Exeter term dates 2026/27 and 2027/28

Compiled from University of Exeter's published calendar · last checked 12 September 2026

These are University of Exeter's published term dates for 2026/27 and 2027/28: when each term starts and finishes, with the vacations between them. We take the dates from the university's own calendar (linked below) and recheck them each academic year. Reading weeks, exam periods and welcome week arrangements sit in the notes under each year where the university publishes them.

Exeter term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn Term 2026 termMonday 21 September 2026Friday 11 December 202612 weeks
Christmas vacation vacationSaturday 12 December 2026Sunday 3 January 2027
Spring Term 2027 termMonday 4 January 2027Friday 26 March 202712 weeks
Easter vacation vacationSaturday 27 March 2027Sunday 25 April 2027
Summer Term 2027 termMonday 26 April 2027Friday 11 June 20277 weeks
University notes for 2026/27:
  • Dates of required attendance may vary for some programmes.
  • January-start Masters, online study and PGCE programmes follow separate calendars published on the same page.

Exeter term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Autumn Term 2027 termMonday 20 September 2027Friday 10 December 202712 weeks
Christmas vacation vacationSaturday 11 December 2027Sunday 2 January 2028
Spring Term 2028 termMonday 3 January 2028Friday 24 March 202812 weeks
Easter vacation vacationSaturday 25 March 2028Sunday 23 April 2028
Summer Term 2028 termMonday 24 April 2028Friday 9 June 20287 weeks
University notes for 2027/28:
  • Dates of required attendance may vary for some programmes.
  • January-start Masters and online study programmes follow separate calendars published on the same page.
Source: these dates come from University of Exeter's official term dates page, last checked by us on 12 September 2026. The university's page is the authority if anything changes mid-year. Read how we compile dates.

Common questions

When does Exeter term start?

The next term at University of Exeter is Spring Term 2027, starting Monday 4 January 2027.

Do these dates apply to every course?

They're the university's published dates for standard undergraduate teaching. Postgraduate, medicine, law conversion and some professional courses often run longer or start earlier, and welcome week sits before the first term for new students. Your course handbook is the authority for anything that costs money to get wrong.

Where do these dates come from?

From University of Exeter's own published term dates page, linked below, checked on 12 September 2026. Nothing is estimated.

Family in Exeter? School term dates work differently from university terms: see Devon school term dates for the local authority's calendar.

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