Singapore Management University

Both the universities are popular among students. Heriot-Watt Dubai awarded as the best university by Forbes Middle east, where SMU has its global ranking reputation. Students who want to study Business, Management, Law, IT, can choose SMU, where students who want subjects like Engineering can choose Heriot.

Yes, it is required. Good TOEFL (minimum of 90) or IELTS (minimum of 6.5) scores for applicants whose medium of instruction at the Bachelor's or Master's level was not in English. SMU's TOEFL institution code is 9014. Students must ensure to take the tests within 2 years prior the admission.

Singapore Management University is ranked #4 at national level and #757 at global level by Shiksha Popularity Ranking. US News and World Report has ranked the university #616 under Best Global Universities and #176 under Best Global Universities in Asia. It has ranked few majors as well, including Computer Science (#107), Social Science and Public Health (#638) and Economics and Business (#90). Apart from this QS World University ranking 2026 is #511, showing a positive trend in the graph.

Singapore Management University fee varies for different types of program. Cost of living in Singapore ranges between SGD 1,140 - 2,100 (INR 76.3K - 1.4L). The tuition fees are mentioned in below table.

Some of the notable graduates of Singapore Management University are:

• Pritam Singh
• Jasmine Sokko
• Adithya Srinivasan
• Jade Seah
• S. R. Nathan
• Jasmine Sim
• Yip Pin Xiu and many more.

Yes, Singapore Management University provides career support services. Undergraduate students are offered various internship opportunities, consultation services and many lectures by different industry leaders to gain deeper insights on various subjects. Graduate students are given access to an assessment tool that can help them find their unique strengths. Further more, university organises various career planning workshops for the students.