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Admission standards

University admission in Saudi Arabia

Official minimum entry requirements and the school system, from the country's UNESCO classification and national sources.

Official entry requirements

As classified by the country with UNESCO (ISCED 2011), reference year 2020. Universities may set higher requirements.

School-leaving qualification (upper secondary)

General secondary education3 years, from age 15
Minimum entry: Intermediate education certificate
Awards: General secondary education certificate
Secondary-evening school3 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: Intermediate education certificate
Awards: General secondary education certificate

Bachelor's or equivalent (first degree)

Bachelor's programmes 4 years4 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: Secondary certificate (general or technical)
Awards: Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's programmes 5 years5 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: Secondary certificate (general or technical)
Awards: Bachelor's degree

Short-cycle tertiary (diplomas)

Intermediate general diploma of community colleges2 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: General secondary education certificate
Awards: General intermediate diploma
Technical & vocational education institutes and colleges3 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: Secondary education certificate (general, industrial or technical)
Awards: Technical intermediate diploma

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), ISCED 2011 mappings (country file). CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UIS terms).