The University of the Philippines College Admission Test UPCAT, is part of the admission requirements of the University of the Philippines, administered to graduates of Philippine and foreign high schools.

UPCAT Application Fee

The non-refundable UPCAT Application Fee is:

P450 for Filipinos with annual gross family income of more than P130,000

P450 for resident foreign applicants studying in the Philippines

US$50 for non-resident foreign applicants

Exempted from payment of the application fee are Filipino applicants belonging to either of these groups:

Those with annual gross family income of P130,000 or less (attach to application 2016 ITRs of earning members of the family or BIR Certification of Exemption); OR

Top ten graduates or prospective graduates of public high schools (attach to application a certified, ranked overall list of the school's TOP TEN students across all curricular programs and/or campuses signed by the School Head/Principal)

Modes of payment:

The application fee may be paid through any of the following:

Any Land Bank (LBP) branch, Account No. 1462-2220-13 (only for peso payments);

Any Philippine National Bank (PNB) branch, Account No. 393496000021 (for peso payments) or Account No. 393496000039 (for US dollar payments);

Manager's/Cashier's Check/s (MC/CC) preferably from any of the following: Asia United Bank Corporation; Bank of Commerce; Bank of the Philippine Islands; BDO Private Bank, Inc; BDO Unibank, Inc; China Banking Corporation; China Banking Corporation; Citibank NA; Development Bank of the Philippines; East West Banking Corporation; Land Bank of the Philippines; Maybank Philippines, Inc; Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company; Philippine National Bank; PhilippineTrust Company; Philippine Veterans Bank; Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation; Robinsons Bank Corporation; Security Bank Corporation; Standard Chartered Bank; The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation; Union Bank of the Philippines; United Coconut Planters Bank

Landbank and PNB will be charging a service fee of P25 for every application;

Different banks have also set their own fees for the purchase of Manager's Checks