Surrey has become the sixth university planning to charge the maximum £9,000 tuition fees from next year, along with Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London, Exeter and Durham.
Surrey, whose proposals have been ratified by the university's council, said it had come up with a package of bursaries and fee waivers to encourage applications from students from low-income families.
Professor Christopher Snowden, the vice-chancellor, said the proposed fee reflected the financial uncertainties for English universities and the "substantial cuts" the government had made to grants for teaching and building refurbishment.
"We have to accommodate a cut of over 60% in our annual teaching grant and, in addition, a 70% cut in our annual capital teaching grant, whilst supporting students from low-income families as part of our access programme," Snowden said.
He said the government's proposed immigration policy was likely to reduce the number of international students at UK universities.
Many universities depend on the income from higher fees for non-EU students. Snowden said there was uncertainty about which universities would be given extra student places and questions over the funding of science, technology, engineering and maths courses.
A total of £940m is being cut from English universities' budgets for teaching, research and site renovation for the next academic year, a 12.6% reduction. Universities that can offset teaching losses with their research income emerge most unscathed, as the teaching grant is reduced by 8.2%, compared with 2.8% shaved from the research budget. There will also be a 58.1% cut in cash terms in funding for buildings.
Students can take a loan to pay their tuition fees and then repay this debt when they are earning £21,000 or more.
Surrey, whose proposals have been ratified by the university's council, said it had come up with a package of bursaries and fee waivers to encourage applications from students from low-income families.
Professor Christopher Snowden, the vice-chancellor, said the proposed fee reflected the financial uncertainties for English universities and the "substantial cuts" the government had made to grants for teaching and building refurbishment.
"We have to accommodate a cut of over 60% in our annual teaching grant and, in addition, a 70% cut in our annual capital teaching grant, whilst supporting students from low-income families as part of our access programme," Snowden said.
He said the government's proposed immigration policy was likely to reduce the number of international students at UK universities.
Many universities depend on the income from higher fees for non-EU students. Snowden said there was uncertainty about which universities would be given extra student places and questions over the funding of science, technology, engineering and maths courses.
A total of £940m is being cut from English universities' budgets for teaching, research and site renovation for the next academic year, a 12.6% reduction. Universities that can offset teaching losses with their research income emerge most unscathed, as the teaching grant is reduced by 8.2%, compared with 2.8% shaved from the research budget. There will also be a 58.1% cut in cash terms in funding for buildings.
Students can take a loan to pay their tuition fees and then repay this debt when they are earning £21,000 or more.
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