In its admission, Nile University follows the general rules and guidelines set by the Office of Admission - Ministry of Higher Education.

Criteria for the main certificates accepted are listed below:

Thanaweya Amma

Nile University accepts a score of at least 70 percent for Egyptian Thanaweya Amma. For any engineering major two math courses, physics and chemistry are required. If one course is missing, students must take an equivalent substitute in their first semester.

For Thanaweya Amma from Arab countries, a score of at least 75 percent is required. For engineering majors math, physics and chemistry are required.

American High School Diploma

Nile University considers admission of a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 (on a scale of 4.0). Students must have passed a minimum of 8 courses of one credit each, including the qualifying subjects for the chosen major, all of which should have been passed in the 12th grade. Students may have completed some of the subjects from the 11th or 10th grade with a maximum of 2 subjects. Students must submit SAT I scores with minimum of 1200 and SAT II for engineering majors with a minimum of 900.

Students who have scored high on Advanced Placement (AP) courses may be granted transfer credits.

For engineering majors, Math (pre-calculus, calculus is recommended), physics and chemistry, which are covered in grades 10, 11 or 12 are required.

IGCSE/GCSE/GCE

For admission at Nile University the following eligibility criteria applies:

Applicants have to submit certificates of 8 subjects at the O-Level with a minimum grade of "C" (these may only be in the extended and not in the core system). Subjects must be completed in the three and a half years prior to university enrollment. Applicants who have completed Advanced Level subjects may be granted transfer credits.

For engineering majors, four O-Level science courses (math, physics, chemistry and information technology), two AS-Level science courses (math, physics or chemistry) or one A-Level math course are required.

International Baccalaureate

Applicant should have completed the Baccalaureate diploma degree and satisfied its general requirements. Transfer credit may be granted.

For engineering majors math, physics and chemistry at the advanced level are required.

German Abitur

Nile University accepts admission of applicants with a minimum average of 4.0. Transfer credits may be granted.

For engineering majors math, physics and chemistry are required.

For other certificates of other countries, Nile University follows the general rules set by the Ministry of Higher Education.

Acceptance Test

All applying students are required to show proof of English proficiency by achieving the level indicated in one of three testing alternatives below:

• a score of 61 or above in the IBT (http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem) , or
• a score of 6 or above in the IELTS (http://www.britishcouncil.org/egypt-exams-english-exams-ielts.htm), or
• a score of 500 or above in the ITP (Institutional testing program TOEFL administered by AMIDEAST) and at least 3/5 in Amideast administered essay exam.

• Applicants who score 600 and above in the ITP (Institutional testing program TOEFL) and 4/5 in the essay exam, or 100 or above in the IBT, or 7 or above in the IELTS, will be exempted from ENGL 101 and may take ENGL 102 directly.
• Applicants who score 400 to 499 in the ITP (Institutional testing program TOEFL administered by AMIDEAST), or 29 to 60 in the IBT, or 4 to 5 in the IELTS, will join the Intensive English Course(s).