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🇬🇧 IELTS Requirements in United Kingdom — Universities

Compare IELTS Academic score requirements for 31 universities in United Kingdom. Each listing includes minimum overall band scores for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

Universities in United Kingdom use IELTS Academic to assess English proficiency for international applicants. Score requirements vary by institution and programme level — postgraduate programmes typically require higher overall bands and may set minimum component scores, especially for Writing. If your current score falls 0.5–1.0 bands below a university's requirement, check whether pre-sessional English courses are available as a conditional pathway. IELTS results are valid for two years, so plan your test date around both application deadlines and enrolment dates.

31 Universities

6.0-7.5 UG Score Range

6.5-7.5 PG Score Range

University of Oxford

Oxford · QS #3

UG 7.0

PG 7.5

University of Cambridge

Cambridge · QS #2

UG 7.5

PG 7.5

Imperial College London

London · QS #6

UG 6.5

PG 7.0

UCL (University College London)

London · QS #9

UG 6.5

PG 7.0

University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh · QS #27

UG 6.5

PG 7.0

King's College London

London · QS #40

UG 6.5

PG 7.0

University of Manchester

Manchester · QS #34

UG 6.0

PG 7.0

University of Bristol

Bristol · QS #55

UG 6.5

PG 7.0

University of Leeds

Leeds · QS #75

UG 6.0

PG 6.5

University of Glasgow

Glasgow · QS #76

UG 6.5

PG 6.5

University of Sheffield

Sheffield · QS #105

UG 6.0

PG 6.5

University of Warwick

Coventry · QS #69

UG 6.5

PG 7.0

Durham University

Durham · QS #78

UG 6.5

PG 7.0

University of Exeter

Exeter · QS #153

UG 6.5

PG 7.0

University of Bath

Bath · QS #148

UG 6.5

PG 6.5

University of St Andrews

St Andrews · QS #96

UG 7.0

PG 7.0

Queen's University Belfast

Belfast · QS #202

UG 6.0

PG 6.5

Cardiff University

Cardiff · QS #154

UG 6.5

PG 6.5

University of Liverpool

Liverpool · QS #176

UG 6.0

PG 6.5

University of Southampton

Southampton · QS #81

UG 6.5

PG 6.5

University of Nottingham

Nottingham · QS #100

UG 6.5

PG 7.0

University of York

York · QS #162

UG 6.5

PG 7.0

Lancaster University

Lancaster · QS #122

UG 6.5

PG 6.5

University of Surrey

Guildford · QS #244

UG 6.5

PG 6.5

Loughborough University

Loughborough · QS #212

UG 6.5

PG 6.5

Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne · QS #187

UG 6.5

PG 6.5

Queen Mary University of London

London

UG 6.0

PG 6.5

University of Reading

Reading

UG 6.5

PG 6.5

Royal Holloway, University of London

Egham

UG 6.5

PG 6.5

SOAS University of London

London

UG 7.0

PG 7.0

Brunel University London

Uxbridge

UG 6.0

PG 6.5

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