IELTS Requirements in United Kingdom: Compare University Band Scores
Compare verified IELTS Academic band score requirements for 65 universities in United Kingdom. Includes minimum overall scores and critical component requirements for undergraduate and postgraduate admissions.
- Bachelor's degree
- 6.0–6.592% of 51 universities in our list ask for this overall band.
- Master's degree
- 6.5–7.096% of 51 universities in our list ask for this overall band.
- Minimum in each skill
- 5.5–6.0Most common rule among the 34 universities that publish one.
Figures checked against each university's own admissions page, March 2026 – April 2026. Confirm on the official course page before you apply.
Universities Listed
| University | UGUndergraduate | PGPostgraduate | Per skill |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of OxfordOxford · QS #3 · Per skill 7.0 / 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 / 6.5 |
| University of CambridgeCambridge · QS #5 · Per skill 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 |
| Imperial College LondonLondon · QS #4 · Per skill 6.0 / 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 / 6.5 |
| UCL (University College London)London · QS #8 · Per skill 6.0 / 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 / 6.5 |
| University of EdinburghEdinburgh · QS #29 · Per skill 5.5 / 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 5.5 / 6.5 |
| King's College LondonLondon · QS #40 · Per skill 6.0 / 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 / 6.5 |
| University of ManchesterManchester · QS #32 · Per skill 6.0 / 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 / 6.5 |
| University of BristolBristol · QS #55 · Per skill 6.0 / 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 / 6.5 |
| University of LeedsLeeds · QS #75 · Per skill 5.5 / 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 / 6.0 |
| University of GlasgowGlasgow · QS #76 · Per skill 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| University of SheffieldSheffield · QS #105 · Per skill 5.5 / 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 / 6.0 |
| University of WarwickCoventry · QS #69 · Per skill 6.0 / 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 / 6.5 |
| Durham UniversityDurham · QS #78 · Per skill 6.0 / 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 / 6.5 |
| University of ExeterExeter · QS #153 · Per skill 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| University of BathBath · QS #148 · Per skill 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
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| University of St AndrewsSt Andrews · QS #96 · Per skill 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University BelfastBelfast · QS #202 · Per skill 6.0 / 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 / 6.5 |
| Cardiff UniversityCardiff · QS #186 · Per skill 6.0 / 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 / 6.5 |
| University of LiverpoolLiverpool · QS #165 · Per skill 6.0 / 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 / 6.5 |
| University of SouthamptonSouthampton · QS #80 · Per skill 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| University of NottinghamNottingham · QS #100 · Per skill 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| University of YorkYork · QS #162 · Per skill 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Lancaster UniversityLancaster · QS #122 · Per skill 5.5 / 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 / 6.0 |
| University of SurreyGuildford · QS #244 · Per skill 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| Loughborough UniversityLoughborough · QS #212 · Per skill 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne · QS #187 · Per skill 5.5 / 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 / 6.0 |
| Queen Mary University of LondonLondon · Per skill 5.5 / 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 / 6.0 |
| University of ReadingReading · Per skill 5.5 / 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 / 6.0 |
| Royal Holloway, University of LondonEgham · Per skill 5.5 / 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 / 6.0 |
| SOAS University of LondonLondon · Per skill 6.0 / 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 / 7.0 |
| Brunel University LondonUxbridge · Per skill 5.5 / 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 / 6.0 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)London · QS #50 · Per skill 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| University of DundeeDundee · QS #456 · Per skill 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| University of AberdeenAberdeen · QS #236 · Per skill 5.5 / 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 / 6.0 |
| University of PortsmouthPortsmouth | 6.0 | 6.0 | — |
| Plymouth UniversityPlymouth | —Not published | —Not published | — |
| University of SalfordSalford | —Not published | —Not published | — |
| Aston UniversityBirmingham | —Not published | —Not published | — |
| City University of LondonLondon | —Not published | —Not published | — |
| Cranfield UniversityCranfield | —Not published | —Not published | — |
| Goldsmiths University of LondonLondon | —Not published | —Not published | — |
| University of Arts LondonLondon | —Not published | —Not published | — |
| University of StirlingStirling | —Not published | —Not published | — |
| Heriot-Watt UniversityEdinburgh | —Not published | —Not published | — |
| Swansea UniversitySwansea | —Not published | —Not published | — |
| Bangor UniversityBangor | —Not published | —Not published | — |
| Aberystwyth UniversityAberystwyth | —Not published | —Not published | — |
| Keele UniversityKeele | —Not published | —Not published | — |
| University of EssexColchester | —Not published | —Not published | — |
| University of GreenwichLondon | 6.0 | 6.5 | — |
| Coventry UniversityCoventry | 6.0 | 6.5 | — |
| Oxford Brookes UniversityOxford | 6.0 | 6.5 | — |
| Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham | 6.0 | 6.5 | — |
| Sheffield Hallam UniversitySheffield | 6.0 | 6.5 | — |
| University of WestminsterLondon | 6.0 | 6.5 | — |
| Kingston UniversityLondon | 6.0 | 6.5 | — |
| London South Bank UniversityLondon | 6.0 | 6.5 | — |
| University of East LondonLondon | 6.0 | 6.5 | — |
| Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester | 6.0 | 6.5 | — |
| Birmingham City UniversityBirmingham | 6.0 | 6.5 | — |
| Leeds Beckett UniversityLeeds | 6.0 | 6.5 | — |
| University of HuddersfieldHuddersfield | 6.0 | 6.5 | — |
| University of BrightonBrighton | 6.0 | 6.5 | — |
| Bournemouth UniversityBournemouth | 6.0 | 6.5 | — |
| University of PlymouthPlymouth | 6.0 | 6.5 | — |
Bands are overall minimums. “Per skill” is the lowest band allowed in any one skill; two values mean undergraduate / postgraduate.