The document provides admissions statistics for Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan from 2012-2017, including: - The number of registered applicants and admitted students each year. - Admissions data by NU school. The School of Humanities and Social Sciences admitted the most students over the period. - Admissions breakdown by applicant category, including school graduates, Olympiad winners, and transfers. - Average IELTS, GPA, SAT, and SAT subject scores for admitted students by school and year. - Gender admissions statistics, with a roughly equal number of male and female admitted students over the period.

1. ADMISSIONS STATISTICS:
Direct and Transfer Admissions
2012-2017
NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY

2. Statistics on Students Admitted to the NU undergraduate programs
2012-2017
Direct/Transfer
applicants
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Registered
applicants
199 100% 218 100% 248 100% 346 100% 223 100% 388 100%
Admitted
students
30 38,89% 48 55,06% 91 73,98% 85 60,72% 76 34,08% 115 29,63%

3. Statistics on Students Admitted by NU Schools 2012-2017
NU Schools
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total
# % # % # % # % # % # % # %
School of
Engineering
1 3,57% 7 14,29% 20 21,98% 23 27,06% 39 51,32% 34 29,56% 124 27,86%
School of
Science and
Technology
8 28,57% 26 54,17% 43 47,25% 37 43,53% 12 15,79% 31 26,96% 157 35,28%
School of
Humanities and
Social Sciences
21 67,86% 15 31,25% 28 30,77% 25 29,42% 25 32,89% 50 43,48% 164 36,85%
Total 30 100% 48 100% 91 100% 85 100% 76 100% 115 100% 445 100%

4. Statistics on Students Admitted by Category 2012-2017
Applicant category
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
# % # % # % # % # % # %
School graduate 17 53,57% 12 25,00% 22 24,18% 17 20,00% 40 52,63% 71 61,73%
International
Subject Olympiad
winner
6 21,43% 19 39,58% 22 24,18% 7 8,24% 6 7,89% 9 7,83%
A-level graduate 1 3,57% 0 0,00% 0 0,00% 2 2,35% 1 1,32% 3 2,61%
IB graduate 1 3,57% 1 2,08% 2 2,20% 6 7,06% 0 0,00% 25 21,74%
Foundation
program graduate
1 3,57% 4 8,33% 4 4,40% 5 5,88% 2 2,63% 0 0,00%
NUFYP applicants 2 7,14% 10 20,83% 33 36,26% 46 54,12% 0 0,00% 0 0,00%
Transfer students 2 7,14% 2 4,17% 8 8,79% 0 0,00% 0 0,00% 2 1,74%
NIS-Cambridge
Certificate
0 0,00% 0 0,00% 0 0,00% 2 2,35% 27 35,53% 3 2,61%
Advanced
Placement Program
0 0,00% 0 0,00% 0 0,00% 0 0,00% 0 0,00% 2 1,74%
Total 30 100% 48 100% 91 100% 85 100% 76 100,00% 115 100,00%

5. Statistics on Average Scores of IELTS and GPA (admitted students) 2012-2017
NU Schools
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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
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
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
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

6. Statistics on SAT1–Reasoning Test Average Scores (admitted students)
2012-2017
SAT 1 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
(SAT
Reasoning
Test)
Min Max Ave Min Max Ave Min Max Ave Min Max Ave Min Max Ave Min Max Ave
School of
Engineering
1810 1810 1810 1740 1940 1850 1770 1900 1821
There is NO
"Secondary school
graduate"
applicant
1260 1380 1320 1240 1470 1341,33
School of
Humanities
and Social
Sciences
1670 1890 1772 1770 1970 1861 1760 2150 1866 1860 2000 1922 1250 1420 1335 1240 1510 1342,68
School of
Science and
Technology
1980 1980 1980 1770 1830 1800 1810 1870 1840 1880 2000 1945 1340 1420 1380 1270 1570 1345,11
Average 1820 1893 1854 1760 1913 1837 1780 1973 1842 1860 2000 1933 1283 1407 1345 1250 1517 1343
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) 2012-2017
SAT 2 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
(SAT
Subject
Test)
Mat
h
Physi
cs
Math
Physic
s
Chemistr
y
Biolog
y
Math Physics
Chemistr
y
Biolog
y
Mat
h
Physic
s
Chemistr
y
Biolog
y
Math
Physic
s
Chemi
stry
Biolog
y
School of
Engineering
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
School of
Science and
Technology
760 720 792,5 762,5 630 680 750 673 700 690 736 756 710 710 764,55 704,55 689 649
Average 755 685 771,3 748,75 630 680 750 673 700 690 739 724 710 710 740 704 689 649

8. Gender
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total
# % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Male 20 67,86% 34 70,83% 38 41,76% 44 51,77% 39 51,32% 56 48,69% 231 51,91%
Female 10 32,14% 14 29,17% 53 58,24% 41 48,23% 37 48,68% 59 51,30% 214 48,09%
Total 28 100% 48 100% 91 100% 85 100% 76 100% 115 100% 445 100%
Statistics on Students Admitted by Gender 2012-2017