About the University
A leading global university centered in Asia, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is Singapore’s flagship university, which offers a global approach to education and research with a focus on Asian perspectives and expertise
NUS has 17 faculties and schools across three campuses. Its transformative education includes a broad-based curriculum underscored by multi-disciplinary courses and cross-faculty enrichment.
Over 38,000 students from 100 countries enrich the community with their diverse social and cultural perspectives. NUS also strives to create a supportive and innovative environment to promote creative enterprise within its community.
Overview
Location: Queenstown, Singapore
Type: Autonomous University
Founded: 1980
Tuition: 17,650 SGD/year
Fun Facts
Follow the yellow ceiling for a sheltered path through NUS
Back in the 70s, when the Kent Ridge campus was built, the yellow ceiling was meant to act as a visual indicator of the sheltered path through the entire campus. While this is still mostly true, a few of the yellow ceiling paths end abruptly as some of the newer buildings do not follow it anymore.
Your exam scripts are not returned to you, but they’re not thrown away either!
NUS policy states that exam scripts have to be kept for at least a semester in case an audit needs to be done. Once the semester is up, the lecturers are free to shred all the scripts to oblivion. However, a lot of lecturers now release an exam summary discussing the solutions and common mistakes.
A request for alumni
NUS’ current archives are very incomplete, a result of materials being lost to flood or fire, or simply because files were not archived in the first place. As a consequence, key information relating to NUS’ history is missing. Therefore, NUS wants to now ensure alumni pass on any documentation they have related to their time in the organization.
Abbreviation Wonderland
NUS is a place full of abbreviations. It may definitely seem overwhelming at the start, but you’ll get used to it! Some examples are:
BIZ - School of Business
FOS - Faculty of Science
FASS - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
UTOWN - University Town
NUSSU - NUS Students’ Union
Remnants of the Berlin War
Connections to the Berlin War
Among the many highlights of NUS, the two slabs of the Berlin Wall behind Tembusu College hold a significant place. The panels are a gift to Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Germany’s Mr. Elmar Prost and his building materials company, to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between Germany and Singapore.
Application Requirements
Understand Admissions Requirements
You can check your course-specific admissions requirements on the official NUS website.
Create your Online Application
Create your ID on the NUS official Website
Craft your Personal Statement
Fill in the personal details
Upload supporting documents and make the fee payment
Check Application Status to see your call for an interview!
Course Structure
There are various types of modules in NUS, like:
Core modules – These are compulsory modules for a particular major or faculty. To know the core modules of your major, we recommend visiting the website of your respective major or home faculty, or you can also refer to the NUS bulletin.
University Level Requirements – These are General Education Modules, Singapore studies, and Breadth. In orde to graduate, you are required to take the 5 pillars of GES modules which cover both your SS and Breadth modules
Unrestricted Electives – You have about 12 Unrestricted Electives that you can play around with in order to pursue a minor, second major, or anything of your interest
Generally, most modules in NUS are worth 4 modular credits. However, there are certain exceptions, so make sure to check for your majors.
Rankings
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has been named Asia's best university in the QS annual higher education ranking, This year, NUS came in 11th globally, retaining its place from last year.
NUS has held the top position among Asian universities for the past five years in the Britain-based higher education analysis firm's rankings. It comes ahead of varsities like the University of Pennsylvania, The University of Edinburgh, Princeton University, and Yale University.
"Very few universities have done more to attract top international faculty from across the world than NUS and NTU. Their elevated levels of research impact directly result from this global outlook,"
- QS senior vice-president Ben Sowter
Majors Available
College of Humanities and Sciences
Data Science and Economics
Food science and Technology
Humanities and Sciences
Pharmaceutical Science
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
NUS Business School
Business Administration (Accountancy)
Business Administration
Real Estate
Computing
Business Analytics
Computer Science
Information Security
Information Systems
Computer Engineering
Dentistry
College of Design and Engineering
Architecture
Computer Engineering
Engineering
Industrial Design
Landscape Architecture
Law
Undergraduate Law Program
Medicine
Nursing
Pharmacy
Music
Famous Alumni
Min-Liang Tan - Co-founder and CEO of Razer USA
Sundaresh Menon - Attorney-General, Singapore
Abdul Razak Hussein - Second Prime Minister of Malaysia
Vivian Balakrishnan - Minister for Foreign Affairs, Singapore
Chin Han - Actor
Chua Sock Khoong - Group CEO of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Singtel)
Ng Ser Miang - Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee
D. J. Enright - British Poet
Jasmine Ser - Commonwealth Games gold medalist in shooting
Min-Liang Tan - Co-founder and CEO of Razer USA
Headmaster Student Experience
“I always sought a rigorous, high-quality education from a reputable institution, and that is exactly what I have received at NUS. NUS does a great job at providing a holistic introductory freshman year where I could go through different modules to find out which areas of business really interested me before specializing in subsequent years.”
- Headmaster Student,
Class of 2024, Data Science and Economics
“Despite the pandemic, the professor went a step ahead to deliver lectures and turned adversities into opportunities boosting the experiential learning curve for the students.”
- Headmaster Student
Class of 2022, Computer Science
Sources:
Auto, Hermes. "NUS Ranked Asia's Top University for 5th Year Running." The Straits Times. 08 June 2022. Web. 8 Oct. 2022.
"Fragments of the Berlin Wall at Tembusu College." News - Tembusu College. Web. 8 Oct. 2022.
National University of Singapore. NUS Is World's Top 10 for 11 Subjects, and Asia's Best for 21 Subjects. National University of Singapore, 29 Apr. 2015. Web. 8 Oct. 2022.
Osareslife. "Things to Take Note of before Coming to NUS." NUS Residential Life. 03 Aug. 2019. Web. 8 Oct. 2022.
Tan, Sarah. "5 Little Known Facts about NUS -." Digital Senior. 30 Sept. 2021. Web. 8 Oct. 2022.
"Who We Are @ NUS Connect." NUS Connect. Web. 8 Oct. 2022.
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