Kuwait: Costs

Tuition and living costs

Public university tuition

Kuwait University: self-financed foreign students pay KWD 100 per credit unit in all colleges and majors; a 50% discount (KWD 50 per credit unit) applies in the following academic year for foreign students who pay for themselves and reach cumulative GPA 3.67 or equivalent and pass at least 30 credit units in the previous year. Fees are paid at registration; refund 100% if withdrawn before week 2, 75% in week 3, 50% in weeks 4-5, nothing from week 6 (KU registration guide for foreign students). Admission of non-Kuwaitis is limited to designated categories and available seats after Kuwaiti students are placed (KU announcement 5 Jan 2026).Show moreSource

Private university tuition

AUM (per credit hour, 2026 page): KWD 240 business administration, nursing, medical lab science, IT-type programmes; KWD 260 engineering (except telecommunication networking and information-system technology at 240). Fees: application and admission test KWD 30; seat deposit KWD 300 (creditable); digital library/activity fee KWD 110 per semester; English preparatory levels KWD 2,250 per semester each; foundation maths KWD 720-780 per semester. AUK (2025-26): KWD 210 regular undergraduate, KWD 230 College of Engineering & Applied Sciences (unit not stated on the page); Intensive English KWD 2,250 per semester; application fee KWD 20, deposit KWD 100, activity fee KWD 50 per semester. KCST page (dated 2019/20, likely outdated): KWD 175 per credit; foundation courses KWD 600 per course per semester.Show moreSource

Monthly living cost

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