tuition fee vs tuition

tuition fee and tuition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tuition fee	Yes	No	No	No
tuition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tuition fee and tuition are synonyms defined as:

tuition fee and tuition: a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education)

tuition fee (noun)	tuition (noun)
a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education)	teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)
	a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education)