Almaarefa University Admission Statistics

The following statistics reveal the application and acceptance rates for the previous three academic years. The numbers indicate the presence of equal opportunities and non-discrimination for admission among female and male applicants. Additionally, the increasing number of female students’ acceptance shows that Almaarefa University is an appealing environment for females to pursue their education in fields that are traditionally male-dominated.

As a supporting proof for the previous statistics, the published admission requirements do not show any discrimination or discouraging requirements that may suppress female students. Furthermore, the university provides equal opportunities for scholarships for both genders.

Completion rate 

Completion rate is calculated based on student achievement in their offered courses during the year, department head can track student through a special portal (e-register). These rates are reviewed by the end of each semester through course reports which are faceted by gender.

Al Maarefa Operational Plan

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hZsD4ol3xPFH3H1AG11QvVNoAWIN4LeK/view?usp=sharing

The university use these statistics to create long term strategic goals to achieve the university vision and mission, for example according to female admission statistics the university established their 2020-2025 operational plan in page 6 one of the initiated actions was ” Enabling outstanding women cadres” in order to achieve their strategic goal 1 ” Enhance governance of the administrative system”. These statistics are also used to influence intake specified by each program to encourage female admission rate and gender equality.  

Faculty of Pharmacy

https://www.um.edu.sa/ar/node/116

• Numbers shows that the percentage of the female students studying at the faculty of pharmacy are 55% and 45% of males.
• The percentage of the graduated female students are 56% and 44% of the males.
• The percentage of the foreign students are 70% females and 30% males.

Faculty of Medicine

https://www.um.edu.sa/ar/college-of-medicine

• 55% female students are studying in the faculty of medicine, while 45% males do.
• The percentage of the foreign students is 54% female students and 46% males.

Percentage of Male and Female Students

The percentage of the registered students shows that 57% are accepted females and 43% are of the males.

Admission Mechanism for New Students

https://twitter.com/AlMaarefa/status/1599330045725532161

Admission mechanism for new students in #جامعة_المعرفة

Almaarefa University statute

Almaarefa university admission requirements 

https://www.um.edu.sa/old/ar/conditions

Some of these requirements for example:

• University admission requirements
• Conditions for accepting a new student at the UM

New students from high school graduates can be accepted, according to the following conditions

1. He must have a high school diploma for natural sciences or its equivalent from inside or outside the Kingdom.
2. That no more than five years have passed since obtaining the high school diploma or its equivalent.
3. Obtaining the average and the specified grade from the University Council in both high school and the general and achievement tests prepared by the National Center for Measurement and Evaluation or SAT, according to the following:

Specialization in Medicine and Surgery: A GPA of no less than 90% in high school and the ability and achievement score of 70% or (SAT 1100).

Other majors: A GPA of not less than 80% in high school, the ability score of 65%, and achievement 60%, or (SAT 950).

4. Achieving a minimum level of English language skills in the specialty of medicine and surgery with a minimum score of 40 on the Oxford test or its equivalent in other standardized tests, TOEFL iBT 40, IELTS (ACADEMIC) 3.5 or the English Language Proficiency Test 62 STEP.
5. To be of good conduct and behavior.
6. He should not be dismissed from another university.
7. To pass any test or personal interview that the University Council sees fit.
8. To be medically fit for the medical examination approved by the university in accordance with the admission requirements for each major.
9. To obtain the approval of his reference in the study if he is working for any governmental or private entity.
10. Payment of the admission fee, which is non-refundable ( tuition fees).
11. Payment of tuition fees for the semester according to the fees payable for each major and it is not refundable in case of withdrawal from the university ( tuition fees ).
12. To fulfill any other conditions specified by the University Council and announced at the time of application.

* Note:

Admission to the university is subject to competition between applicants according to the admission criteria.

So; based on the above; we can tell that the conditions to accept a new student at UM are according to the student’s qualifications, far from any discriminations.

Almaarefa university scholarships

https://www.um.edu.sa/en/node/108

The university has a dedicated separate admission portal for female and male to ensure accurate tracking and fair opportunities for female students.

Almaarefa university admission portal

https://www.um.edu.sa/old/en/admission-requirments

Applying for the same conditions for both genders:

Ministry of education Statistics and Decision Support Center

https://departments.moe.gov.sa/Statistics/Pages/default.aspx

The center collects and provides documented data and accurate updated statistics on education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and publishes them in an appropriate time frame in cooperation with our partners, to facilitate the mechanism of decision-making and policy-making, and to develop strategic plans for education.

The university, through its administration and affair department, conducts longitudinal tracking and analysis of students on university, college, and program levels the data include total cohort enrollment, withdrawn, retention and completion rate for both genders to track the long-term learning process and effectiveness from the time of admission. The results are used to establish an admission operation plan which serves as a basis for adjusting the teaching and counseling mechanism and the allocation of resources. The university has special admission policy and provide admission quota for both genders to encourage student’s recruitment for female and male students and give special opportunities for female students to be enrolled. 

Quality center provides periodic statistics for completion and passing rates for each offered course faceted by gender, these statistics are used as indicators to compare female and male achievements, the overall completion rate at the program level shows female students are higher in completion rate.

Screen shot Quality tracking system showing grade distribution and completion rate and results can be faceted by gender

Honors of Pharmacy and Medicine Faculty

https://www.um.edu.sa/sites/default/files/2021-07/%D8%AF%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86%202020%D9%85-%20%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE%D8%A9%20%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%94%D9%8A%D8%A9.pdf

All the honors of pharmacy faculty are of female students:

Honors of medicine faculty: