The document provides admissions statistics for undergraduate programs at Nazarbayev University from 2012 to 2018. It includes statistics on the number of applicants, admitted students, average test scores (IELTS, GPA, SAT), and gender of admitted students by school and year. The number of applicants increased each year from 199 in 2012 to 920 in 2018 while the admission rate decreased from 38.9% to 29.1% over this period.

1. ADMISSIONS STATISTICS ON
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
(Direct and Transfer Admissions)
2012-2018
NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY

2. Statistics on Students Admitted to the NU undergraduate programs
2012-2018
Direct/Transfer
applicants
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
# % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Registered
applicants
199 100% 218 100% 248 100% 346 100% 223 100% 388 100% 920 100%
Admitted
students
30 38,9% 48 55,1% 91 73,9% 85 60,7% 76 34,1% 115 29,6% 268 29,1%

3. Statistics on Students Admitted by NU Schools 2012-2018
NU Schools
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total
# % # % # % # % #
%
# % # % # %
School of
Engineering
1 3% 7 15% 20 22% 23 27% 39 51% 34 30% 78 29% 202 28%
School of
Science and
Technology
8 27% 26 54% 43 47% 37 44% 12 16% 31 27% 110 41% 267 38%
School of
Humanities
and
Social Sciences
21 70% 15 31% 28 31% 25 29% 25 33% 50 43% 72 27% 236 33%
School of
Mining and
Geosciences
8 3% 8 1%
Total 30 100% 48 100% 91 100% 85 100% 76 100% 115 100% 268 100% 713 100%

4. Statistics on Students Admitted by Category 2012-2018
Applicant
category
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
# % # % # % # % # % # % # %
School graduate 17 57% 12 25% 22 24% 17 20% 40 53% 71 62% 124 46%
International
Subject
Olympiad winner
6 20% 19 40% 22 24% 7 8% 6 8% 9 8% 17 6%
A-level graduate 1 3% 0 0% 0 0% 2 2% 1 1% 3 3% 0 0%
IB graduate 1 3% 1 2% 2 2% 6 7% 0 0% 25 22% 10 4%
Foundation
program
graduate
1 3% 4 8% 4 4% 5 6% 2 3% 0 0% 1 0%
NUFYP
applicants
2 7% 10 21% 33 36% 46 54% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Transfer students 2 7% 2 4% 8 9% 0 0% 0 0% 2 2% 2 1%
NIS-Cambridge
Certificate
0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 2 2% 27 36% 3 3% 114 43%
Advanced
Placement Test
graduate
2 2% 0 0%
Total 30 100% 48 100% 91 100% 85 100% 76 100% 115 100% 268 100%

5. Statistics on Average Scores of IELTS and GPA (admitted students) 2012-2018
NU Schools
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
IELTS GPA IELTS GPA IELTS GPA IELTS GPA IELTS GPA IELTS GPA IELTS GPA
School of
Engineering
6 n/a 6,9 4,94 7,07 4,96 6,9 4,95 6,86 4,81 6,74 3,74 6,95 n/a
School of
Science and
Technology
6,5 n/a 6,76 4,96 7,03 4,97 7,14 4,96 7,17 4,98 7,18 3,74 7,11 n/a
School of
Humanities
and Social
Sciences
7 n/a 7 4,94 7,07 4,97 7,35 4,93 7,14 4,57 7,20 3,39 7,28 n/a
Average 6,5 n/a 6,88 4,94 7,05 4,96 7,13 4,94 7,06 4,78 7,04 3,74 7,11 n/a

6. Statistics on SAT1–Reasoning Test Average Scores (admitted students)
2012-2018
SAT 1 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*
(SAT
Reasoning
Test)
Min Max Ave Min Max Ave Min Max Ave Min Max Ave Min Max Ave Min Max Ave Min Max Ave
School of
Engineerin
g
1810 1810 1810 1740 1940 1850 1770 1900 1821
There is NO
"Secondary
school graduate"
applicant
1260 1380 1320 1240 1470 1340 1250 1550 1383
School of
Humanities
and Social
Sciences
1670 1890 1772 1770 1970 1861 1760 2150 1866 1860 2000 1922 1250 1420 1335 1240 1510 1343 1360 1550 1455
School of
Science and
Technology
1980 1980 1980 1770 1830 1800 1810 1870 1840 1880 2000 1945 1340 1420 1380 1270 1570 1345 1310 1560 1410
Average 1820 1893 1854 1760 1913 1837 1780 1973 1842 1860 2000 1933 1283 1407 1345 1250 1517 1343 1307 1553 1416
* without students who were enrolled on fee-paying basis
The scoring model of SAT Reasoning was changed in 2016. It uses a 1600 point scale instead of a 2400 point scale.

7. Statistics on SAT 2–Subject Test Average Scores
(admitted students) 2012-2018
SAT 2 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*
(SAT
Subject
Test)
Math Phys Math Phys Chem Bio Math Phys Chem Bio Math Phys Chem Bio Math Phys Chem Bio Math Phys Chem Bio
SENG 750 650 750 735 n/a n/a
There is NO "Secondary
school graduate"
applicant
742 692 n/a n/a 716 704 0 0 745 724 0 0
SST 760 720 792,5 763 630 680 750 673 700 690 736 756 710 710 765 705 689 649 774 728 728 720
Average 755 685 771 749 630 680 750 673 700 690 739 724 710 710 740 704 689 649 760 726 728 720
* without students who were enrolled on fee-paying basis

8. Gender
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
# % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Male 20 67,9% 34 70,8% 38 41,8% 44 51,8% 39 51,3% 59 51,3% 147 45.1%
Female 10 32,1% 14 29,2% 53 58,2% 41 48,2% 37 48,7% 56 48,7% 121 54.9%
Total 28 100% 48 100% 91 100% 85 100% 76 100% 115 100% 268 100%
Statistics on Students Admitted by Gender 2012-2018