National University of Singapore (NUS)

📚 Courses & programs at National University of Singapore (NUS)

National University of Singapore (NUS) is best known for Computer Science, Business, Engineering. Popular programs for international students include:

• MComp (CS)
• MSc Data Science & ML
• MBA
• MSc Business Analytics
• MSc Finance

Class profile: Avg GRE 320 · GPA 3.5. Notable alumni: 4 Singapore PMs.

✅ Entry requirements

💰 Fees & cost of studying

Plan your budget for tuition + living + health insurance + the visa fee. Compare funding with the free scholarship finder.

📝 Step-by-step admission process

1. Shortlist programs & check GRE/GMAT policy
2. Meet IELTS 6.5; SOP, LORs, resume
3. Apply online (Aug intake)
4. Receive offer → accept
5. Pay deposit
6. Apply for Student's Pass

📄 Documents checklist

• Transcripts
• Statement of Purpose
• 2 LORs
• Resume
• IELTS / TOEFL
• GRE/GMAT (if required)
• Passport
• Financial proof

🛂 Student visa & post-study work · Singapore

• Student visa: Student's Pass
• Work while studying: 16 hrs/week during term
• Post-study work: 1-year Long-Term Visit Pass to find work

📅 Intakes & deadlines

All figures are indicative and change year to year — always confirm on the official site (nus.edu.sg) before applying.

How National University of Singapore (NUS) compares in Singapore

The figures on this page mean little on their own. Set against the 3 other Singapore universities in our dataset, they say something more useful about where an application to National University of Singapore (NUS) is likely to be won or lost.

• Selectivity. An indicative acceptance rate of about 16% against a median of 25% across the 3 other Singapore universities in our dataset. 0 of them are harder to get into than National University of Singapore (NUS). It sits on the more selective side of its national peer group, so meeting the published minimums is the floor rather than the goal.
• Rank in context. QS #8, against a peer median of #440; 0 Singapore universities rank above it here. Rank is worth exactly this much and no more — it is driven by institution-wide research output and reputation surveys, not by the department you would actually join, so treat it as a coarse filter and judge the programme on its own page.
• English bar. IELTS 6.5 against a peer median of 6.5. That is exactly the national norm, so a score built for this application should travel across your whole shortlist. Equivalents: TOEFL 92, PTE 65.

Programme areas: MComp (CS) · MSc Data Science & ML · MBA · MSc Business Analytics · MSc Finance. Entry requirements are set per programme, not per university, so the figures above are the institutional baseline — a competitive department inside an accessible university can run far tighter than the headline rate suggests.

Practical order of work for National University of Singapore (NUS): clear the English requirement first, because it gates everything and is the only part of the application you fully control; then confirm which of the Aug (Fall) and Jan intakes you are targeting, since the typical deadline is Nov–Mar and funding decisions usually close before admission decisions; then build the application around one specific programme rather than the institution. Budget the application fee of SGD 100 per programme, and living costs of SGD 12,000–18,000/yr on top of tuition of SGD 40–55k/yr.

Figures here are indicative and compiled for comparison. Acceptance rates in particular are institution-level estimates and move year to year — confirm anything you are deciding on against the university's official pages.