Finances

Historical student contributions

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The Government increases the amount a university can charge for student contributions each year. Below are tables listing historical rates. All amounts are for 1 EFTSL. To calculate the individual course fee, you must multiply the course EFTSL value by the band amount. 


University of South Australia (UniSA) historical student contributions


2025 Student Contribution Amounts

BandField1 EFTSL
1agriculture, english, mathematics, teaching, clinical psychology*4 languages, nursing$4,627
2 (2&2A)architecture, IT, other health, allied health, creative arts, engineering,  science, environmental studies, professional pathway psychology*, professional pathway social work*, clinical psychology*$9,314
3dentistry, medicine, veterinary science$13,241
4 (4A,4C,4P, 4S&4Y)law, accounting, administration, economics, commerce, communications, society and culture, professional pathway psychology*, professional pathway social work*, clinical psychology*$16,992

2025 Grandfathered Student Contribution Amounts

BandField1 EFTSL
1agriculture, english, mathematics, teaching, clinical psychology*, languages, nursing$4,627
2architecture, IT, other health, allied health, engineering, science, environmental studies, clinical psychology*, professional pathway psychology*, professional pathway social work*$9,314
2Acreative arts$7,973
3dentistry, medicine, veterinary science$13,241
4Acommunications, society and culture$7,973
4Claw, accounting, administration, economics, commerce$13,305
4Pprofessional pathway psychology*$7,973
4Sprofessional pathway social work*$7,973
4Yclinical psychology*$7,973

2024 Student Contribution Amounts

BandField1 EFTSL
1agriculture, english, mathematics, teaching, clinical psychology*, languages, nursing$4,445
2 (2&2A)architecture, IT, other health, allied health, creative arts, engineering,  science, environmental studies, professional pathway psychology*, professional pathway social work*, clinical psychology*$8,948
3dentistry, medicine, veterinary science$12,720
4 (4A,4C,4P, 4S&4Y)law, accounting, administration, economics, commerce, communications, society and culture, professional pathway psychology*, professional pathway social work*, clinical psychology*$16,323

2024 Grandfathered Student Contribution Amounts

BandField1 EFTSL
1agriculture, english, mathematics, teaching, clinical psychology*, languages, nursing$4,445
2architecture, IT, other health, allied health, engineering, science, environmental studies, clinical psychology*, professional pathway psychology*, professional pathway social work*$8,948
2Acreative arts$7,659
3dentistry, medicine, veterinary science$12,720
4Acommunications, society and culture$7,659
4Claw, accounting, administration, economics, commerce$12,781
4Pprofessional pathway psychology*$7,659
4Sprofessional pathway social work*$7,659
4Yclinical psychology*$7,659

2023 Student Contribution Amounts

BandField1 EFTSL
1agriculture, english, mathematics, teaching, clinical psychology*, languages, nursing$4,124
(2&2A)architecture, IT, other health, allied health, creative arts, engineering, science, environmental studies, professional pathway psychology*, professional pathway social work*, clinical psychology*$8,301
3dentistry, medicine, veterinary science$11,800
(4A,4C,4P, 4S&4Y)law, accounting, administration, economics, commerce, communications, society and culture, professional pathway psychology*, professional pathway social work*, clinical psychology*$15,142

2023 Grandfathered Student Contribution Amounts

BandField1 EFTSL
1agriculture, english, mathematics, teaching, clinical psychology*, languages, nursing$4,124
2architecture, IT, other health, allied health, engineering,  science, environmental studies, clinical psychology*, professional pathway psychology*, professional pathway social work*$8,301
2Acreative arts$7,105
3dentistry, medicine, veterinary science$11,800
4Acommunications, society and culture$7,105
4Claw, accounting, administration, economics, commerce$11,857
4Pprofessional pathway psychology*$7,105
4Sprofessional pathway social work*$7,105
4Yclinical psychology*$7,105

2022 Student Contribution Amounts

BandField1 EFTSL
1agriculture, english, mathematics, teaching, clinical psychology*, languages, nursing$3,985
2 (2&2A)architecture, IT, other health, allied health, creative arts, engineering, science, environmental studies, professional pathway psychology*, professional pathway social work*, clinical psychology*$8,021
3dentistry, medicine, veterinary science$11,401
4 (4A,4C,4P, 4S&4Y)law, accounting, administration, economics, commerce, communications, society and culture, professional pathway psychology*, professional pathway social work*, clinical psychology*$14,630

2022 Grandfathered Student Contribution Amounts

BandField1 EFTSL
1agriculture, english, mathematics, teaching, clinical psychology*, languages, nursing$3,985
2architecture, IT, other health, allied health, engineering, science, environmental studies, clinical psychology*, professional pathway psychology*, professional pathway social work*$8,021
2Acreative arts$6,865
3dentistry, medicine, veterinary science$11,401
4Acommunications, society and culture$6,865
4Claw, accounting, administration, economics, commerce$11,457
4Pprofessional pathway psychology*$6,865
4Sprofessional pathway social work*$6,865
4Yclinical psychology*$6,865

2021 Student Contribution Amounts

BandField1 EFTSL
1agriculture, english, mathematics, teaching, clinical psychology*, languages, nursing$3,950
2 (2&2A)architecture, IT, other health, allied health, creative arts, engineering,  science, environmental studies, professional pathway psychology*, professional pathway social work*, clinical psychology*$7,950
3dentistry, medicine, veterinary science$11,300
4 (4A,4C,4P, 4S&4Y)law, accounting, administration, economics, commerce, communications, society and culture, professional pathway psychology*, professional pathway social work*, clinical psychology*$14,500

2021 Grandfathered Student Contribution Amounts

BandField1 EFTSL
1agriculture, english, mathematics, teaching, clinical psychology*, languages, nursing$3,950
2architecture, IT, other health, allied health, engineering, science, environmental studies, clinical psychology*, professional pathway psychology*, professional pathway social work*$7,950
2Acreative arts$6,804
3dentistry, medicine, veterinary science$11,300
4Acommunications, society and culture$6,804
4Claw, accounting, administration, economics, commerce$11,355
4Pprofessional pathway psychology*$6,804
4Sprofessional pathway social work*$6,804
4Yclinical psychology*$6,804

2020 Student Contribution Amounts

BandField1 EFTSL
1humanities, behavioural science, social studies, foreign languages, visual and performing arts, clinical psychology, nursing and education$6,684
2computing, built environment, health, engineering, surveying, agriculture, mathematics, statistics, science$9,527
3law, dentistry, medicine, veterinary science, accounting, administration, economics, commerce$11,155

2019 Student Contribution Amounts

BandField1 EFTSL
1humanities, behavioural science, social studies, foreign languages, visual and performing arts, clinical psychology, nursing and education$6,556
2computing, built environment, health, engineering, surveying, agriculture, mathematics, statistics, science$9,359
3law, dentistry, medicine, veterinary science, accounting, administration, economics, commerce$10,958

2018 Student Contribution Amounts

BandField1 EFTSL
1humanities, behavioural science, social studies, foreign languages, visual and performing arts, clinical psychology, nursing and education$6,444 
2computing, built environment, health, engineering, surveying, agriculture, mathematics, statistics, science$9,185
3law, dentistry, medicine, veterinary science, accounting, administration, economics, commerce$10,754

*Band determined by Program/Plan.

University of Adelaide (UoA) historical student contributions


2025 Student Contribution Amounts

BandField1 EFTSL
1agriculture, english, languages, mathematics, nursing, postgraduate clinical psychology, teaching$4,627
2allied health, architecture, engineering, environmental studies, IT, performing arts, professional pathway psychology*, science$9,314
3dentistry, medicine, veterinary science$13,241
4accounting, administration, behavioural science (not professional pathway psychology*), commerce, economics, humanities, law, media, social studies$16,992

2025 Grandfathered Student Contribution Amounts

BandField1 EFTSL
1agriculture, english, languages, mathematics, nursing, teaching, postgraduate clinical psychology$4,627
 humanities, media, performing arts, professional pathway psychology*, behavioural science, social studies$7,973
2allied health, architecture, engineering, environmental studies, IT, science$9,314
3dentistry, medicine, veterinary science$13,241
 accounting, administration, economics, commerce, law$13,305

2024 Student Contribution Amounts

BandField1 EFTSL
1agriculture, english, languages, mathematics, nursing, postgraduate clinical psychology, teaching$4,445
2allied health, architecture, engineering, environmental studies, IT, performing arts, professional pathway psychology*, science$8,948
3dentistry, medicine, veterinary science$12,720
4accounting, administration, behavioural science (not professional pathway psychology*), economics, humanities, law, media, social studies$16,323

2024 Grandfathered Student Contribution Amounts

BandField1 EFTSL
1agriculture, english, languages, mathematics, nursing, teaching, postgraduate clinical psychology$4,445
 humanities, media, performing arts, professional pathway psychology*, behavioural science, social studies$7,659
2allied health, architecture, engineering, environmental studies, IT, science$8,948
3dentistry, medicine, veterinary science$12,720
 accounting, administration, economics, commerce, law$12,781

*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

You’re considered a grandfathered student if any of the following apply:

  • 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 commenced another program in 2021 related to the undergraduate certificate, which leads to a bachelor degree.