Admission · GUST
What high-school percentage and IELTS does GUST require?
Quick answer
Per GUST's brochure (Feb 2026): 60% in general and 65% for engineering (science track). For English: IELTS 6.0 (6 in reading and writing) or TOEFL iBT 61+ puts you straight into ENGL 100.
- Below that you enter the English Foundation Unit: ENGL 098 for one semester (IELTS 5.0) or ENGL 097 for two (IELTS 4.5).
- The Accuplacer math placement test is compulsory for all applicants.
- Application fee KD 30; acceptance fee KD 100.
- GUST's own website gives no percentage; it says admission is competitive, based on high-school results and the English and math tests.
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