SMU Economics cut-off 2026: grade profile and UAS

2026 grade profile · A-levelBBB/C to AAA/A10th to 90th percentile: a UAS of 60.00 to 67.81 out of 70

University	Singapore Management University
A-level, 10th percentile	BBB/C · UAS 60.00 (from 2025) · 58.33 (2024 or earlier)
A-level, 90th percentile	AAA/A · UAS 67.81
Poly GPA, 10th to 90th	3.65 to 3.91
Places taken up	217 in AY2025/26
Selection	🎤 an interview, test or portfolio as well
Field	Arts, humanities and social sciences
More	SMU’s grade profiles

Work out your UAS from your A-level grades, or put in your poly GPA, and see every course it meets.

Arts, humanities and social sciences at NUS, NTU and SMU

Course	A-level 10th–90th	Poly GPA	Places
Data Science and EconomicsNUS	AAA/A – AAA/AUAS 67.81	#	103
Philosophy, Politics, and EconomicsNUS	AAA/A – AAA/AUAS 67.81	#	43
Humanities Double Major ProgrammesNTU	AAA/C – AAA/AUAS 67.50	3.51 – 3.91	39
Social Sciences Double Major ProgrammesNTU	AAA/C – AAA/AUAS 67.50	#	19
Economics and Data ScienceNTU	AAB/B – AAA/AUAS 65.00	#	49
Philosophy, Politics, and EconomicsNTU	AAB/B – AAA/AUAS 65.00	#	14
Public Policy & Global AffairsNTU	AAB/B – AAA/AUAS 65.00	3.60 – 3.86	36
Deferred Declaration of DegreeSMU	ABB/A – AAA/AUAS 63.44	3.73 – 3.95	71
PsychologyNTU	AAC/B – AAA/AUAS 62.50	3.64 – 3.90	105
Humanities and SciencesNUS	ABB/C – AAA/AUAS 62.50	3.63 – 3.92	1,976
Communication StudiesNTU	ABC/B – AAA/AUAS 60.16	3.66 – 3.91	154
EconomicsNTU	ABC/B – AAA/AUAS 60.16	3.60 – 3.86	109
Social SciencesSMU	BBB/C – AAA/AUAS 60.00	3.65 – 3.89	216
ChineseNTU	BBC/C – AAA/CUAS 57.50	3.41 – 3.72	73
EnglishNTU	BBC/C – AAA/AUAS 57.50	3.38 – 3.58	74
Linguistics & Multilingual StudiesNTU	BBC/C – AAA/AUAS 57.50	3.54 – 3.78	54
PhilosophyNTU	BBC/C – AAB/CUAS 57.50	3.43 – 3.62	32
SociologyNTU	BBC/C – AAA/AUAS 57.50	3.59 – 3.79	84
Arts (Academic Discipline & Education)NTU	BCC/B – AAA/AUAS 55.78	#	51
HistoryNTU	BCC/B – AAB/CUAS 55.78	3.41 – 3.61	72

The courses that share a field with SMU Economics, the highest 10th percentile first. # too few poly students to show.

Questions

What is the cut-off for SMU Economics?

There’s no fixed cut-off, but Singapore Management University’s 2026 grade profile says the 10th percentile student it offered Economics to in AY2025/26 had BBB/C (3 H2 / 1 H1, with GP and Project Work taken as C), and the 90th percentile AAA/A. A tenth of those offered places had less, and this course also interviews, tests or looks at a portfolio.

What UAS do I need for SMU Economics?

BBB/C is a University Admission Score of 60.00 out of 70 for A-levels taken from 2025 (three H2 grades with GP at C, the H1 only if it helps), and AAA/A is 67.81. On the old 90-point scale, weighted to 70, BBB/C is 58.33. Work out your UAS to see every course it meets.

What poly GPA do I need for SMU Economics?

The 10th percentile poly student offered Economics in AY2025/26 had a GPA of 3.65 out of 4.00, and the 90th percentile 3.91.

How many places does SMU Economics have?

217 students took up places in AY2025/26. In the same field at SMU: Deferred Declaration of Degree (71) and Social Sciences (216).

From Singapore Management University’s indicative grade profiles, published in January 2026 for the 2026 admissions exercise.