{"id":31757,"date":"2026-01-20T08:41:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/?page_id=31757"},"modified":"2026-03-12T14:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:17:30","slug":"tuition-fee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/um-lhi\/gjaldskra\/tuition-fee\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuition fee"},"content":{"rendered":"<section style=\"--overlay-opacity: 0%; --overlay-bg: #000000;\" class=\"hero-section h1-lg height-sm\" >\n\t<div class=\"container animation-child-elements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Tuition fee<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<figure class=\"bg-visual\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"img-decor\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/themes\/lhi\/library\/images\/img-logo-decor.svg\" alt=\"Decor overlay\" class=\"lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"sub-nav-section\"  >\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-lg-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sub-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sub-nav-opener d-lg-none\">Tuition fee<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nav-slider swiper-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-submenu-about\" class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><li id=\"menu-item-8903\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8903 swiper-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/um-lhi\/stjornskipulag\/\">Administrative structure<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-8407\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8407 swiper-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/um-lhi\/mannaudur\/\">Human capital<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-8424\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8424 swiper-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/um-lhi\/gaedamal\/\">Quality matters<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-910\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-910 swiper-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/um-lhi\/log-og-reglur\/\">Laws, rules, policies and reports<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-909\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-909 swiper-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/um-lhi\/namsradgjof\/\">Study and career counseling<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-908\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-908 swiper-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/um-lhi\/tolvu-og-vefthjonusta\/\">Computer and Web Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-907\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-907 swiper-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/um-lhi\/starfsstodvar-og-adstada\/\">Establishments<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-8525\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8525 swiper-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/um-lhi\/gjaldskra\/\">Tariff<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-8505\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8505 swiper-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/um-lhi\/haskoladagatal\/\">IUA calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-8504\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8504 swiper-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/um-lhi\/tilkynningar-um-osaemilega-hegdun\/\">Report inappropriate behavior<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13606\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13606 swiper-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/um-lhi\/bakland\/\">Backland of the Iceland Academy of the Arts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"intro-section\"  >\n\t<div class=\"container animation\">\n\t\t<p>In agreement with future amendments to official regulations regarding the meeting of Icelandic universities, competition feels will apply for students from outside the EEA, Faroe Islands, Greenland and Switzerland beginning with enforcement in fall 2026. Students who enforced in fall 2025 or earlier will continue their studies under previous fee structure.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"info-section bg-white type2\" id=\"\" >\n\t<div class=\"container animation-child-elements animation-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-10 mx-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-opener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Tuition Fees <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ico-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"drop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Tuition fee is per academic year and as follows for the academic year of 2026 - 2027<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Department of Architecture ISK 4,500,000,-\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Department of Fine Art ISK 4,500,000,-\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Department of Design ISK 4,500,000,-\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Department of Arts Education ISK<\/strong><strong> 4.500.000,-\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Department of Music ISK 5,500,000,-\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Department of Performing Arts ISK 5,500,000,-\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Department of Film ISK<\/strong><strong> 5.500.000,-\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The tuition fee is in Icelandic krona (ISK) and is paid directly to the IUA with a bank transfer.<\/li>\n<li>Deadline for development fee for newly admitted students is set by each program in the admission offer.<\/li>\n<li>Deadline for tution fee for continue of studies is June 20<sup>th<\/sup> each year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-opener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>To whom does it apply?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ico-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"drop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The tuition fee appliances to citizens of a country outside the EEA, Faroe Islands, Greenland and Switzerland.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-opener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Tuition Fee Structure and Requirements <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ico-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"drop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>All tuition feels are charged in Icelandic Krona (ISK).<\/li>\n<li>The tuition feels reflect the actual cost of the studies and the amount may change between academic years.<\/li>\n<li>The amount depends on the study program.<\/li>\n<li>Fees are per academic year and are charged annually.<\/li>\n<li>Fees must be paid in full before enforcement or continue of studies can be confirmed.<\/li>\n<li>Failure to pay on time or in full may result in the loss of the study place at the university.<\/li>\n<li>Tuition feels are non-refundable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-opener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Additional Costs <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ico-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"drop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to competition fee students should also be prepared to cover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Study materials, equipment, and supplies.<\/li>\n<li>Insurance.<\/li>\n<li>Living expenses in Iceland.<\/li>\n<li>IUAs International Office providers some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/althjoda-cooperation\/\">information<\/a> regarding living in Iceland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-opener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Exemptions<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ico-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"drop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Exemptions from tuition feels apply to applications:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>a. who hold a permanent residence permit in Iceland, or a residence permit that may serve as a basis for a permanent residence permit according to the Act on Foreigners.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.althingi.is\/lagas\/nuna\/2016080.html\"><em>Act on Foreigners.<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/island.is\/en\/category\/immigrating-to-iceland\"><em>Information on residence permits.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>b. who are studying at an Icelandic higher education institution through international university cooperation projects, international cooperation programs, or international university networks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-opener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Scholarship<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ico-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"drop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IUA does not provide any scholarships for training feels or living expenses.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-opener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Further information<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ico-plus\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"drop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For further information please contact <a href=\"mailto:registration@lhi.is\">registration@lhi.is<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":8023,"parent":8510,"menu_order":39,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blocks.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31757","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31757"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33298,"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31757\/revisions\/33298"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8510"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}