New Admission

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals welcomes students from across the Kingdom and around the world, with diverse cultures and wide-ranging talents and interests. Admission to King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals takes place according to the admission criteria announced in each track.

Admission Tracks

Conditions for applying to the Early Admissions Track:

Early admission requires the following conditions:
• The student must be a Saudi national or Non-Saudi with a Saudi mother.
• The student must currently be in the final year of high school.
• Must submit an English language test and obtain a score of 55 or above in the STEP test or its equivalent in the TOEFL or IELTS tests.
• Apply for the KFUPM early admission test arranged by Qiyas center.

 

Conditions for applying to the Regular Admission Track:

Please note that the admission mechanism for this track depends on the comparison between applicants based on the weighted score, which is calculated in the following way: (50% for the General Aptitude Test (Qudrat) score + 40% for the Achievement Test (Tahisili) score + 10% for the high school score

Regular admission requires the following conditions:
• The applicant must be a high school graduate (General, Computer Science and Engineering, Health and life) or international school (natural sciences) in the current year or the previous year.
• The student must submit a General Aptitude Test (Qudrat) score; the student is entitled to use the test result obtained in the year of admission or the previous two years.
• The student must submit an Achievement Test (Tahisili) score; the student is entitled to use the test result obtained in the year of admission or the previous year.
• The student must submit an English language test and obtain a score of 55 or above in the STEP test or its equivalent in the TOEFL or IELTS tests.

Conditions for applying to SAT Track:

• The applicant must be a high school graduate (natural sciences) in the current year or the previous year.  
• Required minimum scores to apply is 1350+ in SAT.
• Satisfying minimum score does not guarantee admission. Seats are limited, and admission will be based on competition.
• To complete the application, the applicant must submit SAT scores and a letter of purpose and may be asked for an interview
• Students must submit the SAT scores to King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals' account from the SAT Test Center
 

Condition for applying to Olympiad Track:

 

• The applicant must be a Saudi national or non-Saudi with a Saudi mother.
• The applicant must be a high school graduate (natural sciences) in the current year or the previous year.
• Must be a winner of the International Olympiad competitions (specified in the application form).

 

Rules for IGCSE Students:

In addition of all the conditions above for each track, these are extra rules for IGCSE students:
• Grade 10 and Grade 11: He must finish them as a Regular Student in the School (attached School Grades for 10 &11)
• Grade 12: The student has the following three options:
a- He must finish GCSE 8 subjects (Minimum accepted grade will be B)
Or
b- He must finish 5 GCSE subjects (Minimum accepted grade will be B) and 1 A level subjects (Minimum accepted grade will be B)
Or
c- He must finish 5 GCSE subjects (Minimum accepted grade will be B) and 2 AS level subjects (Minimum accepted grade will be B)
• The entire alphabetic grade must be converted to percentage grade from the school