Study abroad at Baguio

Baguio is celebrated as the 'Summer Capital of the Philippines' and the 'Education Capital of the North', nestled at 1,500 meters above sea level in the misty pine-covered Cordillera mountains of northern Luzon. Baguio is internationally famed for its cool, spring-like climate year-round, pristine environment, extreme safety, and top-tier higher education institutions, led by Saint Louis University (SLU - one of the Philippines' top comprehensive private Catholic universities, CHED Center of Excellence in Medicine, Nursing, Engineering, and Teacher Education), University of Baguio (UB - leading in Dentistry and Criminology), University of the Cordilleras (UC), and University of the Philippines Baguio (UP Baguio). Degrees are taught 100% in English following the American curriculum (US MD medical standard). International students benefit from some of the lowest tuition fees in Asia, tranquil study atmosphere, and straightforward CHED/Bureau of Immigration 9(f) Student Visa processing.

Tuition fees in Baguio are exceptionally economical: Accredited English-medium medical degree programs (Doctor of Medicine - MD / US-style MBBS) at Saint Louis University (SLU) range from $2,800 to $4,200 per academic year, while Dentistry and Nursing range between $1,800 and $2,800 per year. Bachelor's degree programs in Computer Science and Engineering range from $1,200 to $2,200 per year. Student dormitories and private furnished apartments in Session Road, Bonifacio, and Military Cut-off cost between $100 and $250 per month. General monthly living expenses range between $200 and $400.

International students enter the Philippines on a 9(a) Tourist Visa or 9(f) Student Visa. Upon arrival in Baguio and formal campus registration, the university foreign student office assists students in converting to or securing the formal 9(f) Student Visa and Alien Certificate of Registration Identity Card (ACR I-Card) from the Bureau of Immigration (BI Baguio Field Office).