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Tuition fee is payable in two equal installments at the beginning of each regular term (Fall/Spring).
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Category |
Amount |
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Local students(i) |
$44,500 per annum(ii) |
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Non-local students admitted cohort 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2017-18 to 2022-23 |
$185,000 per annum $170,000 per annum $155,000 per annum $140,000 per annum |
Notes:
(i) The HKSAR Government has announced an adjustment to the tuition level for UGC-funded undergraduate programs in the triennium from 2025-26 academic year (tuition adjustment details).
(ii) For local students enrolled in the Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management, the tuition for their 5th year (i.e. the 9th and 10th regular terms) of study is $32,500 per term. The tuition level will be adjusted in 2026-27 and 2027-28 academic year (tuition adjustment details).
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Category |
Amount |
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Undergraduate visiting students |
$6,200 per credit(iii) |
|
Undergraduate visiting internship students |
$1,860 per credit |
Note:
(iii) Maximum amount chargeable for a regular term does not exceed the corresponding tuition fee for the admitted cohort.
Tuition fee for undergraduate students studying beyond the normal period of study is charged on a per-credit basis with the maximum amount chargeable not exceeding the corresponding tuition fee for a regular term.
Tuition rate for 2025-26 academic year
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Category |
Per-credit Rate |
Maximum Amount Chargeable for a Regular Term |
|
Local students studying beyond the 8th regular term |
$1,780 |
$22,250 |
|
Local students of dual degree program studying beyond the 10th regular term |
$2,600 |
$32,500 |
|
Non-local students |
$7,400 |
$92,500 (admitted in 2025-26) $85,000 (admitted in 2024-25) $77,500 (admitted in 2023-24) $70,000 (admitted in 2017-18 to 2022-23) |
Students should note that the tuition of a withdrawn/audited course is also determined according to the normal credits of the course concerned, at the same per-credit rate of the students’ program. One credit of tuition fee will be charged if the total number of course credits is zero.
For students who have taken leave from study paying no tuition in regular term (i.e. Fall or Spring), a per-credit tuition fee will be charged when resume study with course enrollment records in the following Winter or Summer, with the maximum amount chargeable not exceeding the corresponding tuition fee for a regular term.
Tuition rate for 2025-26 academic year
|
Category |
Per-credit Rate |
|
Local students(iv) |
$1,780 |
|
Local dual degree students from the 9th regular term onwards(iv) |
$2,600 |
|
Non-local students |
$7,400 |
Note:
(iv) The per-credit rate will be adjusted in 2026-27 and 2027-28 academic year (tuition adjustment details).
Students should note that the tuition of a withdrawn/audited course is also determined according to the normal credits of the course concerned, at the same per-credit rate of the students’ program. One credit of tuition fee will be charged if the total number of course credits is zero.