Heriot Watt University

Heriot Watt Dubai specialises in seven sectors including Accounting and Finance, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Strategy and Enterprise and Logistics and Operations. Apart from this, some of the popular courses international students prefer to pursue are: BBA, Btech, B.Arch, MS, M.Sc, MIM, M.Arch and MBA.

According to some unofficial sources, the acceptance rate for Heriot Watt Dubai campus is around 24% which makes it highly competitive. If a student excels his academic records and extra curricular activities and meets eligibility scores, he can easily get admitted to the university.

Students are eligible for a merit based scholarship based on their grades. Higher the grades, higher will be the amount of scholarship. This may vary for different levels such as degree programme and honors programme follow same criteria whereas undergraduate programs may have different requirements.

Yes, Heriot-Watt accepts Higher and A-Level subjects but this may vary on the type of program. For example, a degree like Engineering may require subjects like Mathematics and Chemistry. Different programs will require different Higher and A-Level subjects. For specific subject requirements, check the university website.

Yes, IELTS is needed for admission at the institute. Generally a minimum score of 6 is required but it may vary for different courses. Some courses may require TOEFL or PTE scores as well. It is important to always check the university website.

The decision to choose to study between either of these 3 universities is dependent on students' choice. A comparison for reference is given below: 

The Herriot Watt University admissions are done semester-wise and it has two semesters which are September (Fall) and January (Spring) every year. Some programs also offer May intake for some programs, all of the semesters have different deadlines.

The deadlines at this university vary by programs and type of intakes. Below mentioned are the Heriot Watt University admission deadlines:  

Yes, it can be considered moderately difficult for international students as the Heriot Watt University acceptance rate stands at 60%, sugegsting that out of every 100 applications, only 60 students were able to recieve an offer from this university. 

Below mentioned are the admission requirements to Heriot Watt University: 

• Bachelor's Degree from NAAC accredited University.
• Two written essays
• Updated resume
• Two letters of recommendation
• English proficiency test score
• Transcripts of Academic Qualifications
• Evaluation Report proving the validity of Bachelor's degree or other equivalent