Country comparison
🇳🇿 New Zealand vs 🇸🇬 Singapore
The facts below come from each country's verified guide, cited to the government or university body that sets them, and from our catalogue of programmes read directly from official university websites. No ranking, no commissions: the right answer depends on your subject, budget and marks, and the two guides carry the full detail.
New Zealand
Safest globally
- Visa type
- Fee Paying Student Visa
- Visa fee
- Set by INZ, check its fees page
- Proof of funds, living costs
- NZD $20,000/year (tertiary study)
- Medical & travel insurance
- Mandatory for the whole visa period
- Main intakes
- February (Semester 1) & July (Semester 2)
- Work while studying
- 25 hrs/week in term, full-time in scheduled breaks
- Post Study Work Visa
- Up to 3 years (Masters/Doctorate, level 9-10)
In our catalogue: 1,346 programmes at 25 universities, at least 1,345 taught in English. Facts last verified 2026-07-04.
Singapore
Top Asian universities
- Tuition (with Tuition Grant)
- ≈ S$21,400 to 22,750/yr (non-Medicine/Law/Dentistry/Music, AY2026/27, NUS, non-ASEAN international)
- Tuition (without Tuition Grant)
- ≈ S$33,400 to 40,450/yr (non-Medicine/Law/Dentistry/Music, AY2026/27, NUS)
- Visa / pass type
- Student's Pass via ICA SOLAR (not a Western-style embassy visa)
- Work while studying
- Up to 16 hrs/week in term at approved institutions only
- After graduation
- No automatic stay-back, must qualify for an Employment Pass or S Pass
- Main intakes
- Primary intake: August (single intake for most programmes)
In our catalogue: 102 programmes at 10 universities, at least 102 taught in English. Facts last verified 2026-07-04.
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Common questions
How many study programmes do New Zealand and Singapore offer?
Our verified catalogue holds 1,346 programmes at 25 universities in New Zealand, and 102 programmes at 10 universities in Singapore, every one linked to its official university page.
Which has more English-taught programmes, New Zealand or Singapore?
New Zealand, on our data: at least 1,345 English-taught programmes versus 102 in Singapore, per the language each university publishes. Coverage differs by country, so treat these as floors.
Where do I see the full requirements for each?
Each country has a full guide covering admission, tests, application, visa, money, arrival and stay-back, with every figure cited to the official source that sets it: see the Study in New Zealand and Study in Singapore guides.
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