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Back|Hong Kong public universities to raise non-local tuition fees by up to 26 per cent
Hong Kong public universities to raise non-local tuition fees by up to 26 per cent
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SCMP Economy·4 hours ago·Education·1 min read·🇨🇳China

Hong Kong public universities to raise non-local tuition fees by up to 26 per cent

Increases follow expanded quotas, with medical and dentistry programs at HKU seeing the sharpest rise.

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  • Hong Kong public universities will increase undergraduate tuition fees for non-local students by up to 26% by the 2027-28 academic year.
  • The University of Hong Kong's medical and dentistry programs will see the largest hike, rising 137% to HK$590,000.

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The non-local student quota in Hong Kong universities was previously set at 20 per cent of local places. Universities are adjusting fees following an expansion of these quotas.

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Hong Kong public universities will raise undergraduate tuition fees for non-local students by up to 26 per cent in the 2027-28 academic year, marking the sharpest increase in recent years as institutions adjust to an expanded quota.

Non-local students admitted to the University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) medicine and dentistry programmes will face the steepest jump, with annual tuition rising by 137 per cent to HK$590,000 (US$75,187) to recover the high costs of clinical training.

Seven of the eight public universities have published their 2027-28 non-local tuition fees, with the average increase standing at 17 per cent compared with the current academic year.

The cumulative hike for 2027-28 represents a 41 per cent rise since 2023-24, when the non-local quota stood at 20 per cent of local places.

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  • ?Will the fee hikes impact the number of international applicants?
  • ?How will the remaining university adjust its fees?

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  • Hong Kong public universities will increase undergraduate tuition fees for non-local students by up to 26% by the 2027-28 academic year.
  • The University of Hong Kong's medical and dentistry programs will see the largest hike, rising 137% to HK$590,000.

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