Who Can Apply
Who Can Apply
AUW is a diverse community comprised of students, faculty, and staff members from a wide range of economic, cultural, locational (rural/urban), ethnic, and religious backgrounds. The university is required under its Charter to make reasonable efforts to recruit up to 25% of the student body from Bangladesh, but it is otherwise committed to bringing together young women from the entire region – primarily South, Southeast, and West Asia – and to create an environment designed to help them explore their similarities and differences in an atmosphere of mutual respect. The University also accepts “stateless students” and exchange students from the United States, Europe and East Asia, as well as others from outside Asia.
To be considered for admission, an applicant should generally:
- Have completed 10+2, a total of 12 years of education;
- Have demonstrated leadership potential and a commitment to work for positive social change;
- Have received an average of 60% of marks or equivalent grades in the final examinations, including a minimum score of 60% on both English and mathematics exams;
- Have demonstrated leadership ability through participation in extra-curricular activities and public service.
- Age not more than 30 years
Transfer Students
Transfer students are encouraged to apply to AUW. To be eligible for admission to AUW, prospective transfer students must:
- Have a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.85 from the transferring institution(s);
- Have demonstrated leadership potential and a commitment to work for positive social change;
- Have demonstrated leadership ability through participation in extra-curricular activities and public service.
Asian University for Women Nondiscrimination Policy
Asian University for Women is committed to upholding a diverse community in an atmosphere of mutual respect and appreciation of differences.
Asian University for Women does not discriminate in its educational and employment policies on the bases of race, religion, national/ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or service in the military or other uniformed services.
AUW’s admission policies and practices are guided by the same principle, concerning applicants to the undergraduate program who identify as women.