Admission

Requirements

  • Good 4-year undergraduate degree or an honours degree.
  • Good TOEFL* or IELTS* score if English was not the medium of instruction in undergraduate studies.
  • GMAT* or GRE* score (optional).
  • Relevant work experience will be an advantage.

Foreign applicants are required to have an employment pass or dependent pass to be eligible for the part-time on-campus program. Foreign applicants are eligible for the full-time on-campus program and distance learning program.

  • For those who take the GMAT in Singapore, please select National University of Singapore - MS in Financial Engineering.
  • For the GRE, our institution code is 0677 and the department code is 4312.
  • For TOEFL, our institution code is 9087 and department code is 99.
  • For IELTS, our institution code is 0677.

Admission Period

Category Application Window Application Result
August 2026 Intake,

Semester 1

 

Application open: 20 May 2025

Application closes: 15 February 2026

By 30 June 2026.

Application reviews are conducted on a rolling basis.

Only completed applications with ALL required documents received will be processed.

Both intakes accept Full-Time and Part-Time applications.

(New) January 2027 Intake,

Semester 2

*Prescribed study plan.

Please refer to the below study plan.

Application open: 1 March 2026

Application closes: 15 May 2026

Supporting Documents

  • Transcript of undergraduate degree or at least five semesters’ record for current Year 3 undergraduate student
  • Degree scroll (if applicable)
  • CAP/GPA ranking certificate (if applicable)
  • Resume
  • At least one referee report
  • Personal Statement

Only online application form and soft copy of supporting documents is required when applying. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted separately for additional documents required, if any.

 

*(New) January Intake

Starting from Academic Year 2026, the MSc in Financial Engineering Program will offer two intakes per academic year: the first intake starts in August and the second in January.

January intake: Full-time students must follow this prescribed, mandatory sequence of the core courses for the programme. 

1st semester -

January to May

FE5101 Derivatives and Fixed Income + 2 elective courses
FE5107 Risk Analyses and Management
2nd semester -
May to July
FE5112* Stochastic Calculus & Quantitative Methods
FE5209* Financial Econometrics
FE5116* Programming and Advanced Numerical Methods
3rd semester -
August to December
FE5110 Financial Engineering Project + 2 elective courses

* 2nd semester - FE5112, FE5209 & FE5116 lectures are scheduled in the morning or afternoon.

˄ January intake Part-Time students will follow the 2 core courses enrolment only in the 1st semester.  

Important: The University has not engaged any external agencies to undertake student recruitment on its behalf. Candidates interested in our graduate programs are advised to apply directly to the University and not through any agents. Candidates who apply through agents will not have any added advantage in gaining admission and the University reserves the right to reject such applications without giving reasons.