Commonwealth Supported Places 2021

Commonwealth Supported Places 2021

Cost of undergraduate units

Note: From 2021, students completing the Undergraduate or Graduate Certificate courses will be charged the same student contribution amounts as all Commonwealth Supported Students. There will no longer be any special rates charged. If you commenced the Undergraduate or Graduate Certificate courses in 2020 and are continuing your studies in these courses in 2021, you will be classified as a continuing student and will be eligible for continuing (grandfathered) rates.


2021 unit amounts

Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences

Commencing Students (excluding Psychology units - see separate table below)

Continuing Students (excluding Psychology units - see separate table below)

Psychology Units

From 2021, the Government made legislated changes that affect the student contribution amounts for students in CSP places. One of the main changes is that students enrolled in Psychology units will be charged different fees depending on the course they enrol in.

  • Students admitted into one of the Clinical Psychology courses below and enrolled into Clinical Psychology units, will be charged a lower student contribution amount for their clinical psychology based units (Band 1 or $443 per unit).
    • Macquarie’s clinical psychology courses are:
      • Master of Clinical Psychology
      • Master of Clinical Neuropsychology
      • Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)
      • Doctor of Clinical Psychology
      • Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology)
      • Doctor of Clinical Neuropsychology
      • Doctor of Psychology (Counselling Psychology)
      • Doctor of Philosophy Master of Clinical Neuropsychology
      • Doctor of Philosophy Master of Clinical Psychology

Commencing students:

  • Students enrolled in Psychology Pathway units (which are Psychology units completed under a Psychology Honours course only) will also be charged a lower student contribution amount (Band 2 or $993 per unit).
  • Other students enrolled in Psychology units not under Clinical Psychology or Psychology Pathway, will be charged the higher student contribution amount for their psychology units (Band 4 or $1812 per unit).

Continuing students:

  • Continuing students enrolled in psychology units (other than clinical psychology units) will be charged a student contribution amount of Band 2 or $850 per unit.

Commencing Psychology students

Continuing Psychology students

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Commencing Students

Continuing Students

Macquarie Business School

Commencing Students

Continuing Students

Macquarie University International College

Commencing Students

Continuing Students

2021 annual student contribution amounts

Commencing students 2021

Every Year, the Australian Government determines the amount of student contribution required for the units you are enrolled in. The exact cost of your student contribution depends on the units you take, not the overall course you are studying.

These are indicative amounts only – your specific Student Contribution amounts can be viewed under the "My Finances" menu in eStudent after you have enrolled in units.

Please Note: Different amounts apply to different units of study each year.

Band - Subject Area Indicative student contribution per 10 cp unit Indicative annual Student Contribution 
(based on 80 cp per annum)
Band 1 Teaching, Education, Clinical Psychology1, English, Maths, Statistics, Nursing, Languages and Agriculture$ 493 $3,950
Band 2 Allied Health, Other Health, IT, Architecture, Creative Arts, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Science, Psychology Pathway2,$993 $7,950
Band 3 Medical, Dental and Veterinary science$1,412 $11,300
Band 4 Law and Economics, Management and Commerce, Administration, Social Studies/Political Science/Culture/Behavioural Science3 and Communications$1,812 $14,500

Table Notes:

*excludes Clinical Psychology and Psychology Pathway.3

From 2021, the Government made legislated changes which affect the student contribution amounts for students in CSP places. One of the main changes is that students enrolled in Psychology units will be charged different fees depending on the course they enrol in.

  1. Students admitted into one of the Clinical Psychology courses below and enrolled into Clinical Psychology units, will be charged a lower student contribution amount for their clinical psychology based units (Band 1 or $493 per unit).
    • Macquarie’s clinical psychology courses are:
    • Master of Clinical Psychology
    • Master of Clinical Neuropsychology
    • Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)
    • Doctor of Clinical Psychology
    • Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology)
    • Doctor of Clinical Neuropsychology
    • Doctor of Psychology (Counselling Psychology)
    • Doctor of Philosophy Master of Clinical Neuropsychology
    • Doctor of Philosophy Master of Clinical Psychology
  2. Students enrolled in Psychology Pathway units (which are Psychology units completed under a Psychology Honours course only) will also be charged a lower student contribution amount (Band 2 or $993 per unit).
  3. Other students enrolled in Psychology units not under Clinical Psychology or Psychology Pathway, will be charged the higher student contribution amount for their psychology units (Band 4 or $1812 per unit)

Continuing students 2021

Every Year, the Australian Government determines the amount of student contribution required for the units you are enrolled in. The exact cost of your student contribution depends on the units you take, not the overall course you are studying.

These are indicative amounts only – your specific Student Contribution amounts can be viewed under the "My Finances" menu in eStudent after you have enrolled in units.

Please Note: Different contribution amounts apply to different units of study each year.

Band
- Subject Area
Indicative student contribution per 10 cp unit Indicative annual Student Contribution 
(based on 80 cp per annum)
Band 1 Teaching, Education, Clinical Psychology, English, Maths, Statistics, Nursing, Languages and Agriculture$ 493 $3,950
Band 2 Humanities, Behavioural Science, Social Studies, Built Environment, Allied Health, Creative Arts, Arts, IT, Other Health$850 $6,804
Band 3 Engineering, Environmental Studies, Science, Surveying, Pathology$993 $7,950
Band 4 Medical, Dental and Veterinary science$1,412 $11,300
Band 5 Law, Management, Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce$1,419   $ 11,355

From 2021, the Government made legislated changes which affect the student contribution amounts for students in CSP places. One of the main changes is that students enrolled in Psychology units will be charged different fees depending on the course they enrol in.

  • Students admitted into one of the Clinical Psychology courses below and enrolled into Clinical Psychology units, will be charged a lower student contribution amount for their clinical psychology based units (Band 1 or $493 per unit).
    • Macquarie’s clinical psychology courses are:
      • Master of Clinical Psychology
      • Master of Clinical Neuropsychology
      • Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)
      • Doctor of Clinical Psychology
      • Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology)
      • Doctor of Clinical Neuropsychology
      • Doctor of Psychology (Counselling Psychology)
      • Doctor of Philosophy Master of Clinical Neuropsychology
      • Doctor of Philosophy Master of Clinical Psychology
  • Continuing students enrolled in psychology units (other than clinical psychology units) will be charged a student contribution amount of Band 2 or $850 per unit.

Education and Nursing

All Education and Nursing students will be charged at the new commencing rates for 2021.

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