Course fees cover your teaching, and other academic services and facilities provided to support your studies. They do not cover your accommodation or other living costs. You may have seen separate figures in the past for tuition fees and college fees. The University has now combined these into a single figure.

Hertford works with University faculties and departments to offer a number of co-funded scholarships. The number available varies from year to year, and you will always need to hold an offer from the relevant Oxford department or faculty to be considered for one. In most cases no separate application is required, since the award is made by agreement between the college and the faculty, or faculties, after each has reviewed all the eligible offer-holders. But you may wish to express a preference for Hertford in your application for postgraduate study.

For graduate students renting a single-occupancy room from the college, there is a flat rate of £28.34 per night (2025-26 rates) – please see below for annual costs. The standard rental period is from 19th September 2025 until 13th July 2026 (departing on the 13th). If needed, there are options to extend this at the start and end of the licence, but this is not guaranteed.

Standard licence (19 September 2025 – 13 July 2026) = £8,416.98

Additional nights outside the standard licence will be charged at the nightly rate. Changes increase annually on 1 August.

All accommodation at Hertford is the same cost regardless the size of the room, the location, or the property facilities.

Your rent includes all utilities and a basic level of insurance cover provided by Howdens. You should also budget for additional costs like laundry. Pay-per-use laundry facilities are available in a number of college accommodation buildings.

All of our graduate accommodation comes equipped with shared kitchen facilities, but you are also encouraged to dine in our historic Hall on the main college site. Three meals a day are served on weekdays during term, with brunch available at weekends and an optional formal dinner twice a week. For standard daily meals, there is no set charge as the cost is based on the items selected and it’s easy to keep track of your spending with our catering app, allowing you to log your spending online before receiving an invoice at the end of each term.

Indicative costs for catered meals (excluding drinks) are as follows but remember, as charges are based on the items selected, your spending could be significantly more or less than these suggestions.

Weekday breakfast (4 items) = £3.32

Weekend brunch (8 items) = £6.26

Lunch or Dinner (main and sides) = £5.75

Dessert = £1.55

3-course Formal (optional) = £11.40*
*guest tickets, wine, and 4-course black tie formals differ