Lyceum: 16th most expensive university in Manila

The blogger thought of something that could be very interesting these days, as far as prices of all commodities and non-commodities are concerned. That's painful, really. This time, the blogger would like to show how our university's tuition fee fares with the fees of other universities and colleges here in Manila. The data below were gathered from Philippine Daily Inquirer's publication last May 22, 2008. The estimated tuition fee already includes miscellaneous fees and all other applicable fees.

Below are the actual Cost per Unit of Top Metro Manila Colleges and Universities for incoming Freshmen (Annual Year 2008-2009)

School Cost per unit Estimated tuition per Year

1. Univ. of the Asia and the Pacific P2,400.00 ------------P124,800.00
2. De La Salle University 2,045.33 -----------------------110,447.82
3. Ateneo De Manila University 2,517.03 ----------------90,613.20
4. Assumption College 1,533.00 -----------------------84,315.00
5. Mapua Institute of Technology 1,400.00------------ -- 84,000.00
6. St. Scholastica’s College 1,564.00-------------------- 75,072.00
7. San Beda College 1,188.00------------------------- 64,152.00
8. Miriam College 1,486.00 ---------------------------62,412.00
9. Philippine Women’s University 828.00 ------------------59,616.00
10. Far Easter University 1,100.00----------------------- 55,000.00
11. Colegio de San Juan de Letran 970.00 -----------------50,440.00
12. University of the East 1,040.00-------------------- 47,840.00
13. University of Sto. Tomas 1,072.90 -------------------45,061.80
14. St. Paul College of Quezon City 922.00 -----------------44,256.00
15. AMA Computer University 780.00 -------------------42,120.00
16. Lyceum of the Philippines 900.00--- 37,800.00
17. Trinity University of Asia 870.00 ------------------------36,540.00
18. University of the Philippines 1,000.00------------------ 36,000.00
19. San Sebastian College 786.00 ------------------------33,012.00
20. College of the Holy Spirit, Manila 903.91 ---------------32,540.76
21. Polytechnic Univ. of the Philippines 12.00 -------------------500.00

Surprised?
Yeah. You look so surprised! Did you expect LA Salle at the top? Ever realized AMA gets more money than us? And UST does not belong to the top ten? Now thinking to move to PUP?

You know how much you pay for education?

The blogger has done some petty research about the tuition fees of our dear university. Thanks to the help of our admissions staff (Ate Rach).

I know you guys are curious enough who pays the most for a semester's education. Let's take a look....

1. Arts and Sciences................................. 26,000.00
2. Business Administration .........................26,000.00
3. International Relations ...........................26,000.00
4. Computer Studies .................................32,000.00
5. Engineering ........................................30,000.00
6. International Hospitality and Management .....28,400.00

Whew!!!! 26k is already the blogger's tuition fee while still a student at UST--and that's 2 years ago. Just to let you know that our parents really have to work hard for our studies. These days, indeed, everything is going up.