We compared the average maintenance loan to the living costs at all the Russell Group unis in 2025, and the results are pretty alarming. The Russell Group unis vary quite a lot by how affordable they are, too. The four most expensive Russell Group unis to study at are all in London. The cheapest (or really, the least unaffordable) Russell Group uni to study at in 2025 is the University of Liverpool. So, here are the Russell Group unis ranked by how much rent and living costs students still have to fund after their maintenance loans:21.