🇴🇲 How to apply to university in Oman

There is no central application system: you apply to each institution directly. Programmes usually start: Autumn (August–September).

Checked on 20 October 2026 against the official sources listed below.

The essentials

Application system: None — apply to each institution on its own website.
When programmes start: Autumn (August–September).
International applicants: Omani students are placed centrally by the Higher Education Admission Center; international students apply directly to an institution — at Sultan Qaboos University through the Afaaq programme.
Language: English for English-taught programmes, as each institution sets; Arabic for Arabic-taught ones.

Key dates

Sultan Qaboos University's Afaaq programme, which admits international students to fee-paying places, took applications from 19 July to 19 August 2026; dates for the next intake were not yet published. Private universities and colleges set their own dates.

The dates for the next intake haven't been published yet. We add them once the official source does.

Your checklist

The usual steps for an international student applying to a bachelor's in Oman, in order. Tick them off as you go — your ticks stay in this browser, with no account.

1.Choose an institution — Sultan Qaboos University (through its Afaaq programme) or a private university or college.
2.Read the institution's admission criteria for international students.
3.Apply online in the application window (at Sultan Qaboos University through its UMIS portal).
4.Send the documents the institution asks for.
5.Receive your offer and pay the fees.
6.Get a student visa — ask the institution, which normally sponsors it.
7.Arrange housing before you travel.

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Next steps

Sources

Written by CollegeMatcher in our own words from these official pages, checked on 20 October 2026. Dates change every year.

Sultan Qaboos University — Afaaq programmes