Fees structure and refund policy

Hostel facilities include single and double occupancy rooms, a study room, a student lounge, a gymnasium, cooking facility with dining area, paid laundry area, and a mosque. Rooms are furnished with all basic amenities. The hostel facility is open for rent to all students and Interns. Cost of rooms for academic year 2024 – 2025 is as follows:

Single Room : 15,000 AED
Shared Room : 12,000 AED
Deluxe Single Room: 18,000 AED
Refundable Hostel insurance: 500 AED
*Note: The tuition fees once communicated will remain the same throughout the course. Transport and Hostel fees are subject to change.

Daily transportation facilities are available for several destinations. Each weekend buses take students staying at the hostel back to their homes in other Emirates and bring them back to the University on the next working day. The cost of Transport for the academic year 2024 – 2025 ranges from 3000 to 5000 AED according to destination.

*Note: The tuition fees once communicated will remain the same throughout the course of study. Transport and Hostel fees are subject to change and follow the tuition fees policy and procedure

Bank Transfer:

Once your bank transfer has been completed, please send a copy of the receipt with the name and student ID to accounts@dpc.edu.
Cash / Cheques / Credit Card:

Refund applies as follows:

• A 5% deduction is applicable on the full tuition fees if the candidate applies for withdrawal before the beginning of the academic year.
• A 25% deduction is applicable on the full tuition fees if the candidate applies for withdrawal during the first 5 working days of the academic year.
• A 50% deduction is applicable on the full tuition fees if the candidate applies for withdrawal during 10 working days of the academic year.
• If a student withdraws after the above-mentioned days, no refund is granted at all.
• Hostel and Transportation fees are refunded based on pro-rata on a full monthly basis, not per day. (Month fraction is considered as a full month).

Refund requests should be made through the SADD (Finance unit) in collaboration with the Support Services Department through a written request along with the original fee receipt. Refunds will be made after clearance of dues, if any. Refunds will be credited by bank transfer or Cheque to the same payer (student’s parent/guardian/sponsor) bank account and not given in cash.
The following are non-refundable:

• Visa fee
• Application fee
• Transport fee
• Seat Reservation fee.
• Full tuition fee in case of dismissal/suspension for disciplinary reasons

Scholarship and Discounts

DMU is keen to attract talented students and support their educational journey, as such we will offer Merit Scholarship to students as per criteria published.

• Merit Scholarship for DMU Programs
• Merit is based on academic performance.

Merit is based on academic performance.

• BPharm / PharmD Programs
• For continuing students, the top Five students are given the Merit Scholarship of 20% discount on the semester fees as per end of semester transcript percentage / GPA. For students in clinical years/clerkship training, the ranking will be based on end of rotation. If there is a tie in the score / GPA of students, the list is submitted to the Dean's Council for review and approval to allow both students to get the scholarship.
• For new students, the details of the merit discount: 
  For College of Pharmacy the following Scholarship Policy applies (for the Academic Year 25-26):
  • New Students scoring high school percentage from 90% to 94.9%: a 10% discount applies on the 1st semester fees 
  • New Students scoring high school percentage from 95% to 96.9%: a 20% discount applies on the 1st semester fees 
  • New Students scoring high school percentage from 97% to 98.9%: a 30% discount applies on the 1st semester fees 
  • New Students scoring high school percentage of 99%: a 40% discount applies on the 1st semester fees 

External Scholarships

Students can also be enrolled at DMU and receive external scholarships and this cannot be combined with any DMU internal scholarship or discounts. Sponsoring entities would pay the students fees and other expenses as per their agreement with the student. Students or sponsor are required to provide DMU Student Affairs and Finance department a written confirmation of the sponsorship or scholarship letter or agreement with the student. DMU is required to provide the sponsor with student transcripts, attendance records and invoices directly without prior notice to the student. If a student loses a scholarship, they are required to pay all pending fees to DMU.

Discounts

1. Siblings Discount
Siblings enrolled at DMU are eligible for a 10% discount on tuition fee only and are eligible for the second student that joins the program and 15% for the third, etc. Once the first student graduates the discount ceases and the student pay the whole tuition fee. This is not applicable for transportation or hostel fees.

2. Employee´s discount
Children of DMU faculty, staff and adjunct faculty are eligible for a 15% discount on Tuition annual fees.