Applying for a second undergraduate degree

You can apply to Cambridge to study a second undergraduate degree if you have a first or 2.1 Honours (or equivalent) in an undergraduate degree from another university.

You can apply to:

• take the full course

or

• take the course in a year less than usual. We call students who take a course in less time ‘affiliated students’

If you want to apply to take a course in less time, you cannot:

• make an open application
• apply for Architecture, Design, History and Modern Languages, History and Politics, or Psychological and Behavioural Sciences

Read our guidance on applying for a second undergraduate degree and find out more about applying as a mature student.

Applying to take a course in less time

Not all applicants who already have an undergraduate degree will be considered for a shorter course of study.

You should contact the College you're considering applying to in order to:

• check they accept affiliated students in the course you're interested in
• get advice about whether you may be eligible for an affiliated place

Affiliated applications for Medicine and Veterinary Medicine will only be considered by Lucy Cavendish, St Edmund’s and Wolfson.

When to apply

You need to apply by 15 October for some courses and/or if you want to apply to a College other than Lucy Cavendish, St Edmund's or Wolfson.

You can also apply to mature (21+) Colleges for most courses in January. But, no matter which course you're applying to, we recommend that you apply by the 15 October deadline if you can. Find out more about applying in January.

Entry requirements

You don't need to have your first degree at the point of applying. But you will need to complete it to the required standard before you can join the University.

Law applicants

If you're applying to Law as an affiliated student you should have achieved, or be expected to achieve:

• a first class undergraduate degree (or international equivalent)

or

• a Distinction in an MPhil (Master's qualification) or its international equivalent

Medicine applicants

As a graduate wishing to study Medicine you have the following options.

You can apply to:

• the standard Medicine course (A100) in the usual 6 years at any College except Hughes Hall
• the standard Medicine course (A100) at Lucy Cavendish, St Edmund's or Wolfson College. You would take the pre-clinical component in 2 years instead of the usual 3
• the accelerated 4-year Graduate Course in Medicine (A101) at Hughes Hall, Lucy Cavendish, St Edmund's and Wolfson. This course is only available to Home fee status students
• both the Standard Course (A100) and the Graduate Course (A101). If you choose to do so, you must apply to the same College for both courses. This means you could only apply to Lucy Cavendish, St Edmund's, or Wolfson

Tuition and College fees

Home tuition fees

The 2027-28 Home fee for students taking a second undergraduate degree is £10,050 for the year. This is the same as the government regulated fee for first time undergraduate students.

The regulated fee set by the UK Government is expected to increase with inflation each year.

If you are studying for a second undergraduate degree and undertake a year abroad, you will pay a percentage of the Home fee for that year.

Find out more about tuition fees.

International tuition fees

International students should check the International fees and costs page for information.

College fees

International students taking a second undergraduate degree have to pay a College fee. This is in addition to your tuition fees and other living costs.

Annual College fees vary between Colleges.

Your College fee covers the cost of educational, support, domestic and pastoral services.

Visit the International fees and costs page to find out more.

If you already have a Cambridge degree

It is not possible to be awarded the same type of degree at Cambridge more than once.

For example, if you have already completed a BA course (either with Honours or an ordinary degree) at Cambridge, you may not be awarded another BA by the University, even if it is in a different subject.