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Tuition Fee Costs

Prospective students can find the cost of tuition fees for the first year of study by referring to the fees and funding section on our course pages.

Tuition fees

Tuition fees will normally be charged for a full academic year and include the costs of:

  • registration
  • tuition (or supervision)
  • library access
  • examination
  • re-examination
  • graduation

Fees are reviewed on an annual basis and can increase per academic year.

The tuition fee you pay in your first year will be the same for each year of your course (if the course is longer than one year). This is only applicable if you stay on the same course.

If you withdraw from your studies and your last date of registration is within the first 14 days of the academic year, you will not be charged tuition fees for the academic year.

Tuition fees for entry 2025

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

Malaysian student - RM 100,600 per year, for each of the five years of the programme.

International student - RM 126,500 per year, for each of the five years of the programme.

BSc (Honours) Biomedical Sciences

Malaysian student - RM 42,640 per year, for each of the three years of the programme (both Malaysia and UK campus).

International student - RM 52,900 per year, for each of the three years of the programme (both Malaysia and UK campus).

Foundation in Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Malaysian student - RM 27,580 for the 12-month programme.

International student - RM 33,787 for the 12-month programme.

Suspension and withdrawal

Common reasons for tuition fee refunds are:

Withdrawal from study at the University

The amount of any tuition fees refunded is dependent on the date of withdrawal from the course of study.

After the first 2 weeks from the start date of the first semester, if a student withdraws at any time within the first semester of the first academic year of a programme, no refund will be made for the first semester fees.

For withdrawal from semester two of the first academic year onwards, tuition fees are charged on a weekly basis up to the date of withdrawal from the programme.

When withdrawing or suspending, students will be charged pro rata based on the number of weeks in attendance depending on how the University calendar falls.

A tuition fee discount or scholarship has been applied following payment

2% early payment discount refunds

The Finance team will not process any 2% early payment discount refunds until November. If you are due a 2% EPD refund and have not heard from us after December, please contact numed-finance@newcastle.edu.my.

Refundable deposits

Deposits are strictly non-refundable except for the specific circumstances set out in the offer letter only.

In the event a deposit refund is approved, the University will retain an administration fee from the deposit paid, based on the table below:

Administrative FeeMalaysian StudentInternational Student
Pre-Enrolment RM 1,000 RM 1,000
Post-Enrolment RM 2,000 RM 3,000

Please note that Visa fees are refundable for unused amount only.

A refund will only be offered in these circumstances if the Finance team has received the correct internal paperwork to adjust the tuition fee account. You will not be eligible for a refund if:

  • you have an outstanding balance on your account
  • your payment was for a non-refundable tuition fee deposit

Full details of the refund process can be found in the Tuition Fee Refund Policy.

We do not routinely process refunds between September and October as the Finance team processes a high volume of tuition fee payments during this period.

Refund process

  • Refund paperwork should be completed by the Finance Team within 2 weeks of receiving final required documentation
  • All approved refunds will be made in Ringgit Malaysia (or its equivalent amount in the currency requested based on the prevailing exchange rate)
  • Cash refunds are not provided
  • All refunds are made via bank transfer. Refunds are transferred directly to the student's or sponsor's bank account, proportionate to fees received
  • If other individual’s bank account is used, an Authorisation Form needs to be completed and signed
  • Students are responsible for providing accurate bank account details. The university is not liable for losses due to inaccurate information provided by students

Credit policy

Our Credit Policy provides information on tuition fee procedures:

  • conditions of payment
  • refunds
  • sponsors and embassies
  • withdrawals and suspensions

For more details, read our full Credit Policy