Public university in Muscat, Oman, founded 1986

Sultan Qaboos University Admission Requirements 2027

Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat, established in 1986, had 19,284 enrolled students in 2025/2026, including 17,036 bachelor's students. International postgraduate students who start in 2026 or later pay OMR 168 per credit hour in science colleges and OMR 147 in humanities colleges, plus a thesis fee. Applications for the January 2027 postgraduate intake ran from 15 July to 15 August 2026.

Verified 15 Sep 2026 Sources Official site

Next deadline

Not published

The Spring 2027 round closed 15 Aug 2026. The next cycle is not published yet.

Tuition

See fees

charged per credit or per semester

English test

IELTS 6

TOEFL 79, waiver possible

Acceptance rate

Not published

Application fee

OMR 10

19,284 students

Requirements

The university's own pages we could read do not state these requirements yet. Check the official admission page.

English test waiver

Postgraduate applicants must submit an English proficiency certificate meeting the score required by their programme. For example, the MSc in Mechanical Engineering requires IELTS Academic 6.0 or TOEFL iBT 79, and applicants with IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL iBT 69 are admitted only if they take the English course LANK6000. PhD applicants with IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 79 take one English course in the first semester. Candidates whose mother language is English are exempt.

Sources, checked 15 September 2026