Fees for Undergraduate Programmes

At present, undergraduate education at NUS is highly subsidized by the Government of Singapore, which pays for the bulk of the operating costs besides the infrastructural costs. The University’s fees are reviewed and adjusted periodically to reflect the cost of providing education to students.

Tuition Grant

The substantial tuition subsidy from the Government of Singapore comes in the form of a tuition grant which is administered by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and offered to all admitted students. Students who apply for and are approved for the tuition grants need only pay subsidised fees (also referred to as the “Direct Payment” portion of fees). While the tuition grant is not repayable, and Singapore citizens in receipt of it will not be required to undertake a service bond, the following accountability measures will apply:

• Singapore citizens on Public Service Commission (PSC) scholarships or bursaries will be required to undertake a service bond under the terms of such scholarships or bursaries.
   
• All students, regardless of nationality, admitted to the Faculties of Medicine or Dentistry (in the case of Singapore citizens, only those who are not on PSC scholarships or bursaries) will be required to undertake a service bond with the Singapore Ministry of Health for five or six years for Singapore citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents/international students pursuing the medical course respectively, and four or five years for Singapore citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents/international students pursuing the dental course respectively.
   
• All Singapore Permanent Residents and international students (except those already in receipt of a service bond from the PSC or the Ministry of Health) will be required to undertake a service bond under the terms of the tuition grant to work for a Singapore-registered company for three years upon completion of their degrees so as to discharge some of their obligations to the Singapore public for the high subsidy to their university education.

If you have further queries after examining the eligibility guidelines for Tuition Grant, please refer to MOE’s website on Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), or contact MOE’s Tuition Grant Section at:

Tuition Grant Section
Ministry of Education
1 North Buona Vista Drive
Singapore 138675
Customer Service hotline: 68722220

Tuition

The current annual tuition fees payable are set out here.

National Servicemen who had accepted admission to NUS earlier but plan to register and enroll as a student with the current cohort and beyond will be charged the tuition fees prevailing at the time they accepted their offer of admission. If the National Serviceman does not accept the place first offered and accepts offers to NUS in the subsequent years, he will not be able to enjoy the tuition fee effective in the year of his first offer but will have to pay the tuition fee effective in the latest year of offer which he has accepted.

Mandatory Miscellaneous Fees

Miscellaneous fees are typically levied on items that are either not covered or partially covered by tuition fee and grant. All students, whether registered on a full-time or part-time basis, are charged the mandatory miscellaneous fees. These are due at the same time as the tuition fees. These fees help defray the costs of student activity, health services and insurance, campus shuttle service and other services. Annual miscellaneous fees payable are set out here.

Fee Payment Procedures

Student bills are issued by the Office of Financial Services, which also advises regarding the various payment methods available, as well as the academic year’s billing due dates.

Late and Partial Payment Penalties

Students who do not meet fee payment deadlines stipulated by the Office of Financial Services may incur penalty fees. If fees are not paid, or only partially paid, by the due date indicated in the bill, a late fee will be stipulated. For students whose fees remain in arrears, the University reserves the right to take further action as deemed necessary including barring such students from module registrations in a subsequent semester, canceling such students’ current module registrations, withholding results slips or transcripts, and withholding the confirmation of the award of the degree.

Refund Policy

Students who leave the University, either through withdrawal of their own accord or termination of candidature by the University, after after Instructional Week 2 of the semester will be liable to pay fees for the entire semester. Requests for refund will generally not be considered.

Financial Assistance

The University is committed to providing a quality education for all our students and to ensuring that no deserving student is denied admissions because of financial difficulty.

Needy students can apply for financial aid which will be offered if they meet the eligibility criteria.  Financial aid will be in the form of a financial aid package which may comprise a combination of loans, bursary, and work-study assistance.  Students who are in need of financial assistance should approach the Office of Admissions, which oversees matters pertaining to student financial aid.