The document provides admissions statistics for Nazarbayev University's Foundation Year Program from 2010 to 2015. It summarizes the number of applicants, exam takers meeting admission criteria, accepted students, and breakdowns of accepted students by academic program, entrance exam subjects, IELTS scores, regions of Kazakhstan, and gender each year. The number of applicants and admitted students generally increased over time, as did average entrance exam scores. The School of Engineering was the most popular program choice. Most students came from Astana, Almaty, and South Kazakhstan regions.

1. ADMISSIONS STATISTICS
Nazarbayev University

2. Statistics on Students Admitted to the NU Foundation Year Program
2010 - 2015
Applicants 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Number of registered applicants 3519 4247 4178 3290 3362 3380
Number of exam takers who met the
admission criteria
515 550 651 847 848 1282
Number of accepted students 484 501 506 535 548 700
Number of admitted applicants with “Altyn
Belgi”
154
(31,81%)
168
(33,40%)
146
(28,91%)
161
(30,09%)
128
(23,36%)
140
(20,00%)
Number of admitted applicants with
diploma with honors (average score - 5,0)
155
(32,02%)
160
(32,22%)
70
(13,86%)
78
(14,58%)
69
(12,59%)
179
(25,57%)

3. Choice of NU schools by Foundation students 2010 - 2015
NU Schools
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
# % # % # % # % # % # %
School of
Engineering
299 61,78% 225 44,91% 232 45,85% 232 43,36% 217 39,60% 297 42,43%
School of Science
and Technology
90 18,60% 206 41,12% 216 42,69% 230 42,99% 265 48,36% 295 42,14%
School of
Humanities and
Social Sciences
95 19,63% 70 13,97% 58 11,46% 73 13,64% 66 12,04% 108 15,43%
Total 484 100% 501 100% 506 100% 535 100% 548 100% 700 100%

4. NU Subjects Entrance Test (SET) 2010 - 2015
NU Subjects
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Mathematics and
Physics
313 64,67% 309 61,68% 338 66,80% 330 61,68% 332 60,58% 418 59,71%
Chemistry and Biology 76 15,70% 122 24,35% 110 21,74% 132 24,67% 150 27,37% 174 24,86%
Mathematics and
Critical Thinking
95 19,63% 70 13,97% 58 11,46% 73 13,64% 66 12,04% 108 15,43%
Total 484 100% 501 100% 506 100% 535 100% 548 100% 700 100%

5. Statistics on the SET Average Scores 2010 - 2015
Year Mathematics Physics Chemistry Biology Critical Thinking IELTS GPA
2010 17,94 21,29 16,3 20 17,64 6,16 4,94
2011 17,67 20,61 17,81 21,21 17,43 6,24 4,96
2012 17,16 20,76 16,89 21,64 17,78 6,33 4,94
2013 18,15 22,05 17,79 21,78 17,49 6,24 4,94
2014 18,35 21,51 19,17 22,73 18,46 6,26 4,93
2015 19,58 21,69 19,8 21,67 18,23 6,27 4,91

6. Statistics on the IELTS Score 2010 - 2015
IELTS Overall
Score
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
# % # % # % # % # % # %
5,5 138
28,51
%
100 19,96% 71 14,03% 103 19,25% 107 19,53% 120 17,14%
6 159
32,85
%
180 35,93% 180 35,57% 207 38,69% 202 36,86% 241 34,43%
6,5 118
24,38
%
129 25,75% 144 28,46% 128 23,93% 129 23,54% 202 28,86%
7 44 9,09% 65 12,97% 78 15,42% 63 11,78% 87 15,88% 109 15,57%
7,5 21 4,34% 23 4,59% 22 4,35% 30 5,61% 20 3,65% 27 3,86%
8 4 0,83% 4 0,80% 9 1,78% 4 0,75% 3 0,55% 1 0,14%
8,5 0 0,00% 0 0,00% 2 0,40% 0 0,00% 0 0,00% 0 0,00%
Total 484 100% 501 100% 506 100% 535 100% 548 100% 700 100%

7. * One student from the Kyrgyz Republic
** One student from the Russian Federation
Admission Statistics by Regions 2010 – 2015
Oblasts RK
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
# % # % # % # % # % # %
East Kazakhstan oblast 32 6,61% 37 7,39% 61 12,06% 101 18,88% 82 14,96% 55 7,86%
Astana city 102 21,07% 134 26,75% 84 16,60% 80 14,95% 87 15,88% 121 17,29%
Almaty city 94 19,42% 60 11,98% 100 19,76% 73 13,64% 86 15,69% 154 22,00%
Karagandy oblast 43 8,88% 53 10,58% 39 7,71% 59 11,03% 59 10,77% 59 8,43%
South Kazakhstan oblast 43 8,88% 34 6,79% 35 6,92% 32 5,98% 29 5,29% 82 11,71%
Almaty oblast 13 2,69% 22 4,39% 23 4,55% 34 6,36% 19 3,47% 17 2,43%
Aktobe oblast 33 6,82% 14 2,79% 22 4,35% 28 5,23% 22 4,01% 25 3,57%
Zhambyl oblast 26 5,37% 23 4,59% 28 5,53% 24 4,49% 34 6,20% 23 3,29%
West Kazakhstan oblast 9 1,86% 17 3,39% 18 3,56% 20 3,74% 45 8,21% 30 4,29%
Kyzylorda oblast 18 3,72% 20 3,99% 15 2,96% 17 3,18% 15 2,74% 18 2,57%
Pavlodar oblast 25 5,17% 21 4,19% 19 3,75% 17 3,18% 31 5,66% 32 4,57%
Akmola oblast 13 2,69% 12 2,40% 16 3,16% 13 2,43% 12 2,19% 28 4,00%
Kostanay oblast 17 3,51% 16 3,19% 7 1,38% 12 2,24% 10 1,82% 15 2,14%
Atyrau oblast 5 1,03% 14 2,79% 16 3,16% 10 1,87% 4 0,73% 17 2,43%
Mangystau oblast 5 1,03% 6 1,20% 11 2,17% 9 1,68% 5 0,91% 11 1,57%
North Kazakhstan oblast 6 1,24% 17 3,39% 12 2,37% 6 1,12% 8 1,46% 13 1,86%
Total 484 100% 501* 100% 506 100% 535** 100% 548 100% 700 100%

8. Admission Statistics by Gender 2010 - 2015
Gender
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Male 273 56,30% 285 56,78% 305 60,28% 285
53,27
%
312 56,93% 379 54,14%
Female 211 43,70% 216 43,22% 201 39,72% 250
46,73
%
236 43,07% 321 45,86%
Total 484 100% 501 100% 506 100% 535 100% 548 100% 700 100%

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33
15
18
44
43
25
115
23
31
114
15
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Distribution of Admitted Students by Regions 2010

10. 17
14
6
14
16
20
53
34
23 60
21
37
135
17 12
22
*1 student from Kyrgyz Republic
Distribution of Admitted Students by Regions 2011

11. 18
16
11
22
7
15
39
35
28
100
19
61
84
12 16
23
Distribution of Admitted Students by Regions 2012

12. 20
10
9
28
12
17
59
32
24
73
17
101
80
6 13
34
*1 student from the Russian Federation
Distribution of Admitted Students by Regions 2013

13. 45
4
5
22
10
15
39
29
34
86
19
61
87
8 12
19
Distribution of Admitted Students by Regions 2014

14. Distribution of Admitted Students by Regions 2015
30
17
11
25
15
18
59
82
23 154
32
55
121
13 28
17

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