AY2020-21 Grade Profiles, Polytechnic GPAs and Programme Places for ‘A’ level and

Polytechnic Applicants

Applicants need to be aware that the admission criteria may vary from programme to programme.
For the popular programmes with small intake, competition is expected to be keener with more
stringent grade requirements. In order to help prospective applicants make an informed choice, our
University has put together the information in a tabular format for easy reference.

In using the tables below, please note the following:

a. The grade profiles, GPAs and programme places may vary from year to year, depending
on the number and performance of applicants, and the number of places available.

b. The grade profiles take into account offers that were made under Aptitude-based
Admissions (ABA), from AY2020-21.

c. Meeting the previous year’s grade/GPA scores of a programme does not guarantee
admission to that programme for the current year.

d. Certain programmes may have specific subject requirements. The programmes marked
with asterisk (*) are those where additional assessments such as interviews, selection
tests, and/or portfolios are required. Please refer to
http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/oad2/website_files/ALevel/Min_Subject_Requirements.pdf for
more details.

e. Double Major Programmes offered by the College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences
include Economics and Media Analytics, Economics and Psychology, Economics and
Public Policy & Global Affairs, English Literature and Art History, Psychology and Media
Analytics, and, Psychology and Linguistics & Multilingual Studies.

Double Major Programmes offered by the College of Science include Biological Sciences
and Psychology, Biomedical Sciences and BioBusiness, Environmental Earth Systems
Science and Public Policy and Global Affairs, Mathematical and Computer Sciences,
Mathematical Sciences and Economics, and Physics and Mathematical Sciences.

The grade profiles and polytechnic GPAs are to be used as a guide only.
 Table 1: Grade Profiles of the 10th and 90th percentiles of ‘A’-Level Applicants offered places for
programmes at NTU in UAE 2020

Representative grade profiles 1 of the 10th and 90th percentiles of applicants offered places in
AY2020-21 for applicants holding Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’-Level qualifications. This
includes offers that were made under the Aptitude-based Admissions framework. The grade
profiles refer to the grades scored by ‘A’-level applicants in their 3 H2 and 1 H1 subjects. For the
purpose of this exercise, Grade “C” is assumed for both General Paper (GP) and Project Work (PW)
in determining the grade profiles. Please note that certain programmes may require grades higher
than “C” for GP.

Representative Grade
Profile
NTU Programmes 3H2/1H1
10th 90th
percentile percentile
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Medicine* AAA/A AAA/A
College of Engineering
Renaissance Engineering* AAA/A AAA/A
Aerospace Engineering AAB/C AAA/A
Bioengineering BCC/B AAA/A
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering BBC/B AAA/A
Civil Engineering CDD/C AAA/B
Computer Engineering AAC/B AAA/A
Computer Science AAB/B AAA/A
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence AAA/A AAA/A
Electrical & Electronic Engineering CDD/C AAA/A
Engineering CCD/D BBC/C
Environmental Engineering CCC/C AAA/A
Information Engineering & Media BCC/D AAA/B
Maritime Studies CCD/C ABC/C
Materials Engineering CCD/C AAA/A
Mechanical Engineering CCC/D AAA/A
College of Science
Double Major Programmes* AAA/C AAA/A
Biological Sciences* AAA/C AAA/A
Chemistry & Biological Chemistry BBC/B AAA/A
Environmental Earth Systems Science* AAA/A AAA/A
Mathematical Sciences BCC/B AAA/A
Physics / Applied Physics BCC/D AAA/A

1These provide an indication of the grade profiles for most of the applicants admitted in AY2020-21.
There could be other “equivalent” profiles for each programme. For example, a grade profile of
ABC/C could be considered to be broadly equivalent to BBB/C, unless there are pre-requisites.
 Representative Grade
Profile
NTU Programmes 3H2/1H1
10th 90th
percentile percentile
Nanyang Business School (College of Business)
Accountancy* BBC/C AAA/A
Business* BCC/B AAA/A
College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences
Double Major Programmes* AAA/C AAA/A
Art, Design & Media*^ CCC/C AAA/A
Chinese CCC/C AAA/B
Communication Studies* AAB/C AAA/A
Economics BCC/B AAA/A
English* BCC/D AAA/A
History* CCC/C AAA/A
Linguistics & Multilingual Studies* BCC/B AAA/A
Philosophy* BCC/D AAC/C
Psychology AAC/C AAA/A
Public Policy & Global Affairs ABC/C AAA/A
Sociology BBC/C AAA/A
Sport Science & Management
Sport Science & Management BCC/C AAA/A
National Institute of Education
Arts (Education)* ABC/B AAA/A
Science (Education)* AAC/B AAA/A

^ Admission to Art, Design & Media programme is based on Composite Score which comprises
Entrance Requirement Score and University Admission Score.
Table 2: Polytechnic GPAs of the 10th and 90th percentiles of Polytechnic Applicants offered places
for programmes at NTU in UAE 2020

Representative Polytechnic Grade Point Averages (GPAs) of the 10th and 90th percentiles of
Polytechnic applicants offered places for programmes in AY2020-21. This includes offers that were
made under the Aptitude-based Admissions framework.

Representative Grade
Profile
NTU Programmes Polytechnic GPAs
10th 90th
percentile percentile
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Medicine* # #
College of Engineering
Renaissance Engineering* # #
Aerospace Engineering 3.80 3.98
Bioengineering 3.63 3.91
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering 3.61 3.97
Civil Engineering 3.50 3.96
Computer Engineering 3.77 3.95
Computer Science 3.92 4.00
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence # #
Electrical & Electronic Engineering 3.40 3.89
Engineering # #
Environmental Engineering 3.46 3.86
Information Engineering & Media 3.55 3.87
Maritime Studies 3.50 3.86
Materials Engineering 3.36 3.90
Mechanical Engineering 3.44 3.89
College of Science
Double Major Programmes* 3.85 3.99
Biological Sciences* 3.70 3.96
Chemistry & Biological Chemistry 3.63 3.97
Environmental Earth Systems Science* # #
Mathematical Sciences 3.45 3.94
Physics / Applied Physics 3.50 3.95
Nanyang Business School (College of Business)
Accountancy* 3.74 3.96
Business* 3.61 3.92
 Representative Grade
Profile
NTU Programmes Polytechnic GPAs
10th 90th
percentile percentile
College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences
Double Major Programmes* 3.66 3.95
Art, Design & Media*^ 3.33 3.79
Chinese 3.29 3.70
Communication Studies* 3.68 3.91
Economics 3.54 3.90
English* 3.24 3.61
History* 3.23 3.63
Linguistics & Multilingual Studies* 3.23 3.70
Philosophy* 3.47 3.91
Psychology 3.52 3.92
Public Policy & Global Affairs 3.50 3.94
Sociology 3.56 3.90
Sport Science & Management
Sport Science & Management 3.64 3.96
National Institute of Education
Arts (Education)* # #
Science (Education)* # #

# No representative GPA is shown as the sample size is small.

^ Admission to Art, Design & Media programme is based on Composite Score which comprises
Entrance Requirement Score and University Admission Score.
 Table 3: Total number of NTU programmes places taken up in AY2020-21

Places taken up in
NTU Programmes
AY2020-21

Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

Medicine* 162
College of Engineering
Renaissance Engineering* 51
Aerospace Engineering 144
Bioengineering 111
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering 173
Civil Engineering 144
Computer Engineering 129
Computer Science 472
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence 74
Electrical & Electronic Engineering 648
Engineering 43
Environmental Engineering 58
Information Engineering & Media 97
Maritime Studies 87
Materials Engineering 215
Mechanical Engineering 549
College of Science
Double Major Programmes* 101
Biological Sciences* 208
Chemistry & Biological Chemistry 201
Environmental Earth Systems Science* 29
Mathematical Sciences 129
Physics / Applied Physics 80
Nanyang Business School (College of Business)
Accountancy* 481
Business* 935
College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences
Double Major Programmes* 69
Art, Design & Media* 139
Chinese 94
Communication Studies* 170
Economics 112
English* 109
History* 74
Linguistics & Multilingual Studies* 89
Philosophy* 47
Psychology 134
Public Policy & Global Affairs 52
Sociology 100
Sport Science & Management
Sport Science & Management 78
National Institute of Education
Arts (Education)* 41
Science (Education)* 25

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