List of Top-Tier Institutions Awarded 20 Points Under COMPASS Criterion 2

Sep 17, 2026

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List of eligible top-tier institutions and associated faculties for COMPASS Criterion 2 (Qualifications). Released in November 2025, it applies to new and renewal applications from 1 January 2026. EP candidates earn 20 points for bachelor’s degree and above qualifications obtained from specified eligible institutions. Group A institutions award 20 points for degrees from all faculties, while Group B institutions award 20 points only for degrees from specific faculties. Instructions specify selecting the institution name and faculty in the EP application form.

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COMPASS Criterion 2 Eligibility Overview

Release timing and applicability

Point award rules (Group A and Group B)

How to select institution and faculty in the EP form

Eligible institutions by name and country/region

List of institutions awarded 20 points under COMPASS Criterion 2 (Qualifications) Released in November 2025 (applicable to new and renewal applications from 1 January 2026) EP candidates will earn 20 points on COMPASS Criterion 2 for bachelor’s degree and above qualifications earned from the following eligible institutions. • For Group A institutions, 20 points are awarded for degrees from all faculties • For Group B institutions, 20 points are awarded only for degrees from specific faculties If your candidate has a qualification from one of these institutions, please select the relevant institution name and faculty under “Qualification” and “Faculty” respectively in the drop-down menu of the EP application form. Group A institutions: 20 points for all faculties | Institution name | Country/region | | --- | --- | | Boston University | United States of America | | Brown University | United States of America | | California Institute of Technology | United States of America | | Carnegie Mellon University | United States of America | | Chulalongkorn University | Thailand | | City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | | Columbia University | United States of America | | Cornell University | United States of America | | Dai Hoc Duy Tan (Duy Tan University) | Vietnam | | Duke University | United States of America | | Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL)(Swiss Federal Institute Of Technology Lausanne) | Switzerland | | Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich (ETH Zurich) (Swiss Federal Institute Of Technology Zurich) | Switzerland | | Freie Universitat Berlin | Germany | | Fudan University | China | | Harvard University | United States of America | | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) | Hong Kong | | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (Imperial College London) | United Kingdom | | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | India | | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | India | | Institut Polytechnique de Paris (Polytechnic Institute of Paris) | France | | • Institut Mines-Telecom-Ecole Nationale Superieure Des Telecommunications (Telecom Paris) (Telecom Paristech)
• Institut Mines-Telecom-Telecom SudParis
• Ecole Polytechnique
• Groupe des Ecoles Nationales d'Economie et Statistique-Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE)
• Ecole Nationale Superieure De Techniques Avancees (ENSTA Paris) | | | --- | --- | | Johns Hopkins University | United States of America | | Karlsruher Institut Fur Technologie (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) | Germany | | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) | Belgium | | Keio University | Japan | | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals | Saudi Arabia | | King's College London | United Kingdom | | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) | South Korea | | Korea University | South Korea | | Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan (KTH Royal Institute Of Technology) | Sweden | | Kyoto University | Japan | | Lasalle College of the Arts | Singapore | | Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University) | United States of America | | Lomonosov Moscow State University | Russia | | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen | Germany | | Lunds Universitet (Lund University) | Sweden | | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | United States of America | | McGill University | Canada | | Monash University | Australia | | Nanyang Academy Of Fine Arts (NAFA) | Singapore | | Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
• National Institute of Education (NIE)
• Technical University of Munich (TUM) And Nanyang Technological University (NTU) | Singapore | | National Cheng Kung University | Taiwan | | National Taiwan University | Taiwan | | National Tsing Hua University | Taiwan | | National University Of Singapore (NUS)
• Yale NUS College of The National University of Singapore
• Duke-NUS Medical School | Singapore | | New York University | United States of America | | Northwestern

FAQs

What is COMPASS Criterion 2 used for in this document?

It defines how EP candidates’ bachelor’s degree and above qualifications are assessed for point awards under COMPASS Criterion 2 (Qualifications).

When does this released eligibility information take effect?

It was released in November 2025 and applies to new and renewal applications from 1 January 2026.

How do Group A and Group B institutions differ in point awards?

Group A awards 20 points for degrees from all faculties, while Group B awards 20 points only for degrees from specific faculties.

Sep 17, 2026

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