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Entry requirements

The University of Bradford welcomes applications from students from the United States of America for all study levels. The information provided below is intended as guidance only. If you are in any doubt please contact the Admissions Office. You should be aware that meeting the grade requirements specified does not necessarily guarantee admission as there may be additional requirements you need to satisfy.

If your qualification or grading scheme is not listed below, please contact the Admissions Office with details of your qualification and we can assess your eligibility. Please send copies of any certificates, transcripts and statements of results when you request an assessment of a qualification.

The University publishes entry requirements based on UCAS tariff points and these are shown on the individual course pages – please see our course listings. 

The table below shows how the University equates qualifications from your country to UCAS tariff points.

Foundation

The University of Bradford International College offers a Foundation Year to progress onto many of our degree programmes. Find out more about the courses available at our International College.

Undergraduate

Qualification 136+ UCAS tariff points 120 - 135 UCAS tariff points 96 - 119 UCAS tariff points
High School Graduation Diploma Foundation Programme required
Advanced Placement Examination Applicants must have completed the US High School Diploma at 80% in addition to 2 AP subjects with at least 5,4 Applicants must have completed the US High School Diploma at 80% in addition to 2 AP subjects with at least 4,4 Applicants must have completed the US High School Diploma at 80% in addition to 2 AP subjects with at least 3,3
SAT I Achievement Tests

Applicants must have completed the US High School Diploma at 80% in addition to an overall SAT I score of 1290 including a minimum of 650 in Reading and Writing, and 610 in Maths

 Applicants must have completed the US High School Diploma at 80% in addition to an overall SAT I score of 1280 including a minimum of 650 in Reading and Writing, and 610 in Maths Applicants must have completed the US High School Diploma at 80% in addition to an overall SAT I score of 1270 including a minimum of 650 in Reading and Writing, and 610 in Maths
ACT Applicants must have completed the US High School Diploma at 80% in addition to an ACT grade of 28 Applicants must have completed the US High School Diploma at 80% in addition to an ACT grade of 27 Applicants must have completed the US High School Diploma at 80% in addition to an ACT grade of 26
Associate Degree 3.5/4.0 3.0/4.0 2.5/4.0

 

International Baccalaureate Diploma:

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma is achieved by passing each of the required components and achieving a total IB point score of 24 or more. The IB Diploma does not attract UCAS Tariff points. However, the constituent qualifications of the IB Diploma do. The Tariff points for an IB Diploma can be calculated by adding together the Tariff points for each of its components. Note that the Creativity Action Service (CAS) component is not accredited and does not attract Tariff points. 

IBO Certificate in Higher Level:

Grade Tariff points
H7 56
H6 48
H5 32
H4 24
H3 12
H2 0
H1 0

IBO Certificate in Standard Level:

Grade Tariff points
S7 28
S6 24
S5 16
S4 12
S3 6
S2 0
S1 0

IBO Certificate in Extended Essay:

Grade Tariff points
A 12
B 10
C 8
D 6
E 4

 

 

Postgraduate

The entry requirement for a postgraduate taught course is typically equivalent to a UK Second Class Honours Second Division (2:2). For individual course requirements, please see the course details in our course listings.

The table below shows how the University equates qualifications from your country to UK degree classifications:

Qualification  UK 1st Class  UK 2:1  UK 2:2 
Bachelor degree 3.5/4.0 3.0/4.0 2.5/4.0

English Language Requirements

Qualification Requirement
US High School Graduation Diploma Grade C in English when studied at Grade 12 level