BFA in Media Art (Photography) 

at NTU Singapore, Singapore

India students are required to submit their SAT score to meet the additional requirements at NTU. The minimum SAT score required for admission at Nanyang Technological University is 1250 for redesigned SAT.

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) acceptance rate ranges from 25 - 35% that makes admission to NTU quite competitive. Candidates need to have a GPA of 3.6 or higher to make into NTU. International students also need to give their educational qualification details apart from their personal information while applying to NTU.

Nanyang Technological University acceptance rate is around 47%, which means out of 100 application only 47 admitted. Because of moderately high acceptance rate, the NTU admission become slightly competitive for international students. Therefore, yes it is hard to get into Nanyang Technological University.

Indian students must complete the academic education as per the programme requirement to get admission to Nanyang Technological University. They must submit an online application using the official website by the NTU admission deadline. There is Nanyang Technological University language requirements for non-native English language speakers. Mentioned below is the NTU eligibility criteria for undergraduate and graduate admission:

UG requirements

• Pass high school degree in a relevant discipline
• Score at least 90% in all subjects including English
• JEE-Main is not required. However, a good ranking in JEE-Advanced is valued
• Submit additional test score of SAT/ACT

PG requirements

• A good Bachelor's degree from any discipline
• A good GMAT or GRE score is recommended
• TOEFL/IELTS for applicants whose first degree was taught in a language other than English
• Work experience is a plus but not required

Indian students can apply for NTU admission directly through university website. They need to fulfill the entry requirements that varies by programs. We have mentioned below the criteria that Indian students need to fulfill to get into the university:

• Minimum requirement to apply – At least 90% in all subjects including English in 12 board exams
• Direct admission – Medalists, Chemistry, Physics, Informatics, Astronomy, etc. students will consider for direct admission to programmes related to their field of achievement
• English Language Requirements – Submit the score of IELTS (a minimum Overall 6, Writing 6), or TOEFL/TOEFL iBT (a minimum of 90 - iBT), or PTE Academic (a minimum of 55)
• Additional Test Score - Submit the SAT (a minimum of 1250 for redesigned SAT) or ACT with Writing (a minimum composite score of 30 in ACT with Writing in one sitting)

Also read: 4-Steps to Get Admission to Singapore Colleges

NTU is known as the best school in Asia for communication and media as per the QS and Academic Ranking of World Universities. Computer Science, Economics and Business, Education and Educational Research, Electrical and Electronic Engineering are some of the popular courses offered by NTU. Also, NTU is home to Singapore’s first professional art school offering degree courses in art, design and interactive digital media.

NTU ranks only behind the prestigious National Univeristy of Singapore as the #2nd best institution in the country & also performs really well on a global-level too.

As part of the World University Rankings 2025, given by a major global university ranking platform, the institute secures a rank of #15, placing it among the best higher educational institutes in the world. Additionally, in 2026 QS rankings, this university ranks at #12 position, showing a significant improvement. 

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) offers scholarships to international students who wish to study degree programs at NTU. Below we have given the list of scholarships offered by NTU.

• Nanyang Scholarship (for Undergraduates)
• NTU Research Scholarship
• Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA)
• Nanyang President’s Graduate Scholarship (NPGS)