Tuition fees in Singapore for Indian students
What a degree costs to study in Singapore, before the cost of living there. The ranges below are the published national picture; what you will actually pay depends far more on your subject than on your university.
At a glance
| Postgraduate tuition | S$25,000–S$70,000+/yr (coursework Master's; premium programmes higher) |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate tuition | S$30,000–S$50,000/yr (non-subsidised international) |
| Verified fees in our catalogue | 3 universities in Singapore with a fee checked against the institution's own page |
What the range does and does not include
A tuition range is the course fee. It does not include living costs, the visa fee, health cover, or the money you must evidence for the visa — and those together are frequently larger than the tuition itself.
- Subject changes it more than the university does. Business, medicine and some engineering sit well above the range's midpoint.
- The fee is usually per year, so a two-year programme is twice it.
- Fees can rise between years on a multi-year course; ask whether yours is fixed at entry.
Living costs are a separate page: /cost-of-living/singapore. The two together, plus the visa requirement, are what you actually need to fund.
Getting a real figure rather than a range
- Find your specific programme on the university's own fees page — not a comparison site.
- Check whether the figure is per year or for the whole course.
- Check what it includes: some fees cover bench or lab charges and some bill them separately.
- Use that figure for the loan, since the lender will size against it.
Our university pages print a fee only where it has been checked against the institution's own page, and say when. A figure with no date on it is a figure nobody should budget from.
Tuition fees — FAQs
2 questions
Postgraduate tuition typically runs S$25,000–S$70,000+/yr (coursework Master's; premium programmes higher). Living costs are separate and are on our cost-of-living page.
Usually per year, and often in instalments. Confirm the schedule with the university, because it sets your loan disbursement dates.
Want a figure for your own course? A counsellor puts tuition, living costs, the visa requirement and the loan into one number — free.
Sources
Not re-checked recently — treat the figures as indicative and confirm before you rely on them.
- nus.edu.sg/registrar/docs/info/administrative-policies-procedures/ugtuitioncurrent.pdf
- ntu.edu.sg/admissions/graduate/financialmatters/pgtuitionfees
- nus.edu.sg/oam/financial-aid/moe-tuition-grant-tuition-fees-and-cost-of-living/cost-of-living
- mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/work-pass-exemption-for-foreign-students
- ica.gov.sg/reside/STP/apply
- nus.edu.sg/oam/scholarships/freshmen-scholarships-(international-students)
- ntu.edu.sg/admissions/undergraduate/scholarships