Updated 2026-05-26

IELTS score for university — minimum bands by institution

The minimum IELTS score for university admission at 37 top institutions across 9 countries. Every band is taken from each university's own admissions page and dated; per-section and programme-specific thresholds are surfaced where they differ from the institutional baseline.

How to read this directory: Each card shows the published institutional IELTS Academic minimum for undergraduate and graduate study. The detail page for each university adds per-section minimums, named tiers (where the institution uses them), programme-specific thresholds, and links to the official admissions source. University admission requirements change between intakes; always verify on the linked official page before applying.

Minimum IELTS Score for University Admission by Country

Universities below are grouped by country. Tap a card to see the full per-section breakdown — overall minimum, no-band-below floor, named tiers (where the institution uses them), and programme-specific thresholds. The minimum IELTS score for a university degree varies by both country and programme: most UK and Canadian undergraduate courses ask for Band 6.5, while graduate, law, and medicine programmes typically require 7.0 or higher.

🇦🇺Australia(6 universities)

Australian National University

Public research university

IELTS score for university — minimum bands by institution

Minimum IELTS Score for University Admission by Country

🇦🇺Australia(6 universities)

Australian National University

Monash University

The University of Queensland

University of Melbourne

University of New South Wales

University of Sydney

🇨🇦Canada(5 universities)

McGill University

McMaster University

University of British Columbia

University of Toronto

University of Waterloo

🇭🇰Hong Kong(1 university)

University of Hong Kong

🇮🇪Ireland(1 university)

Trinity College Dublin

🇳🇿New Zealand(1 university)

The University of Auckland

🇸🇬Singapore(1 university)

National University of Singapore

🇨🇭Switzerland(1 university)

ETH Zurich

🇬🇧United Kingdom(13 universities)

Durham University

Imperial College London

King's College London

London School of Economics and Political Science

The University of Bristol

The University of Edinburgh

The University of Glasgow

The University of Manchester

The University of St Andrews

The University of Warwick

University College London

University of Cambridge

University of Oxford

🇺🇸United States(8 universities)

Columbia University

Harvard University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Princeton University

Stanford University

University of California, Berkeley

University of Pennsylvania

Yale University

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