🎓 NMU APS Calculator (Nelson Mandela University)

Located in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth). Use this calculator for NMU admissions.

⚙️ How NMU Calculates APS

• Uses your best 6 subjects

• Life Orientation excluded

• Raw score (max 42)

👉 This means your final score looks like: 28 instead of 280

📊 Why NMU Is Different

NMU has merged campuses:

• George Campus has lower APS than Missionvale or South Campus

• Engineering and Health Sciences are most competitive

• Many diploma-to-degree pathways available

🎯 Target Scores

• 34–36 → Medicine (only 200 spots per year)

• 32–33 → Engineering, Architecture, Law

• 30–31 → Health Sciences, Accounting

• 28–29 → Most degrees (BA, BSc, Education)

• 26–27 → Diplomas

• 24–25 → Higher Certificates

💡 Tip

Focus on improving:

• Mathematics (for Engineering and Commerce)

• Physical Sciences (for Engineering)

If your APS is below 28, consider starting with a diploma at NMU and then upgrading to a degree.