Admission Criteria
Fall Admission 2025
Local and International Applicants
LUMS is dedicated to enrolling highly accomplished students who possess the potential to make valuable contributions to the learning environment at LUMS and effect positive change in their communities.
Each successful applicant is made an offer for entry into a particular school at LUMS. Applicants for each School are selected on the basis of the programme requirements of that particular school. Applicants should carefully choose the school(s) they apply to, and consider their interests, motivations, academic strengths, and future career paths.
Applicants who meet the minimum eligibility criteria outlined here for the Undergraduate Programme will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
Academic Background;
Performance in the Admission Test(s);
Completed and submitted the application form and supporting documents by the stipulated deadline;
Application Review; and
Interview (if called)
Note: These are the minimum requirements that applicants need to fulfil in order to be eligible to apply. Fulfillment of these criteria does not guarantee admission to LUMS. Admission decisions made by the University are final.
Academic Background
The University is keen to attract students who are not only academically competent but also have the potential to contribute to the learning environment of LUMS. Following are the minimum academic requirements for applicants applying to the Undergraduate Programme:
Applicants who have successfully completed their Higher Secondary degree, i.e. FA/ICS/ICOM/FSc/A- Level/High School Diploma or International Baccalaureate (IB), are eligible to apply for admission if they fulfil one of the following academic qualifications:
- Successful completion of Matric with 70% marks or above and FA with 65% marks or above/FSc/ ICS/ICOM with 70% marks or above;
- O Level results (in at least 1 8 subjects) with an average grade of at least ‘B’ in all subjects attempted and A-Level (in at least three full-credit A Level subjects) with an 2 average of 2 Bs & 1 C grade across best three subjects. The three best subjects cannot include any Advanced Subsidiary subjects, the A-Level General Paper, or an A-Level grade less than an E;
- American High School Diploma (HSD) with 70% or above/Grade Point Average of B or above;
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) 3 with at least 28 out of 45 points;
- International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme
- Combination of the above;
- Any other equivalent qualification (minimum acceptable scores will be determined by the Admissions Committee).
If shortlisted for admission, applicants will be given a conditional offer. To join LUMS in Fall 2025, applicants must subsequently meet all the stipulated conditions specified by the Admissions Committee by August 2025.
Note:
Candidates who have registered or taken the exam of a minimum of three full-credit A-Level subjects and do not meet the minimum grades requirement (specified above) must improve their grades in order to be eligible for admission. A-level exams are held in November and June. To be eligible for admission in 2025, applicants must improve their A-level grades in the November 2024 exams. These applicants will have to go through the entire admission selection process, and their application for Fall 2025 will be re-ranked and reassessed to make the final admission decision.
Candidates who have registered or taken the exam of a minimum of three full-credit A-level subjects and do not meet the minimum grades requirement (specified above) and are planning to improve their grades by taking the June 2025 exams are not eligible for the Fall 2025 session.
Candidates who have already completed their Higher secondary degree (FA/FSc/ICS/I.COM/High School Diploma/IB, etc.) and do not meet the minimum marks/grades requirement must improve their marks or grades by November 2024 in order to be eligible for the Fall 2025 session. These applicants will have to go through the entire admission selection process, and their application for Fall 2025 will be re-ranked and reassessed to make the final admission decision.
In addition to meeting LUMS' specified conditions, applicants are required to fulfil the academic credential verification requirements of IBCC, the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, or any other relevant authority, including Accreditation Councils.
Applicants admitted to LUMS and later require attestation of their undergraduate degree by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, must adhere to the conditions specified by the HEC for the attestation process. Detailed information on these requirements can be found on the HEC website.
1Minimum subject requirement for O Level may vary regionally and can be checked here.
2Best three (3) A-level full-credit subjects will be considered for evaluation.
3Applicants should have science subjects in IB to apply to Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE) at LUMS. Applicants will be required to submit the IBCC equivalence certificate in science subjects for SBASSE. For Chemical and Electrical Engineering, the IBCC equivalence certificate should be equivalent to Pre-Engineering Stream.
Applicants who have not registered or taken the final exams of their FA/ICS/ICOM/FSc/A-Level (in at least three full-credit A-Level subjects) High School Diploma or International Baccalaureate (IB) before the submission of their applications for Fall 2025 and are expecting their final results by August 2025 are eligible to apply for admission if they fulfil one of the following academic qualifications:
- Successful completion of Matric with at least 70% marks or above and FA (Part-1) with 65% marks or above/FSc (Part-1)/ICS (Part-1)/ICOM (Part-1) with 70% marks or above;
- O Level results (in at least 1 8 subjects) with an average grade of at least ‘B’ in all subjects attempted;
- American High School Diploma (HSD) (first year) with 70% or above/Grade Point Average of B or above;
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) (first year) 2 with at least 28 out of 45 points;
- International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme (first year) results
- Combination of the above;
- Any other equivalent qualification (The Admissions Committee will determine minimum acceptable scores)
If shortlisted for admission, applicants will be given a conditional offer and required to complete their degree before the commencement of Fall 2025 classes.
Note: In addition to meeting LUMS' specified conditions, applicants are required to fulfil the academic credential verification requirements of IBCC, the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, or any other relevant authority, including Accreditation Councils.Applicants admitted to LUMS and later require attestation of their undergraduate degree by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, must adhere to the conditions specified by the HEC for the attestation process. Detailed information on these requirements can be found on the HEC website.
1Minimum subject requirement for O Level may vary regionally and can be checked by visiting the following link: http://www.ibcc.edu.pk/equivalence.php
2Applicants should have science subjects in IB to apply to Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE) at LUMS. Applicants will be required to submit the IBCC equivalence certificate in science subjects for SBASSE. For Chemical and Electrical Engineering, the IBCC equivalence certificate should be equivalent to Pre-Engineering Stream.
Students may apply for admission to any two schools through a single application. Applicants are required to mention their major preference(s) for BS Programmes at the Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE) and department and major BA/BSc (Honours) Programmes at the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences (MGSHSS) and the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) through the LUMS Online Admission Application form.
Students are admitted to a specific school based on merit and availability of seats. At the time of admission, the students are not assigned a major, except those admitted to the BA-LL.B Programme in the Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL). For the BA/BSc (Honours) Programmes at the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences (MGSHSS), students are admitted into one of the two distinct admission streams (HSS, ECON) according to the preferences chosen by the applicants in the online application.
Allocation of a preferred major cannot be guaranteed at the time of admission. Allocation of a major will be done according to the School’s policy and mainly determined by the student’s preference(s), their academic performance at LUMS and, in the case of MGSHSS, the availability of seats in the major.
Students may request a change in their Programme/School at the end of their first year at LUMS, subject to academic performance and availability of space. However, such requests will be considered on a case-to-case basis by the concerned department.
Test Requirements
Applicants applying to the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences (MGSHSS) are required to take One (1) of the following tests in order to be considered for Fall 2025 Admissions:
- SAT; OR
- ACT; OR
- LUMS Common Admission Test (LCAT)
- The deadline to take the SAT for the Fall 2025 admissions is March 08, 2025. Applicants can register for the SAT through www.collegeboard.org
- The deadline to take the ACT for the Fall 2025 admissions is April 05, 2025. Applicants can register for the ACT through https://www.act.org
- LUMS Common Admission Test (LCAT) will be conducted ONLY ONCE for Fall 2025 admissions at the designated cities of Pakistan. The date of the LCAT administration will be communicated later.
LCAT Guidelines
Please click here to view the LCAT Guidelines.
- LUMS will only accept scores of the Admission Test(s) mentioned above for the Fall 2025 applications.
- SAT/ACT taken after the stipulated deadlines will not be considered for the Fall 2025 admissions.
- SAT taken before March 2023 will not be considered for Fall 2025 admissions.
- ACT taken before February 2023 will not be considered for Fall 2025 admissions.
- While registering for the SAT / ACT / LCAT, use your name as it appears on your LUMS Online application and other academic credentials. Using a different name may prevent your scores from matching the rest of your application in our database.
- Official SAT scores of all applicants must be submitted by the testing agency, i.e., ETS, directly to the LUMS Admissions Office. Applicants must request ETS to send a direct report to LUMS. The college code for reporting SAT scores to LUMS is 0513.
- Official ACT scores must be submitted directly to the LUMS Admissions Office by the testing agency, i.e., American College Testing Service (ACT), USA. The college code for reporting ACT scores to LUMS is 7896.
- Applicants are required to report test scores of all attempts through an online application and must submit a copy of the score report(s) to the University. Scores and attempts not reported through the LUMS Online application will not be considered valid for evaluation.
- The best score of a single attempt (SAT and/or ACT) will be considered for application evaluation.
- Applicants are required to submit score(s) of the SAT and/or ACT to the LUMS Admissions Office soon after the announcement of the result. A copy of a “Student Report” should also be uploaded online.
- LCAT Scores will be valid only for One (1) academic year.
- LCAT scores will be used for application evaluation and, hence, will not be disclosed to applicants.
- Applicants taking the LUMS Admission Test(s), and those who have also taken (or are planning to take) the SAT and/or ACT tests are encouraged to submit a copy of their standardized test score report(s) as part of their admission application. A copy of the scores should be uploaded online along with all other supporting documents OR reported directly from the Testing Agency.
Submission
The admission application will be considered for evaluation after the successful completion of the following Five (5) STEPS by the applicants on or before the stipulated deadlines:
- Online Admission Application submission;
- Online submission of scanned copies of required supporting documents;
- Submission of an appropriate Application Processing Fee;
- Online Submission of Financial Aid Application (if applicable) by the due date; and
- Online submission of Teacher's Evaluations by the Referees.
Application Processing and Test Registration Fee
- The application processing fee is PKR 10,330.
- The application processing fee is USD 170 for International applicants.
- LUMS Common Admission Test (LCAT) Registration Fee is PKR 5,650 (if applicable).
Note:
- Applicants must complete and submit their Online Admission application on or before February 04, 2025, 5:00 PM (PKT).
- Applicants are required to submit Online scanned copies of all supporting documents on or before February 06, 2025.
- After the successful submission of the Online application, applicants must make the Processing Fee payment by the deadline.
Only applicants who have indicated their intention to apply for LUMS Financial Aid (through the Online Admission Application Form), submitted their admission application, and paid the required application processing fee by the deadline will be granted access to the Financial Aid application. Once these requirements are met, the Financial Aid application tab will be visible on the online admission portal starting February 07, 2025. Applicants must submit their complete Financial Aid application, along with all necessary supporting documents, by March 06, 2025.
Referees must submit completely filled Teachers Evaluation(s)/Letter(s) of Recommendation by the given deadline.
Completion of all steps is mandatory. Applications, documents, or fees received after the stipulated deadline will not be processed.
Application Review
Shortlisted applications will be reviewed by the relevant Committee to finalise the admission decision. Applicants are encouraged to provide complete information regarding their academic achievements and extracurricular activities and must tell LUMS about their success stories to substantiate their applications.
Interview Performance
Only shortlisted candidates are called for an interview.