Composition Fee

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The composition fees for first-year full-time Bachelor's degree students for 2025-2026 and the payment schedule are detailed below. Please note that the composition fee listed for local students is indicative. The actual fee, when announced, may vary from the indicative fee, and is subject to upward or downward adjustment in the second instalment.

(a)
Fees
Composition Fee for 2025-26
$44,500
$198,000
$218,000
(for local students) /
(for non-local students under non-STEM Faculties)
(for non-local students under STEM Faculties)
Student activity fee^ $100
Caution money $350
Total payable $44,950
$198,450
$218,450
(for local students) /
(for non-local students under non-STEM Faculties)
(for non-local students under STEM Faculties)

(b) Payment Schedule
Item Amount Payment Schedule
Local students* Non-local student*
Part of 1st instalment of
composition fee
$5,000 $5,000
(for JUPAS applicants)
or
$20,000
(for Non-JUPAS applicants)
Upon acceptance of admission offer
Balance of 1st instalment of composition fee $22,250
minus admission deposit paid
$99,000 (non-STEM)
or
$109,000 (STEM)
minus admission deposit paid
The first instalment of composition fee is payable upon registration. Please refer to the due date on the student invoice.
Student activity fee $100 $100
Caution money

Total
$350

$17,700
$350

$94,450 (non-STEM)/
$104,450 (STEM) (for JUPAS applicants)
$79,450 (non-STEM)/
$89,450 (STEM) (for non-JUPAS applicants)
2nd instalment of
composition fee
$22,250 $99,000 (non-STEM)
or
$109,000 (STEM)
Tentatively, the due date is at the end of January 2026 for the second instalment of composition fee.

^ Student activity fee is applicable to all full-time students and collected annually to provide support for campus wide student events and activities of student societies. With effect from 2022-23, the student activity fee is set at $100 per annum.

* To update your local/non-local status, please download the "Request Form" at <https://ase.hku.hk/doc/localstatus_update.pdf> and follow the instruction on the form.
 
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