United States of America

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

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

Fees

See International fees for:

Undergraduate students, e.g. BSc, BA, Foundation
Postgraduate (taught) students, e.g. MA, MSc, MBA
Research students, e.g. PhD, DBA

You will also find information about financial support and how to pay your fees through the links above.

If you aren't sure whether you need to pay International fees and you think you might be eligible for Home/EU fees, please see our Am I a Home student? page.