Saudi Weighted Admission Percentage Calculator

About this calculator

This calculator works out the Saudi university weighted admission percentage — the النسبة الموزونة that most public universities in Saudi Arabia use to rank applicants. It combines three scores, each on a 0–100 scale: your high-school GPA expressed as a percentage, your Qudurat (General Aptitude Test, القدرات) score from Qiyas, and your Tahsili (Achievement Test, التحصيلي) score from Qiyas. Because every university — and often every college within it — sets its own weights, the three weights are fully editable. The default is the common 30% GPA + 30% Qudurat + 40% Tahsili split, but you should replace it with the exact figures published by the program you are applying to. The result is indicative: it follows the published formula but is not an official admission decision.

How to read your results

The headline number is your weighted percentage out of 100 — the higher it is, the stronger your application on the ratio the university uses to compare candidates. Below it, each component's "share" shows how many points it contributes to that total (score × weight ÷ 100), so you can see whether your GPA, Qudurat or Tahsili is doing the heavy lifting. If your three weights do not add up to 100%, a warning appears and the total is computed on the weights as entered — fix the weights so the result matches the official ratio. The breakdown table lists every component's raw score, its weight and its contribution.

How it's calculated

The weighted admission percentage is a weighted average of three 0–100 scores: weighted = GPA×(wGPA/100) + Qudurat×(wQudurat/100) + Tahsili×(wTahsili/100), where the weights are percentages that should sum to 100. Each component's contribution is its score multiplied by its weight fraction, and the weighted percentage is the sum of the three contributions, rounded to two decimal places. The calculator also reports the sum of the weights and flags it when it is not 100% (within a ±0.01 tolerance); when the weights do not sum to 100 the total is still computed on the weights exactly as entered rather than silently normalized. Scores and weights are validated to the 0–100 range. This is an educational estimate, not an official admission decision — confirm the published weights with your university.

Worked example

An applicant has a high-school GPA of 95%, a Qudurat score of 85 and a Tahsili score of 90, applying to a program that uses the common 30 / 30 / 40 weighting.

Weighted = 95×0.30 + 85×0.30 + 90×0.40 = 28.5 + 25.5 + 36 = 90.0%. The Tahsili contributes the most (36 points) because it carries the largest weight, even though the GPA is the highest raw score. Shifting weight toward whichever test the applicant scores highest on would raise the weighted percentage.

Frequently asked questions

What is the weighted admission percentage (النسبة الموزونة)?

It is a single 0–100 score that Saudi universities use to rank applicants by blending three measures: high-school GPA, the Qudurat general aptitude test and the Tahsili achievement test. Each is multiplied by a weight that the university sets, and the products are added together. A common public-university split is 30% GPA, 30% Qudurat and 40% Tahsili, but the exact weights differ by university and by college.

What weights should I use?

Use the weights published by the specific program you are applying to — they are the only ones that count for that admission. This tool defaults to 30 / 30 / 40 because it is the most widely used public-university split, but humanities and health colleges, private universities and KSU, KAU, IMSIU and others may use different ratios (for example 50% Tahsili, or GPA-and-Qudurat only). The weights must add up to 100%.

My GPA is on a 5.0 (or 4.0) scale — what do I enter?

Enter your high-school GPA as a percentage out of 100, because the weighted ratio works on percentages. Saudi high-school transcripts already report a percentage average, so use that figure. If you only have a 5.0- or 4.0-scale GPA, convert it to a percentage first (for example with a Saudi GPA calculator) before entering it here.

What are Qudurat and Tahsili?

Both are standardized tests run by Qiyas (the National Center for Assessment, part of ETEC). Qudurat (القدرات), also called the GAT, measures general verbal and quantitative aptitude. Tahsili (التحصيلي), the SAAT, measures achievement in high-school subjects such as biology, chemistry, physics and maths for science-track students. Both are scored on a 0–100 scale, which is exactly what this calculator expects.

Is this the official admission result?

No. This is an indicative estimate. It reproduces the published weighted-ratio formula, but each university sets its own weights, may use slightly different component scales, and applies its own cut-offs, seat limits and tie-breakers. Always confirm the exact weights and your final standing on the university's official admission page.

Sources

• www.qiyas.sa
• dar.ksu.edu.sa/ar
• www.educatly.com/blog/662/calculating-the-weighted-percentage-for-university-admission

Reviewed by the YouCalc Team · Last reviewedJune 26, 2026