{"id":785,"date":"2015-04-01T09:15:39","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T09:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/?page_id=785"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:30:32","slug":"graduate-students-fees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/graduate-students-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Students Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2026 &#8211; 2027 ACADEMIC YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; PhD. AND MASTER&#8217;S PROGRAMS WITH THESIS<\/p>\n<p>Students on leave of absence:\u00a050% discount<br \/>\nStudents registered to a thesis course only: 50% discount<\/p>\n<p><strong>For all Turkish nationals, tuition fee for the 2026 &#8211; 2027 Academic Year:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"544\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 139px;\"><strong>Admission year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 187px; text-align: right;\"><strong>Annual Tuition Fee (payable in two equal installments in September and January)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 196px; text-align: right;\"><strong>Discounted Annual Tuition Fee (payment of full annual tuition in September, either in a single payment or by installment)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 139px;\">2026<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 187px; text-align: right;\">1,295,000 TL<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 196px; text-align: right;\">1,245,000 TL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 139px;\">2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 187px; text-align: right;\">1,187,000 TL<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 196px; text-align: right;\">1,141,000 TL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 139px;\">2024<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 187px; text-align: right;\">1,118,000 TL<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 196px; text-align: right;\">1,075,000 TL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 139px;\">2023<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 187px; text-align: right;\">993,000 TL<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 196px; text-align: right;\">955,000 TL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 139px;\">2022<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 187px; text-align: right;\">686,000 TL<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 196px; text-align: right;\">660,000 TL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 139px;\">2020-2021<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 187px; text-align: right;\">606,000 TL<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 196px; text-align: right;\">583,000 TL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 139px;\">2019<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 187px; text-align: right;\">572,000 TL<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 196px; text-align: right;\">550,000 TL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 139px;\">2016-2018<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 187px; text-align: right;\">525,000 TL<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 196px; text-align: right;\">505,000 TL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For all international\u00a0students, the tuition fee for the 2026 \u2013 2027 academic year:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2013 For students admitted before 2023: 16,300 USD<br \/>\n\u2013 For students admitted in 2023 and 2024: 16,950 USD<br \/>\n\u2013 For students admitted in 2025: 17,600 USD<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 For students admitted in 2026: 18,400 USD<\/p>\n<p>If VAT rate is changed, the change will be reflected to the tuition fee at the same rate.<\/p>\n<p><!--\nStudents can pay the tuition fee using one of the following two options:\n\n\n<ul>\n \t\n\n<li>They can either pay the full annual tuition fee before the beginning of the Fall semester,<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>or, they can pay the annual tuition fee in two parts: half of the annual tuition fee before the beginning of the Fall semester, and the remaining half, which is then increased by the six-month May-November inflation rate and announced in December, at the beginning of the Spring semester.<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\nFor students registered before 2023, increases in tuition fees in subsequent years are limited to inflation rates. For students registered in 2023 and after, increases in tuition fees in subsequent years are limited to actual cost increase rates.\n\nPresently enrolled students are required to pay their tuition fees by the deadline specified in the academic calendar, prior to course registrations.\n--><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; NON-THESIS\u00a0MASTERS PROGRAMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students pay the tuition fees according to the course credit.<\/p>\n<p>Tuition fees for 9 credit units (10% VAT included 388,500 TL) have to be paid at first registration.<br \/>\n(This amount is not refundable upon withdrawal from the program.)<\/p>\n<p>Students on leave of absence: 3 credit course fee<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nTurkish Nationals<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"544\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 135.219px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 183.25px; text-align: right;\"><strong>Fees for Students Admitted in 2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 166.703px; text-align: right;\"><strong>Fees for Students Admitted in 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 135.219px;\">0 credit courses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 183.25px; text-align: right;\">39,567 TL<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 166.703px; text-align: right;\">43,167 TL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 135.219px;\">1\u00a0credit courses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 183.25px; text-align: right;\">39,567 TL<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 166.703px; text-align: right;\">43,167 TL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 135.219px;\">2 credit courses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 183.25px; text-align: right;\">79,133 TL<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 166.703px; text-align: right;\">86,333 TL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 135.219px;\">3 credit courses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 183.25px; text-align: right;\">118,700 TL<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 166.703px; text-align: right;\">129,500 TL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 135.219px;\">4 credit courses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 183.25px; text-align: right;\">158,267 TL<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 166.703px; text-align: right;\">172,667 TL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 135.219px;\">5 credit courses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 183.25px; text-align: right;\">197,833 TL<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 166.703px; text-align: right;\">215,833 TL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 135.219px;\">6 credit courses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 183.25px; text-align: right;\">237,400 TL<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 166.703px; text-align: right;\">259,000 TL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>International Students<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"544\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 135.609px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 182.578px; text-align: right;\"><strong>Fees for Students Admitted in 2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 167.531px; text-align: right;\"><strong>Fees for Students Admitted in 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 135.609px;\">0 credit courses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 182.578px; text-align: right;\">587 ABD<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 167.531px; text-align: right;\">613 ABD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 135.609px;\">1\u00a0credit courses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 182.578px; text-align: right;\">587 ABD<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 167.531px; text-align: right;\">613 ABD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 135.609px;\">2 credit courses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 182.578px; text-align: right;\">1,173 ABD<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 167.531px; text-align: right;\">1,227 ABD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 135.609px;\">3 credit courses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 182.578px; text-align: right;\">1,760 ABD<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 167.531px; text-align: right;\">1,840 ABD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 135.609px;\">4 credit courses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 182.578px; text-align: right;\">2,347 ABD<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 167.531px; text-align: right;\">2,453 ABD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 135.609px;\">5 credit courses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 182.578px; text-align: right;\">2,933 ABD<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 167.531px; text-align: right;\">3,067 ABD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 135.609px;\">6 credit courses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 182.578px; text-align: right;\">3,520 ABD<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 167.531px; text-align: right;\">3,680 ABD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All the tuition fees listed above include 10% VAT<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 &#8211; 2027 ACADEMIC YEAR &#8211; PhD. 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