Local students enrolling in government-funded universities, polytechnics and ITEs will now have to pay up to 7.9% more to go to school. Permanent Residents and international students must brace themselves for steeper hikes.
Popular courses such as business, dentistry, law and medicine saw bigger hikes of 3.3 to 7.9 per cent. The biggest price hike this year? The NUS Law programme. Fees will rise 7.9% this year to $11,650 a year.
Some schools say the fee adjustment is necessary to defray the higher costs of staff, supplies and services, which must be improved to meet the rising expectations of students. Some blamed the price rise on inflationary pressure.
University fees have been increasing almost yearly.
| School | Increase | Cost per year |
| National University of Singapore |
2.60% |
$7,850 |
| Nanyang Technological University |
2.50% |
$7,850 |
| Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine |
5% |
$31,500 |
| Singapore University of Technology and Design |
4% |
$11,650 |
| Singapore Institute of Technology |
2% |
$9,945 |
| Singapore Management University |
2% |
$11,100 |
| *based on fees for Singaporeans, after government subsidy | ||
| *based on cost of general degree courses |
