The PSAU admission guidelines stipulate a merit-based admission policy that seeks to attract the best students without any form of discrimination, especially based on gender. In fact, as of Fall 2023, the student population of the University is composed of a 58-42 female to male ratio. The guidelines for admission and entry at PSAU include: • The students/female students must be a Saudi national or have a Saudi mother. • They should be recent high school graduate (not more than five years). • They should perform the aptitude and achievement test held by the National Centre for Measurement and Evaluation. • They should fill out the enrolment application form through our admission website. • They should pass the personal interview and written tests required by some colleges. • They should be medically fit. • They should meet the required conditions at the time of application. The admission process is advertised every year and each application passes through the four stages enumerated below. The first stage: taking the admission test (abilities and summative evaluation). The second stage: reviewing the admission procedures and the available majors on the electronic admission portal. The third stage: filling out the application form and enter the desires electronically. The fourth stage: Following up the electronic website according to the admission calendar to know the result of the candidate screening according to the following: (Screening goes through several stages for students only). While further details on these guidelines and updated application dates can be obtained via webpages of the Deanship of Admissions and Registration (http://dar.psau.edu.sa), the latest version of these guidelines (version 3 (2021)) can be downloaded there. PSAU tracks applications, administers random readiness tests to track applications, tracks admission rates, monitors progress, and assesses graduation rates throughout the students' academic journey. As of the 2024/2025 academic year, 58 percent of the students' population were female. Interestingly, the university established new programmes in electrical engineering (in 2023) and nursing (in 2024) for female students. Proportion of first- generation students 64.4% from the total number of students have brothers or sisters with a college degree. 4.4.1 Proportion of first- generation students Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University has over 29 thousands students total number of students starting a degree, 63.1% are first generation students stating a degree. Lifelong learning access policy PSAU central library and other libraries in different university branches are contributing actively to the community-related activities and the service of Alkharj city society. PSAU libraries are providing many services the society members as well as the students and faculty. The PSAU libraries have more than 60 thousand titles of books and periodicals. The Deanship also plays a vital role by offering scientific courses, awareness seminars, educational seminars, and scientific exhibitions to raise the researcher and student's efficiency, increase the awareness of society and its culture, and enrich its holdings with everything new.
Refer to PDF file below for further details on PSAU's admission policy and guidelines.
PSAU ADmission Policy and Guidelines
