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