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Tuition fees are governed by University policies. You can apply for scholarships that cover the cost of your tuition fees.

Domestic students may apply for a tuition fee scholarship at any time without having to apply for a living scholarship. International candidates will need a competitively awarded living scholarship in place to be considered for a tuition fee scholarship. 

Click on a year below to view tuition fees:

2025

Tuition fees per research quarter for students who commence their program in 2025:

ProgramBandAcademic fieldFull-time / InternalPart-time / InternalFull-time / RemotePart-time / Remote
MPhil or PhDAArchitecture, creative arts, education, health, information technology, management and commerce, mathematical sciences, social and cultural studies.$11,037$5,519$6,622$4,415
MPhil, PhD, or DVClinScBAgriculture and environmental studies, dentistry, engineering, human movement, medical studies, natural and physical sciences, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary science.$13,808$6,904$8,285$5,523

2024

Tuition fees per research quarter for students who commence their program in 2024:

ProgramBandAcademic fieldFull-time / InternalPart-time / InternalFull-time / RemotePart-time / Remote
MPhil or PhDAArchitecture, creative arts, education, health, information technology, management and commerce, mathematical sciences, social and cultural studies.$10,512$5,256$6,307$4,205
MPhil, PhD, or DVClinScBAgriculture and environmental studies, dentistry, engineering, human movement, medical studies, natural and physical sciences, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary science.$13,151$6,576$7,891$5,260

2023

Tuition fees per research quarter for students who commence their program in 2023:

Program

Band

Academic field

Full-time / Internal

Part-time / Internal

Full-time / Remote

Part-time / Remote

MPhil or PhD

A

Architecture, creative arts, education, health, information technology, management and commerce, mathematical sciences, social and cultural studies

$9,600

$4,800

$5,760

$3,840

MPhil, PhD, or DVClinSc

B

Agriculture and environmental studies, dentistry, engineering, human movement, medical studies, natural and physical sciences, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary science

$12,010

$6,005

$7,206

$4,804

The Doctor of Biotechnology fees below are for 2023 study and apply to students who commenced in 2016 or later:

Program

Rate per course unit (#)

Annual fee (#16)

Full-time / Semester (#8)

Full-time / RQ

Part-time / RQ

Doctor of Biotechnology

$2,667

$42,672

$21,336

$10,668

$5,334

2022

Tuition fees per research quarter for students who commence their program in 2022:

Program

Band

Academic field

Full-time / Internal

Part-time / Internal

Full-time / Remote

Part-time / Remote

MPhil or PhD

A

Architecture, creative arts, education, health, information technology, management and commerce, mathematical sciences, social and cultural studies

$9,370

$4,685

$5,622

$3,748

MPhil, PhD, or DVClinSc

B

Agriculture and environmental studies, dentistry, engineering, human movement, medical studies, natural and physical sciences, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary science

$11,720

$5,860

$7,032

$4,688

The Doctor of Biotechnology fees below are for 2022 study and apply to students who commenced in 2016 or later:

Program

Rate per course unit (#)

Annual fee (#16)

Full-time / Semester (#8)

Full-time / RQ

Part-time / RQ

Doctor of Biotechnology

$2,602

$41,632

$20,816

$10,408

$5,204

2021

Tuition fees per research quarter for students who commence their program in 2021:

ProgramBandAcademic fieldFull-time / InternalPart-time / InternalFull-time / RemotePart-time / Remote
MPhil or PhDAArchitecture, creative arts, education, health, information technology, management and commerce, mathematical sciences, social and cultural studies$9,170$4,585$5,502$3,668
MPhil, PhD, DVClinSc, or DMed(Lead)BAgriculture and environmental studies, dentistry, engineering, human movement, medical studies, natural and physical sciences, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary science$11,470$5,735$6,882$4,588

The Doctor of Biotechnology fees below are for 2021 study and apply to students who commenced in 2016 or later:

ProgramRate per course unit (#)Annual fee (#16)Full-time / Semester (#8)Full-time / RQPart-time / RQ
Doctor of Biotechnology$2,546$40,736$20,368$10,184$5,092

2020

Tuition fees per research quarter for students who commence their program in 2020:

ProgramBandAcademic fieldFull-time / InternalPart-time / InternalFull-time / RemotePart-time / Remote
MPhil or PhDAArchitecture, creative arts, education, health, information technology, management and commerce, mathematical sciences, social and cultural studies$8,820$4,410$5,292$3,528
MPhil, PhD, DVClinSc, or DMed(Lead)BAgriculture and environmental studies, dentistry, engineering, human movement, medical studies, natural and physical sciences, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary science$11,030$5,515$6,618$4,412

The Doctor of Biotechnology fees below are for 2020 study and apply to students who commenced in 2016 or later:

ProgramRate per course unit (#)Annual fee (#16)Full-time / Semester (#8)Full-time / RQPart-time / RQ
Doctor of Biotechnology$2,448$39,168$19,584$9,792$4,896

2019

Tuition fees per research quarter for students who commenced their program in 2019:

ProgramBandAcademic fieldFull-time / InternalPart-time / InternalFull-time / RemotePart-time / Remote
MPhil or PhDAArchitecture, creative arts, education, health, information technology, management and commerce, mathematical sciences, social and cultural studies$8,400$4,200$5,040$3,360
MPhil, PhD, DVClinSc, or DMed(Lead)BAgriculture and environmental studies, dentistry, engineering, human movement, medical studies, natural and physical sciences, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary science$10,500$5,250$6,300$4,200

The Doctor of Biotechnology fees below are for 2019 study and apply to students who commenced in 2016 or later:

ProgramRate per course unit (#)Annual fee (#16)Full-time / Semester (#8)Full-time / RQPart-time / RQ
Doctor of Biotechnology$2,331$37,296$18,648$9,324$4,662

2018

Tuition fees per research quarter for students who commenced their program in 2018:

ProgramBandAcademic fieldFull-time / InternalPart-time / InternalFull-time / RemotePart-time / Remote
MPhil or PhDAArchitecture, creative arts, education, health, information technology, management and commerce, mathematical sciences, social and cultural studies$8,000$4,000$4,800$3,200
MPhil, PhD, or DVClinScBAgriculture and environmental studies, dentistry, engineering, human movement, medical studies, natural and physical sciences, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary science$10,000$5,000$6,000$4,000

The Doctor of Biotechnology fees below are for 2018 study and apply to students who commenced in 2016 or later:

ProgramRate per course unit (#)Annual fee (#16)Full-time / Semester (#8)Full-time / RQPart-time / RQ
Doctor of Biotechnology$2,220$35,520$17,760$8,880$4,440

2017

Tuition fees per research quarter for students who commenced their program in 2017:

ProgramBandAcademic fieldFull-time / InternalPart-time / InternalFull-time / RemotePart-time / Remote
MPhil or PhDAArchitecture, creative arts, education, health, information technology, management and commerce, mathematical sciences, social and cultural studies$8,000$4,000$4,800$3,200
MPhil, PhD, or DVClinScBAgriculture and environmental studies, dentistry, engineering, human movement, medical studies, natural and physical sciences, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary science$10,000$5,000$6,000$4,000

How fees are calculated

How your fees are calculated depends on the program you are studying:

Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Philosophy tuition fees vary according to:

  • academic field,
  • attendance mode (i.e. internal or remote), and
  • study load (i.e. full-time or part-time).

PhD and MPhil students are charged tuition fees each research quarter. Fees are based on the year you commence your program. Fee rates are fixed for your program's duration.

Doctor of Veterinary Clinical Science students can only enrol on a full-time internal basis. DVClinSc students are charged tuition fees each research quarter. Fees are based on the year you commence your program. Fee rates are fixed for your program's duration.

Click on a year below to view tuition fees:

2025

Tuition fees per research quarter for students who commence their program in 2025:

ProgramBandAcademic fieldFull-time / InternalPart-time / InternalFull-time / RemotePart-time / Remote
MPhil or PhDAArchitecture, creative arts, education, health, information technology, management and commerce, mathematical sciences, social and cultural studies.$11,037$5,519$6,622$4,415
MPhil, PhD, or DVClinScBAgriculture and environmental studies, dentistry, engineering, human movement, medical studies, natural and physical sciences, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary science.$13,808$6,904$8,285$5,523

2024

Tuition fees per research quarter for students who commence their program in 2024:

ProgramBandAcademic fieldFull-time / InternalPart-time / InternalFull-time / RemotePart-time / Remote
MPhil or PhDAArchitecture, creative arts, education, health, information technology, management and commerce, mathematical sciences, social and cultural studies.$10,512$5,256$6,307$4,205
MPhil, PhD, or DVClinScBAgriculture and environmental studies, dentistry, engineering, human movement, medical studies, natural and physical sciences, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary science.$13,151$6,576$7,891$5,260

2023

Tuition fees per research quarter for students who commence their program in 2023:

Program

Band

Academic field

Full-time / Internal

Part-time / Internal

Full-time / Remote

Part-time / Remote

MPhil or PhD

A

Architecture, creative arts, education, health, information technology, management and commerce, mathematical sciences, social and cultural studies

$9,600

$4,800

$5,760

$3,840

MPhil, PhD, or DVClinSc

B

Agriculture and environmental studies, dentistry, engineering, human movement, medical studies, natural and physical sciences, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary science

$12,010

$6,005

$7,206

$4,804

The Doctor of Biotechnology fees below are for 2023 study and apply to students who commenced in 2016 or later:

Program

Rate per course unit (#)

Annual fee (#16)

Full-time / Semester (#8)

Full-time / RQ

Part-time / RQ

Doctor of Biotechnology

$2,667

$42,672

$21,336

$10,668

$5,334

2022

Tuition fees per research quarter for students who commence their program in 2022:

Program

Band

Academic field

Full-time / Internal

Part-time / Internal

Full-time / Remote

Part-time / Remote

MPhil or PhD

A

Architecture, creative arts, education, health, information technology, management and commerce, mathematical sciences, social and cultural studies

$9,370

$4,685

$5,622

$3,748

MPhil, PhD, or DVClinSc

B

Agriculture and environmental studies, dentistry, engineering, human movement, medical studies, natural and physical sciences, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary science

$11,720

$5,860

$7,032

$4,688

The Doctor of Biotechnology fees below are for 2022 study and apply to students who commenced in 2016 or later:

Program

Rate per course unit (#)

Annual fee (#16)

Full-time / Semester (#8)

Full-time / RQ

Part-time / RQ

Doctor of Biotechnology

$2,602

$41,632

$20,816

$10,408

$5,204

2021

Tuition fees per research quarter for students who commence their program in 2021:

ProgramBandAcademic fieldFull-time / InternalPart-time / InternalFull-time / RemotePart-time / Remote
MPhil or PhDAArchitecture, creative arts, education, health, information technology, management and commerce, mathematical sciences, social and cultural studies$9,170$4,585$5,502$3,668
MPhil, PhD, or DVClinScBAgriculture and environmental studies, dentistry, engineering, human movement, medical studies, natural and physical sciences, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary science$11,470$5,735$6,882$4,588

The Doctor of Biotechnology fees below are for 2021 study and apply to students who commenced in 2016 or later:

ProgramRate per course unit (#)Annual fee (#16)Full-time / Semester (#8)Full-time / RQPart-time / RQ
Doctor of Biotechnology$2,546$40,736$20,368$10,184$5,092

2020

Tuition fees per research quarter for students who commence their program in 2020:

ProgramBandAcademic fieldFull-time / InternalPart-time / InternalFull-time / RemotePart-time / Remote
MPhil or PhDAArchitecture, creative arts, education, health, information technology, management and commerce, mathematical sciences, social and cultural studies$8,820$4,410$5,292$3,528
MPhil, PhD, or DVClinScBAgriculture and environmental studies, dentistry, engineering, human movement, medical studies, natural and physical sciences, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary science$11,030$5,515$6,618$4,412

The Doctor of Biotechnology fees below are for 2020 study and apply to students who commenced in 2016 or later:

ProgramRate per course unit (#)Annual fee (#16)Full-time / Semester (#8)Full-time / RQPart-time / RQ
Doctor of Biotechnology$2,448$39,168$19,584$9,792$4,896

2019

Tuition fees per research quarter for students who commenced their program in 2019:

ProgramBandAcademic fieldFull-time / InternalPart-time / InternalFull-time / RemotePart-time / Remote
MPhil or PhDAArchitecture, creative arts, education, health, information technology, management and commerce, mathematical sciences, social and cultural studies$8,400$4,200$5,040$3,360
MPhil, PhD, or DVClinScBAgriculture and environmental studies, dentistry, engineering, human movement, medical studies, natural and physical sciences, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary science$10,500$5,250$6,300$4,200

The Doctor of Biotechnology fees below are for 2019 study and apply to students who commenced in 2016 or later:

ProgramRate per course unit (#)Annual fee (#16)Full-time / Semester (#8)Full-time / RQPart-time / RQ
Doctor of Biotechnology$2,331$37,296$18,648$9,324$4,662

2018

Tuition fees per research quarter for students who commenced their program in 2018:

ProgramBandAcademic fieldFull-time / InternalPart-time / InternalFull-time / RemotePart-time / Remote
MPhil or PhDAArchitecture, creative arts, education, health, information technology, management and commerce, mathematical sciences, social and cultural studies$8,000$4,000$4,800$3,200
MPhil, PhD, or DVClinScBAgriculture and environmental studies, dentistry, engineering, human movement, medical studies, natural and physical sciences, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary science$10,000$5,000$6,000$4,000

The Doctor of Biotechnology fees below are for 2018 study and apply to students who commenced in 2016 or later:

ProgramRate per course unit (#)Annual fee (#16)Full-time / Semester (#8)Full-time / RQPart-time / RQ
Doctor of Biotechnology$2,220$35,520$17,760$8,880$4,440

2017

Tuition fees per research quarter for students who accepted their offer on 1 December 2016 or later:

ProgramBandAcademic fieldFull-time / InternalPart-time / InternalFull-time / RemotePart-time / Remote
MPhil or PhDAArchitecture, creative arts, education, health, information technology, management and commerce, mathematical sciences, social and cultural studies$8,000$4,000$4,800$3,200
MPhil, PhD, or DVClinScBAgriculture and environmental studies, dentistry, engineering, human movement, medical studies, natural and physical sciences, pharmacy, psychology, veterinary science$10,000$5,000$6,000$4,000

2017 commencing students who accepted their offer before 1 December 2016:

BandEnrolling unitFull-time / InternalPart-time / Internal*Full-time / Remote**Part-time / Remote**
A
  • Faculty of Business, Economics & Law (all schools)
  • Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (all schools, institutes and centres – except for those projects listed in Band B)
  • Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR)
  • School of Human Movement Studies and Nutrition Sciences (socio-cultural research projects)
$7,000$3,500$4,200$2,800
B
  • Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
  • Diamantina Institute (except for those projects listed in Band C)
  • Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology (all schools)
  • Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences (all schools – except for those projects listed in Band A or Band C)
  • Faculty of Medicine (except for those projects listed in Band C)
  • Faculty of Science (all schools – except for those projects listed in Band C)
  • Institute for Molecular Bioscience
  • Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Queensland Brain Institute (except for those projects listed in Band C)
  • School of Social Science (archaeology research projects)
  • Sustainable Minerals Institute
$8,880$4,440$5,328$3,552
C
  • Diamantina Institute (clinical research projects)
  • Faculty of Medicine (clinical research projects)
  • Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences (all schools – clinical research projects)
  • Queensland Brain Institute (clinical research projects)
  • School of Veterinary Sciences (clinical research projects)
$11,380$5,690$6,828$4,552

* Rate also applies to full-time collaborative mode.

** Remote candidates may be charged an additional amount for periods of on-campus study

How fees are calculated

How your fees are calculated depends on the program you are studying:

Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Philosophy tuition fees vary according to:

  • academic field,
  • attendance mode (i.e. internal or remote), and
  • study load (i.e. full-time or part-time).

PhD and MPhil students are charged tuition fees each research quarter. Fees are based on the year you commence your program.

Doctor of Veterinary Clinical Science students can only enrol on a full-time internal basis. DVClinSc students are charged tuition fees each research quarter. Fees are based on the year you commence your program. 

For student financial matters, there are two important dates to be aware of:

  • 1. Due date for the payment of fees. All fees, including tuition fees, have to be paid by this date. Go to the 'Financial' section in mySI-net to view the fees due date.
  • 2. Census Date. All tuition fees and enrolment details are finalised on this date. This is also the last date you can withdraw without incurring any financial penalties. Go to the 'Courses' section in mySI-net to view the Census Date.

Important dates for research quarters are also listed on the Study website and the Academic Calendar lists important dates for standard semesters (i.e. for Doctor of Biotechnology students undertaking coursework).

A $100 late penalty is applied to unpaid fees after the fees due date. If all your fees aren't paid by Census Date, your enrolment may be cancelled.

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