National University of Singapore

As per data curated from the official university website, the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FASS) is considered among the largest faculty members with a median annual intake of around 1,900 members.

The total student population at NUS comprises of around 6,000 (500 exchange students) UG students & 1,000 PG students.

As per data curated from unofficial sources, professors at the National University of Singapore earn a median annual salary of around INR 1.51 Cr-INR 3.14 Cr. This compensation includes both the base salary & additional pay. The average base salary earned by NUS professors is around INR 2.07 Cr.

As per data curated from the official university website, the National University of Singapore has 16 faculty members & schools across its three campuses.

The university is home to over 50,000+ students of which 30,000 are undergraduates, while the rest are postgraduates or researchers, visiting from over 100 countries to pursue respective studies.

The NUS Faculty of Law, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy along with some other research institutes shifted base from the Kent Ridge campus to the Bukit Timah campus in Jul, 2006.

As per the latest developments around the university, the Faculty of Law is now planning to come back to the Kent Ridge campus starting from the upcoming academic session in Aug, 2025.   

NUS used to operate at the Bukit Timah campus, until a gradual shift began in 1969 to the Kent Ridge campus. The relocation took place over a duration of 17 years, before finally completing in 1986.

The university began setting up entrepreneurial centres across the campus, with the opening of the Centre for Management of Innovation & Technopreneurship in 1988.

As per the data curated from the official university website, the NUS Kent Ridge campus, which also currently happens to be the university's main campus, spans an area of around 150-hectares & houses a number of world class infrastructural facilities including classrooms, laboratories, libraries, sports grounds, recreation halls & dining facilities among others.

The National University of Singapore has a total of 3 campuses located across: Kent Ridge, Outram & Bukit Timah.

NUS houses over 50,000 students & more than 12,000 members of staff as part of its institutional umbrella.

Further, there are 16 colleges, faculty members & schools along with 48 research institutes & centres as part of the university's institutional umbrella.

It also aims to plant around 100,000 trees by the year 2030.  

The National University of Singapore opened its doors “officially” on Aug 8, 1980. However, the institution first came to life in 1913 thanks to an endowment under the King Edward VII memorial fund & as a result was named: The King Edward VII Medical School.

In 1960, the institution renamed to the University of Singapore & eventually a 1980 merger between the University of Singapore & Nanyang University led to the formation of the National University of Singapore.  

To secure a scholarship for a double degree in Economics, Business Analytics, or Information Systems at NUS, apply for merit-based scholarships like the NUS Undergraduate Scholarship or ASEAN Scholarship. Ensure you meet academic criteria and submit the necessary documents. Tuition fees for international students range from SGD 17,550 to SGD 29,000 per year, depending on the program.