Kuwait University’s Secretary General and official spokesman Professor Muhammad Zainal announced that Kuwait University’s President Professor Yousef Al-Roumi instructed to accelerate the process of implementing the university council’s decision to allow foreign students to enroll in Kuwait University at their own expense. Therefore, Kuwait University will start accepting applications from foreign students (high school graduates) for the first academic semester 2022/2023. Applications will be received starting from Sunday 21 August 2022 until Saturday 27 August 2022. Foreign students residing in Kuwait and GCC citizens (graduates of public high schools, religious institutes, English and American private schools in Kuwait only) who meet the admission requirements can submit their applications online. As for foreign students residing in Kuwait and GCC citizens who obtained their high school certificate from outside Kuwait, they must visit the admission and registration hall in Shuwaikh campus during the period from Sunday 21 August 2022 until Thursday 25 August 2022, bringing their documents and necessary papers.
Applications can be submitted electronically through the following link:
http://portal.ku.edu.kw/admission
Minimum high school GPA
Professor Zainal explained that foreign students need a GPA of 75% or higher (for the science section) and 80% or higher (for the arts section). Applicants must be high school graduates of the academic year 2021/2022 or 2020/2021. Applicants must meet the minimum GPA and the rest of the admission requirements which can be found in the ‘Admission and Transfer Guidebook’ on the Deanship of Admission and Registration’s website. Applications will be open for vacant majors only.
TOEFL, TOEFL IBT, and IELTS results can be used as an alternative for the English language aptitude test when calculating the equivalent average. The calculated result can be used to exempt the student from taking introductory courses, provided that the result is submitted before the end of the acceptance approval period.
Colleges that are accepting applications
College of Arts
College of Education
College of Law
College of Sharia and Islamic Studies
College of Science
College of Social Sciences
College of Business Administration
College of Life Sciences
College of Engineering and Petroleum
College of Allied Health Sciences
Admission requirements for some colleges
College of Engineering and Petroleum:
Applicant’s GPA must be a minimum of 80% (science section) or its equivalent.
Priority is for students with the highest equivalent average, calculated based on high school GPA and the results of the aptitude tests.
65% high school GPA
15% English language aptitude test
20% Mathematics aptitude test
College of Allied Health Sciences:
Applicant’s GPA must be a minimum of 80% (science section) or its equivalent.
Priority is for students with the highest equivalent average, calculated based on high school GPA and the results of the aptitude tests.
70% high school GPA
20% English language aptitude test
10% Mathematics aptitude test
College of Business Administration:
Priority is for students with the highest equivalent average, calculated based on high school GPA and the results of the aptitude tests.
70% high school GPA
15% English language aptitude test
15% Mathematics aptitude test
- English language aptitude test score must be 40% or higher
College of Life Sciences:
Priority is for students with the highest equivalent average, calculated based on high school GPA and the results of the aptitude tests.
70% high school GPA
15% English language aptitude test
15% Mathematics aptitude test
- Applicants for the Department of Communication Disorders Science are required to pass an interview.
College of Arts:
Priority is for students with the highest equivalent average, calculated based on high school GPA and the results of the aptitude tests.
85% high school GPA
15% Arabic language aptitude test
To compete for a seat in the French language department the applicant must pass the French language aptitude test with a minimum score of 50%
For the English language department, priority is for students with the highest equivalent average, calculated based on high school GPA and the results of the aptitude tests.
85% high school GPA
15% English language aptitude test
College of Sharia and Islamic Studies:
Priority is for students with the highest equivalent average, calculated based on high school GPA and the results of the aptitude tests.
85% high school GPA
15% Arabic language aptitude test
College of Social Sciences
Priority is for students with the highest equivalent average, calculated based on high school GPA and the results of the aptitude tests.
90% high school GPA
10% Arabic language aptitude test
Passing the interview which is held with the accepted students for Sociology major at the beginning of the academic semester.
College of Education:
Passing the interview which is held with the accepted students at the beginning of the academic semester.
For science majors, priority is for students with the highest equivalent average, calculated based on high school GPA and the results of the aptitude tests.
80% high school GPA
7.5% English language aptitude test
7.5% Mathematics aptitude test
5% Arabic language aptitude test
For arts majors, priority is for students with the highest equivalent average, calculated based on high school GPA and the results of the aptitude tests.
80% high school GPA
10% English language aptitude test
10% Arabic language aptitude test
College of Science and College of Law:
It is not required to pass the aptitude tests for the College of Science and the College of Law. Admission is based on high school GPA.
Announcement of Admission Results
Professor Zainal added that foreign students' acceptance results will be announced after the application period ends. Accepted students will be sent an SMS with dates of their approval appointments. Approving the acceptance must be done in person by going to the admission and registration hall in Shuwaikh campus and taking the required documents.