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Singapore Management University

SMU's journey began in 1997, when the Singapore government first mooted the idea of a third university for the country. The government wanted SMU to be an experiment in diversity. The experiment began with the choice of the Chairman of the new institution, Mr Ho Kwon Ping, a renowned and successful business entrepreneur.He was joined by an SMU task force of academics, including Professor Tan Chin Tiong, who determined that SMU should be an American-style university offering a broad-based education, in contrast to Singapore's tradition of the more specialised British model.In 2000, SMU made its first home at a single, two-storey building on Evans Road at the edge of the Bukit Timah Campus.

Often referred to as “the cradle of tertiary education in Singapore”, the campus officially opened as Raffles College in 1929. The campus was home to several institutions, educating many who became political and business leaders of Singapore and Malaysia.

In 2001, SMU occupied and upgraded the main campus facilities, with state-of-the-art technology, while preserving the heritage of its graceful colonial architecture. From 2001 to 2004, Professor Ronald Frank served as SMU's second president. He was succeeded by Professor Howard Hunter (2004–2010) followed by Professor Arnoud De Meyer.The new SMU School of Law building was launched in 2017, strategically located at the junction of Armenian Street and Canning Rise. The 23,000-square-metre building has state-of-the-art facilities used both to enrich SMU law students’ learning experience and involve the legal fraternity ― important stakeholders of the University. A key feature of the new building is the Kwa Geok Choo Law Library, named in memory of the late Madam Kwa Geok Choo, wife of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. 

Ranking

# 561st-570th

QS Survey 2023

# 511th-520th

QS Survey 2022

# 511th-520th

QS Survey 2021

# 477th

QS Survey 2020

Admission Criteria & Eligibility

  • A minimum of 12 years of formal education with good passes in a national/international examination that is recognised for the purpose of admission. Applicants taking their respective high school examinations between January and May 2018 must submit/upload online their actual results within 3 working days after the release of the results. If your high school results are not known by the application closing date, please submit your predicted high school scores as attested by your school teacher/counsellor by 31 March 2018. Self-declared predicted scores will not be accepted. Please click here for a list of international qualifications that are recognised by SMU for admission to undergraduate degree programmes.
  • One of the following is required : SAT (previously known as SAT I /SAT Reasoning) or ACT (American College Test), including the writing test or IELTS or TOEFL
  • Interview for shortlisted applicants. Law shortlisted applicants must also take a writing test
  • SAT (old SAT - before March 2016) : A minimum total score of 1,900 with at least 600 each for critical reading, mathematics and writing
  • SAT (new SAT - from March 2016) : A minimum total score of 1,350 with at least 650 each for evidence-based reading and writing. Essay is not required
  • ACT : A minimum composite score 29, with at least 27 each for both reading and writing
  • IELTS : A minimum overall score of 7.0 with reading score of at least 7.0 and writing score of at least 6.5
  • TOEFL iBT (internet-based test) : A minimum score of 93, with at least 22 each for both reading and writing
  • TOEFL PBT (paper-based test) : A minimum score of 583, with at least 5.5 for TWE (Test of Written English) and 50 for reading
  • SAT/ ACT scores are valid for 5 years. For the 2018 admissions exercise, scores from tests taken before 19 March 2013 will not be considered.
  • IELTS/ TOEFL scores are valid for 2 years. For the 2018 admissions exercise, scores from tests taken before 19 March 2016 will not be considered.
  • Applicants are responsible for applying to take these tests. Applicants must also submit a separate application for admission online by 19 March 2018.

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Campus Facts

11

(Acres) Main Campus Size

1

Number of Campuses

2000

Established Year

Weather

30°C

Winter Day Temp.

23°C

Winter Night Temp

32°C

Spring Day Temp.

24°C

Spring Night Temp.

31°C

Summer Day Temp.

24°C

Summer Ngt Temp.

31°C

Autumn Day Temp.

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Autumn Ngt Temp.

Student Diversity

1:1

Male : Female

10%

Int. Students

9,697

Total Students

9,018

Full Time Students

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African American

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Asian

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Latin American

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White

Cost of Living

$9,300

Cost of Living in city

$20,400

Living cost of campus

Contact Details

Singapore Management University

Singapore Management University 81 , Victoria Street Singapore, Bras Basah, Singapore, 188065

Phone: + 65- 6828-0980
Phone: + 65- 6828-0100
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