Fees and Funding

NU strives to attract the most talented and motivated students from around the world. The university offers a variety of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs across different fields of study. 

The tuition fee for one academic year:

Degree program

Tuition fee* 

Foundation Year Program

$12 000

Undergraduate programs

$15 000

Master's degree programs

$16 000

Doctoral programs

$23 500

Doctor of Medicine

$25 000/$30 000 (for non-residents)

Residency programs

$11 200

*Settlements with residents of Kazakhstan are conducted in the national currency at the exchange rate of one US dollar as determined by the University.

Tuition-based admission is available to applicants who meet all requirements. Annually, NU determines the quota for tuition-based programs.

Financial aid options 

Reduced tuition is available to Kazakhstan citizens in the socially vulnerable categories, including:

  • Orphaned students or children left without the care of one or both parents, under 29 years of age, who lost their parents before reaching 18.
  • Students with disabilities (1st, 2nd, or 3rd disability group).
  • Students from large families with four or more co-residing siblings or half-siblings under the age of 23.
  • Students with one or both parents having a disability (1st, 2nd, or 3rd disability group). 

For students in this category, the tuition fee across the Foundation, Bachelor's, and Master's programs ranges from $3,000 to $4,000 per academic year.

For employees of state enterprises and government agencies in Kazakhstan wishing to study in master's degree programs, the tuition fee is $8,000 per academic year.

Students who make a one-time advance payment of 100% of the tuition fee for one academic year, or the full amount specified in the Tuition Agreement, receive an additional 5% discount.

For information about tuition fees at the Graduate School of Business (GSB), please visit the GSB website: gsb.nu.edu.kz.

For information on admission process visit this website or contact the Applicants support center: 

Phone: +7 (7172) 64 25 84, +7 (747) 0940230

Email: info_admissions@nu.edu.kz

Office: 1.111 Block 1

Address: 53, Kabanbay batyr Ave., Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan

 

For more detailed information about tuition fees, please contact the Bursar's Office:

Phone: +7 (7172) 70 60 32, 70 91 99

Email: bursars_office@nu.edu.kz 

Office: 1.248B Block 1

Address: 53, Kabanbay batyr Ave., Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan