Registration and annual subscription
Registration fees
New students pay a one-off registration fee, which includes their first years subscription fee. Note: The CIMA subscription year runs from 1st January until 31st December.
Subscription fees
Existing students must ensure their subscription is paid before 31 March each year to prevent expiration.
| Students |
GBP120 |
| Students who have passed Strategic Case Study exam |
GBP275 |
| New student (first years subscription fee) |
Free |
Exemption fees
There is no charge for exemption fees.
Exam fees
CIMA exams are set based on a tiered pricing structure as part of our continued commitment to improving access to our qualifications and assessments worldwide.
View exam pricing by selecting your tier in the accordion below. Please note, a breakdown of eligible countries can be found within the relevant tier.
- Tier 1: Western Europe, Australia, Singapore, USA and Canada
- Tier 2: Rest of the world
- Tier 3: Sub-Saharan Africa
Where you sit exams and how you decide to study will determine how much it costs to study CIMA. The guide below outlines costs for studying either the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting, CIMA Professional Qualification or both combined.
The guide below outlines costs for studying the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting over one year making the following assumptions:
- You have no exemptions
- You sit and pass each exam on the first attempt
- You are in a tier 2 market (find out more about tiered exam pricing above)
- You are studying online with CIMAstudy and have purchased an official CIMA Study Text for each subject
CIMA costs
Costs are calculated based on 2016 pricing
| One-off student registration (includes first year student subscription) |
GBP 77 |
| Annual student subscription over one year |
GBP 0 |
| 4 x Cert BA exams |
GBP 360 |
| Sub-total |
GBP 437 |
Study costs
| 4 x CIMAstudy Prime modules |
GBP 1000 |
| 4 x CIMA Study Texts |
GBP 140 |
| Sub-total |
GBP 1,140 |
Total costs over one year: GBP 1,577
Please note: All costs are indicative and are calculated based on 2021 pricing. Last updated February 2021.
The guide below outlines costs for studying the CIMA Professional Qualification over three years making the following assumptions:
- You have no exemptions
- You sit and pass each exam on the first attempt
- You are entering at Operational level of the CIMA Professional Qualification
- You are in a tier 2 market (find out more about tiered exam pricing here)
- You are studying online with CIMAstudy and have purchased an official CIMA Study Text
CIMA costs
Costs are calculated based on 2016 pricing
| One-off student registration (includes first year student subscription) |
GBP 77 |
| Annual student subscription over three years |
GBP 220 |
| 9 x Objective Tests and 3 x Case Study exams |
GBP 1,860 |
| Sub-total |
GBP 2,157 |
Study costs
| 9 x CIMAstudy Prime modules |
GBP 2,340 |
| 3 x CIMAstudy Case Study modules |
GBP 970 |
| 12 x CIMA Study Texts |
GBP 444 |
| Sub-total |
GBP 3,754 |
Total costs over three years: GBP 5,911
Please note: All costs are indicative and are calculated based on 2021 pricing. Last updated February 2021.
The guide below outlines costs for studying both the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting and Professional Qualification over five years making the following assumptions:
- You have no exemptions
- You sit and pass each exam on the first attempt
- You are in a tier 2 market (find out more about tiered exam pricing above)
- You are studying online with CIMAstudy and have purchased an official CIMA Study Text
- You may have taken a few breaks between studies
CIMA costs
Costs are calculated based on 2016 pricing
| One-off student registration (includes first year student subscription) |
GBP 77 |
| Annual student subscription over five years |
GBP 440 |
| 4 x Cert BA exams |
GBP 660 |
| 9 x Objective Tests and 3 x Case Study exams (Professional Qualification) |
GBP 1,860 |
| Sub-total |
GBP 3,037 |
Study costs
| 4 x CIMAstudy Prime modules (Cert BA) |
GBP 1000 |
| 9 x CIMAstudy Prime modules (Professional Qualification) |
GBP 2,340 |
| 3 x CIMAstudy Case Study modules (Professional Qualification) |
GBP 970 |
| 12 x CIMA Study Texts |
GBP 444 |
| Sub-total |
GBP 4,754 |
Total costs over five years: GBP 7,791
Please note: All costs are indicative and are calculated based on 2021 pricing. Last updated February 2021.