursing, Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Teaching
Band 2 $8,948 $1,118 Allied Health, Architecture, Engineering, Environmental Studies, IT, Performing Arts, Professional Pathway Psychology*, Science
Band 3 $12,720 $1,590 Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science
Band 4 $16,323 $2,040 Accounting, Administration, Behavioural Science (not Professional Pathway Psychology*), Economics, Humanities, Law, Media, Social Studies
2024 Student contribution bands for grandfathered students who commenced pre-2021
  SC amount per 1 EFTSL
(24 units)
SC amount per 0.125 EFTSL
(3 units)
Areas of study
Band 1 $4,445 $555 Agriculture, English, Languages, Mathematics, Nursing, Teaching, Postgraduate Clinical Psychology
$7,659 $957 Humanities, Media, Performing Arts, Professional Pathway Psychology*, Behavioural Science, Social Studies
Band 2 $8,948 $1,118 Allied Health, Architecture, Engineering, Environmental Studies, IT, Science
Band 3 $12,720 $1,590 Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science
$12,781 $1,597 Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce, Law

* Professional Pathway Psychology units are Behavioural Science units (with FOE codes starting with 0907) that contribute to programs of study that lead to a bachelor’s degree or honours degree in psychology, with a course structure that makes it compulsory to study the units relevant to professional registration as a psychologist by the Psychology Board of Australia, and which itself represents a pathway to professional registration as a psychologist.


Grandfathered students

NOTE: you are considered to be a Grandfathered student if any of the following apply to you:

  • You commenced a program in a Commonwealth supported place (CSP) before 1 January, 2021 and you enrol in that program on or after 1 January 2021;
  • You are commencing an Honours program which relates to a program you commenced in a CSP before 1 January, 2021;
  • You undertook an enabling program in a CSP in 2020, and on or after 1 January, 2021, you commence another program in a CSP that is leading to a higher education award;
  • You undertook an undergraduate certificate in a CSP in 2020, and are commencing another program in 2021 related to the undergraduate certificate, which leads to a bachelor degree.