University of Glasgow admission: a guide for international applicants

Glasgow takes undergraduate applications through UCAS, and the Common App is open to international students for most subjects: all full-time applicants apply through UCAS. The admissions guidance for September 2027 entry sets the UCAS deadline at 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time, and a first-year place in Arts and Social Sciences is listed at £28,275 for 2027/28 for EU and international students.

Glasgow does not publish one entry table for the whole university. Each degree has its own page, and the entry requirements sit on each individual programme page. International applicants then use a second tool: the international hub, where you select your country from a drop-down list to see grade equivalencies. This article reads both and sets out what each says for a reader applying from Italy, France, Poland, Romania, Spain, Greece, Germany, the Netherlands, Türkiye, Egypt, Algeria, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam or Saudi Arabia, or with the IB or A-levels.

The deadline needs care. The admissions guidance names 13 January 2027 as the UCAS deadline for this cycle, while the dates and deadlines page lists 14 January as the equal consideration date and the UCAS page gives international students until 30 June. Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine close earlier, on 15 October, and Glasgow states that the UCAS deadline for MBChB 2027 has now closed.

Rules that catch international applicants out

• Glasgow states that the standard entry requirements are the grades needed to be considered for an offer, not a guarantee.
• A-level applicants should know that General Studies is not accepted for admission.
• English: Economics, Computing Science and Psychology ask for IELTS Academic 6.5 with no subtest under 6.0, while Medicine asks for IELTS Academic 7.0 with no sub-test under 7.0.
• Medicine needs the UCAT and an interview, and Glasgow states that re-sits are not permitted.

The chapters that follow take the route in the order an applicant meets it: which certificate you hold and how Glasgow maps it to A-level grades, Medicine and the scholarship grades, mathematics and subjects, English, tests and interviews, deadlines, the five programmes covered here, selectivity, fees and living costs.

How to read the rest of this guide

Glasgow's own wording is precise, and this guide keeps it. When a page states a rule without naming an intake, the rule is written as the page as of October 2026 says it. When a page names the intake, the text says so. The admissions guidance is the only source that names September 2027, and the fee page is the only one that prints a full 2027/28 table; the country pages, the programme pages and the English pages are undated statements that Glasgow keeps live for the current cycle.

That distinction matters for planning. A country page that maps your certificate to AAA today is the best available guide, If the university changes a scale, the programme page and the offer letter win: the guidance says the Entry Requirement information on the subject pages, together with the rest of the guidance, determines how an application is considered, with two types of offer.

Three readers use this article most. Readers with a European certificate need chapter five, where each national certificate is mapped to the A-level grades that programme pages use. Readers from Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, Algeria and Saudi Arabia need chapter six, which explains the A-level, IB and foundation route. Readers who want Medicine need chapter seven, and should note that the MBChB 2027 UCAS deadline has now closed.

Glasgow runs its undergraduate degrees on the Scottish pattern: most Scottish undergraduate degrees are 4 years in length, and some integrated Masters degrees last 5 years. International applicants apply for a place on a named degree, and Glasgow offers a route for those who fall short through its partner Glasgow International College.

The international FAQ is written for full-time non-EU applicants, and it settles several practical questions. Glasgow does not currently offer foundation, undergraduate, pre-masters or PhD programmes online, so a Bachelor degree is taught on campus. Applicants who want to join after a first year elsewhere should read the transfer rule: the University can consider transfer applications from international students for the programmes listed on its Advanced Entry webpage.

Main building courtyard, University of Glasgow

Four programme families matter most for readers of this article. Medicine is a five-year degree with its own admissions team and tables. Economics sits in the Adam Smith Business School. Computing Science and Psychology are taught in their own schools, and Law is listed as Scots Law and Common Law degrees. Each has a separate entry page, so the rule you read for one does not carry over to another.

What the international FAQ covers

The FAQ also gives Glasgow's graduate-outcome figure: 95.9% of graduates find employment or continue their studies 6 months after graduation, measured for the 2016/17 graduating group. It is an older figure and it describes all graduates, not those of a single programme.

For the rest of the article, "the guidance" means the admissions guidance that applies to applications to commence undergraduate study in September 2027, "a country page" means one of the pages on the international hub, and "a programme page" means a degree page in the programme A-Z.

Programme families and who runs them

Glasgow publishes one page per degree. The programme A-Z lists subject areas from Accounting & Finance and Aerospace Engineering to Veterinary Medicine, and every entry has its own page with its UCAS code, length, entry requirements and English rule. For this guide the useful ones are the five covered in chapter twelve. Medicine runs as a 5 year MBChB, apply via UCAS and sits in the School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, which keeps its own admissions pages and its own international table.

Economics belongs to the Adam Smith Business School, and its page lists MA(SocSci) L150 as a 4 year degree at the Gilmorehill campus with study abroad available. Computing Science lists a BSc (G400), an MSci (G402) and a faster-route alternative. Psychology offers three four-year routes, BSc C800, MA C801 and MA(SocSci) C802, which matters for fees because the BSc sits in the science band and the MA routes in the arts band.

If you do not meet the entry requirements, you do not have to give up. Glasgow's FAQ describes foundation and Pre-Masters courses through its partner Glasgow International College. A later chapter explains that route and the pre-sessional English alternative.

Glasgow states its reputation programme by programme rather than in one headline rank: Psychology is ranked in the top 50 in the Times Higher Education World Rankings, the Adam Smith Business School is triple accredited, and the Medical School dates from 1751. Living costs are estimated at £1,100 to £1,700 per month.

These are the university's own statements, and each one is tied to a programme page. The Psychology page says the subject is ranked in the top 50 in the Times Higher Education World Rankings without naming the edition or the exact position, so treat it as a claim about the subject, not about the whole university.

The Medicine page describes the school as one of the largest Medical Schools in the UK, and gives its history in one line: Medicine at Glasgow since 1751. The Economics page adds that the Adam Smith Business School is triple accredited.

What Glasgow says a month costs

The cost-of-living page estimates £1,100 to £1,700 per month to live and study in Glasgow, with figures published in August 2026 and based on the UCAS Budget Calculator. The international FAQ repeats the range: between £1,100 and £1,700 per month. Glasgow adds that the total depends on accommodation and lifestyle.

How to use these claims when you compare universities

Glasgow's statements are subject-level. Psychology cites Times Higher Education, Economics cites accreditation, and Medicine cites its history and size. If you are comparing Glasgow with another university, compare the same subject at both, and read the exact wording each university uses. A subject ranking, an accreditation and a size claim answer different questions, and none of them replaces the entry requirement or the tuition figure.

Glasgow's outcomes statement is also a university-wide figure: 95.9% of graduates find employment or continue their studies 6 months after graduation for the 2016/17 graduating group, according to the international FAQ. It does not break the figure down by programme, by fee status or by country.

The cost estimate deserves the same care. Glasgow states £1,100 to £1,700 per month, which spans a wide range because accommodation, food, books, travel and bills are all inside it. The university advises budgeting for unexpected expenses as well, and it directs students who struggle with prices to its cost of living support guide.

Your route to Glasgow runs through UCAS, and your fee status is decided from your nationality and residence. Glasgow classes applicants as EU if they are EU nationals, or non-EU nationals with settled status in the EU, ordinarily resident in the EEA with three years of residency there, and as International if they are non-EU or UK nationals ordinarily resident in a non-EEA country.

Start with the application route. All full-time applicants apply through UCAS, with one exception that helps international readers: students applying to Arts, Engineering, Law, Nursing, Science and Social Sciences can also use the Common Application. Some subjects have no choice: applications to Dentistry, Education, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine must be made through UCAS. International and EU applicants also see the same instruction on the guidance page: all applications must be made through UCAS or Common App.

Glasgow expects a complete record. All qualifications undertaken, whether achieved, pending, failed, withdrawn from, or awaiting results, must be declared within the UCAS application. After review it makes one of two types of offer: unconditional, where you already meet the requirements, or conditional, where conditions remain.

Fee status

Fee status decides which tuition column applies. The fee varies with fee status and programme, and for many applicants fee status is the same as the country of residence. The EU test has three parts, and the International test mirrors them for non-EEA residents.

One consequence matters for EU readers. Glasgow states that EU students who meet its criteria for EU fee status have an International tuition fee applied and may need a student visa. A separate rule gives home fee status to a few groups: Irish nationals living in the Common Travel Area, EU nationals with settled or pre-settled status, and Internationals with Indefinite Leave to remain can qualify for home fee status.

UCAS or the Common Application

The choice between UCAS and the Common Application depends on how many UK universities you are applying to. Glasgow's own advice is practical: international students to Arts, Engineering, Law, Nursing, Science and Social Sciences can use the Common Application, but UCAS is the route for all full-time applicants and Glasgow recommends UCAS if you are applying to more than one UK university. Medicine and Dentistry remain UCAS-only.

Common App applicants receive a separate portal. UCAS applicants receive an email with login details to the Applicant Self Service portal shortly after they submit. Whichever route you use, the programme choice, the qualifications and the fee status declared on the form are what Glasgow uses to build your offer.

What fee status means in practice

Fee status is separate from nationality. A UK citizen living abroad for three years is likely to be International. An EU citizen resident in the EEA is classed as EU by Glasgow for fee purposes, yet Glasgow states that an EU student meeting its EU criteria has an International tuition fee applied. In practice every reader of this article, including readers from Italy, France, Poland, Romania, Spain, Greece, Germany and the Netherlands, pays the International fee.

Glasgow does not list a separate admission score for each European certificate. Its country pages give the result that counts as each A-level grade: an Italian Esame di Stato with an overall average of 90 maps to AAA, a German Abitur with an average of 1.6 maps to AAA, and a Dutch VWO with grade 8 overall and 8,8,8 in three subjects maps to AAA. Your programme page then states which A-level grades it asks for.

The tables on these country pages are equivalence scales. They tell you how Glasgow reads your certificate, and the programme page tells you the level you need. For a programme asking AAB, for example, a Polish Matura reader looks at the AAB row. The pages are undated, so everything below is the country page as of October 2026.

The headline figure is only half of each row. Glasgow also sets subject minimums, and they differ by country. The Italian page asks that applicants provide results from the final years in the Liceo and include a list of current courses.

Italy and Poland

Italy: A*AA needs an overall average of 95, and the lowest rung is BBB with an overall average of 75; the AAB and ABB rows sit at 85 and 80. Poland: the top row is at least 90% in all Standard and Extended Level subjects and 90% in at least 3 written subjects at Extended Level, the AAA row is 85% in all subjects and 90% in at least 1 written Extended subject plus 2 at 85%, and the lower rows are AAB at 80% with 85% in one Extended subject plus 2 at 80%, ABB at 80% in all subjects and 80% in 3 Extended subjects and BBB at 75% with 75% in 3 Extended subjects.

France, Spain and Romania

France has two scales. The Baccalauréat Général maps AAA to an overall average of 15 and 15 in three subjects, with A*AA at an average of 16 and BBB at an average of 14 and 14 in three subjects; the middle rows are AAB and ABB. The International Option Baccalaureate (OIB) or Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) has its own scale: A*AA needs an average of 15 with 15 in two subjects and 14 in one, AAA an average of 14 with 14 in three subjects, AAB an average of 14 with 14 in two subjects and 13 in one, ABB an average of 13 with 14 in one subject and 13 in two and BBB an average of 13 with 13 in three subjects.

Spain: AAA is a Título de Bachiller with 9 overall and 9 in at least three subjects; A*AA adds a 10 in one subject, AAB needs 8.5 overall with the required subjects at 9, ABB 8.5 overall and BBB 8 overall with 8 in at least three subjects. Romania: AAA is 9.0 overall and 9.0 in three written subjects, A*AA 9.0 overall with 9.5 in one written subject and 9.0 in two, AAB 8.5 overall, ABB 8.5 overall and BBB 8.0 overall and 8.0 in three written subjects.

Greece, Germany and the Netherlands

Greece pairs the Apolytirion with A-levels or Panhellenic results: AAA is a score of 19 and 2 GCE A-levels at AB or 3 Panhellenic subjects at 18, A*AA 19 with A-levels at AA, AAB 18.5, ABB 18.5 and BBB 18.5 with A-levels at BB or 3 Panhellenic subjects at 17. Germany ties the average to Abitur subject grades: A*AA is an average of 1.5 with grade 12 in 4 Abiturprüfung subjects, AAB 1.7, ABB 1.7 and BBB 1.9 with grade 12 in 2 subjects and grade 11 in 2. The Netherlands maps A*AA to 8.5 overall with 9,8,8 in three subjects, AAB to 7.5, ABB to 7.3 and BBB to 7.2 with 8,7,7.

European Baccalaureate

The same pages carry a scale for the European Baccalaureate: AAB needs 80% overall with at least 8 in three subjects, ABB 75% with at least 7.5 and BBB 70% with at least 7, while the top rows ask for 85% overall with at least 8.5 in three subjects.

The table below links each equivalence row as Glasgow prints it on the country page, so you can read the exact wording for your certificate and grade.

Reading the equivalence scale

Read the grade columns as a ladder. If a programme page asks AAA, the AAA row is your target, and any higher row also qualifies. If the page asks AAB, you can meet it with the AAB row or better. Glasgow also says that if your predicted result is below the standard range it may still consider you for an offer, so an application that misses by a small margin is not wasted.

The scales do not all measure the same thing. Italy sets an overall average. Germany sets an average plus named Abitur subject grades. The Netherlands, Romania and Spain pair an overall figure with minimum marks in several subjects. France sets an average plus marks in individual subjects, and Greece pairs the Apolytirion score with A-levels or Panhellenic results. The practical lesson is to compare your whole transcript against the row, not only your overall mark.

Where the row mentions "required subjects", the programme page decides what they are. A Spanish applicant reading AAB needs 8.5 overall with 9 in two subjects and 8 in one, including required subjects at 9 must still check which subjects the programme requires, because the row applies the 9 to those subjects specifically.

For most countries outside Europe, Glasgow's country pages say that national school certificates are not enough: for Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, Algeria and Saudi Arabia the page reads country qualifications not accepted; A-levels, IB, Glasgow International College or another accepted qualification required. Türkiye and Egypt are the exceptions, because their pages map a national certificate to A-level grades.

Read the sentence literally. For these six countries the country page lists no national school-leaving certificate that Glasgow converts to A-level grades. The accepted routes are A-levels, the IB, a foundation course at Glasgow International College, or another accepted qualification. The same statement appears for Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, Algeria and Saudi Arabia.

• Brazil: country qualifications not accepted
• Indonesia: country qualifications not accepted
• Japan: country qualifications not accepted
• Vietnam: country qualifications not accepted
• Algeria: country qualifications not accepted
• Saudi Arabia: country qualifications not accepted

Türkiye

Türkiye is the one market country in this group whose national diploma has a published scale. The country page maps the Lise Diplomasi (state high school, private finishing and Anatolian high school diplomas) to A-level grades by percentage: A*AA needs 85%, AAA 80%, and AAB 75%, ABB 75% and BBB 75%. Turkish applicants who miss the level are pointed to a pass on a recognised foundation programme at Glasgow International College.

• Türkiye A*AA row
• Türkiye AAA row
• Türkiye AAB row
• Türkiye ABB row
• Türkiye BBB row
• Türkiye: foundation pass at Glasgow International College

Egypt

Egypt's country page maps the Certificate of Nile International Secondary Education (CNISE): Level 3 results are listed against A*AA, AAA, AAB, ABB and BBB with the grade letters carried across one to one. Glasgow prints the same table on the Egypt page. The Egypt page opens with the same sentence as the other pages, country qualifications not accepted, so the CNISE is the one Egyptian certificate with a published map.

IB, A-levels, AP and SAT

The guidance welcomes international applications broadly: Glasgow accepts many national school qualifications, including many European ones, SAT and AP if applying from the USA, and CISCE or CBSE if applying from India. For the IB, the requirements are the IB points normally needed to be considered for an offer, and applicants predicted below may still be considered. A-level applicants use the same logic: the standard requirement is the grade range needed to be considered. Saudi readers are told that Glasgow International College takes a pass on a recognised foundation programme.

• Saudi Arabia: foundation pass at Glasgow International College
• International welcome statement: many national qualifications, SAT and AP, CISCE or CBSE

Recognition, tariff and out-of-date qualifications

Glasgow checks foreign qualifications rather than publishing a conversion for every country: it uses UK NARIC to assess the equivalency of overseas qualifications. It does not translate offers into points either: the University does not frame its offers in terms of UCAS tariff points. Timing also matters, because qualifications awarded more than 7 years before the proposed entry date may be considered out of date.

• UK NARIC assessment of overseas qualifications
• Offers not framed in UCAS tariff points
• Qualifications within 7 years
• General Studies not accepted

A-level combinations carry their own rules: Mathematics and Further Mathematics count as two A-level grades, but Further Mathematics does not replace a required Mathematics, and General Studies is not accepted.

How a foundation route works

For readers from countries whose national certificate is not mapped, the realistic options are three. First, study A-levels or the IB at a school that offers them, or move to such a school for the final two years. Second, join a foundation course at Glasgow International College; the country pages for Saudi Arabia and Türkiye state a pass on a recognised foundation programme and describe the college as a partner that prepares international students who do not meet the academic entry requirements. Third, ask about another accepted qualification, since the country page names that as an option.

The IB and A-level route is the fastest way to a published entry line. The IB line for Medicine is 38 with 6,6,6 at Higher Level, and the scholarship table shows what Glasgow treats as excellent in several subjects. For other programmes the IB points appear on the programme page after selecting your country, because the IB entry requirements are the points normally needed to be considered for an offer.

If you hold a US high school diploma with SAT or ACT scores or AP exams, Glasgow's country index refers you to a dedicated USA page, and the same sentence appears on every country page: students applying with American qualifications should use that page. This article leaves that route out because the market list for this guide does not include it.

Medicine has its own tables and the highest bar in this article. The Medical School asks for an IB score of 38 with 6,6,6 at Higher Level, AAA at A-level with Chemistry plus one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics, and a European Baccalaureate result of at least 85% overall with 8.5 in three subjects.

The programme page states the standard requirements, and the international table gives country-specific levels. Both attach conditions. The required subjects are Chemistry, Biology and one of Maths or Physics, and the rule on attempts is strict: re-sits or additional time are not permitted, the grades must be obtained at one sitting and at the first attempt, and a mix of qualifications at the same level is not accepted.

• Medicine IB standard entry
• Medicine UK A-level standard entry
• Medicine international A-level standard entry
• Medicine European Baccalaureate entry

Medicine by country

The international table lists school-leaver qualifications country by country. For the market countries it publishes: Italy overall 90% or above with required subjects at 100, France an overall score of 15 for the Baccalauréat and 14 for the OIB, with required subjects at the same grade, Germany an overall average of 1.6 with grade 12 in 4 Abiturprüfung subjects, Greece an Apolytirion score of 19 with two GCE A-levels at AB or three Panhellenic subjects at 18, the Netherlands grade 8 overall with 8 in three subjects and required subjects not under 8.5, Poland overall 85% with 90% in at least one written Extended subject plus two at 85%, Romania overall 9.0 with 9.0 in three written subjects, Spain overall 9.0 with 9.0 in at least three subjects, Türkiye an overall 80% with required subjects at 80% or grade 5 and Egypt CNISE Level 3 at minimum AAA. Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, Algeria and Saudi Arabia are not on the table, so those applicants use A-levels or the IB.

• Italy on the Medicine table
• France on the Medicine table
• Germany on the Medicine table
• Greece on the Medicine table
• Netherlands on the Medicine table
• Poland on the Medicine table
• Romania on the Medicine table
• Spain on the Medicine table
• Türkiye on the Medicine table

Scholarship guarantee grades for four other subjects

The World Changers scholarship page is the one place that prints A-level and IB grades for several non-Medicine programmes. These are the grades that guarantee a scholarship offer for holders of an offer, not Glasgow's admission thresholds, but they show the level Glasgow treats as excellent: Computing Science (first year entry) A*AA or IB 39, BSc Psychology AAA or IB 38, the School of Law A*AA or IB 39 and the Adam Smith Business School AAA or IB 38.

Medicine in practice

The three words that define the Medicine rule are first attempt, one sitting and no mix. Glasgow states that the required grades and subjects must be obtained at one sitting and at the first attempt, with no re-sits and no mix of qualifications at the same level. A student who retakes A-level Chemistry, or who combines IB Higher Level Biology with an A-level in Chemistry, does not meet the rule as written.

Subjects matter as much as grades. For A-level the programme page lists Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics, and for international A-levels it asks Chemistry, Biology and one of Physics or Mathematics. For the IB it asks Chemistry and Biology at Higher Level with Physics or Mathematics at Standard Level 6, plus English at Standard Level 6. If you take the Scottish Highers route, the page asks Higher Chemistry, Biology and Physics or Mathematics, and National 5 English at grade B.

After the grades come the UCAT and the interview, both described in the tests chapter, and then conditions that apply to everyone who is accepted: the programme page states that successful applicants must complete satisfactory health and police checks before starting. Graduate applicants, and BDS graduates seeking entry to Year 3, follow separate rules on the same page.

Glasgow writes its subject rules in Scottish qualifications and then lists what counts as equivalent. Where Higher Mathematics is required, A-level Maths at grade B and IB Maths Analysis and Approaches at HL 5/6 or SL 7 are accepted; where the lower National 5 level is required, A-level Mathematics at grade C, GCSE or IGCSE Mathematics at grade B or 5 and IB Maths at HL 3 or SL 4 are accepted.

This is the translation table for readers with A-levels, the IB or GCSE. Foreign qualifications outside those lists are judged individually: Mathematics of an equivalent academic standard from outside the UK is accepted, and Glasgow uses UK NARIC to assess equivalency.

• Higher Mathematics equivalents
• National 5 Mathematics equivalents
• English equivalents
• Further Mathematics rule

English as a subject requirement

Some degrees ask for Higher English as a subject, separate from the language-test rules in the next chapter. Glasgow's guidance accepts A-level English at grade B and IB English at HL 5/6 or SL 7 in its place.

Subject rules by programme

Psychology: every Psychology programme requires a Mathematics qualification for entry, though other requirements differ. Applicants who route through an Applied Science BTEC also need GCSE Maths at grade B or above. Medicine, Scottish Highers route: Higher Chemistry, Biology and Physics or Mathematics, and National 5 English at grade B. On A-levels, Physics and Mathematics A-level is not accepted where Physics or Mathematics is a required subject.

• Psychology Mathematics requirement
• Medicine subjects, Scottish Highers route
• Medicine international required subjects
• General Studies not accepted

The programme pages for Economics, Computing Science and Psychology print the English rule and show A-level and IB grades through a country selector. Read the programme page for the grade line that applies to your country.

Using the equivalence lists

The equivalence lists in the guidance are written from the point of view of a Scottish applicant, so read them backwards. When a degree asks "Higher Mathematics", Glasgow is telling you the level, and the list tells you which international qualification reaches that level. For example, IB Maths Analysis and Approaches at HL 5/6 or SL 7 reaches the Higher level, while IB Maths at HL 3 or SL 4 reaches the lower National 5 level.

Applications and Interpretation is accepted only at the lower level: the guidance lists IB Maths Analysis and Approaches or Maths Applications and Interpretation at HL 3 / SL 4 for National 5, and lists only Analysis and Approaches for the Higher level. A student who took Applications and Interpretation should check the programme page before assuming it satisfies a Higher Mathematics line.

For English, the same logic holds. A-level English at grade B or an IB English at HL 5/6 or SL 7 reaches the Higher level, and the guidance adds that English from outside the UK needs an English Literature element and is checked through UK NARIC. The English language test, which is a separate matter, is covered in the next chapter.

Economics, Computing Science and Psychology all ask for IELTS Academic 6.5 with no subtest under 6.0 from applicants from non-English speaking countries, and Medicine asks for IELTS Academic 7.0 with no sub-test under 7.0. Applicants from majority English-speaking countries are exempt from the visa English requirement.

Glasgow sets English per programme and publishes the rule on each programme page. The Economics page also lists every accepted equivalent. Computing Science and Psychology repeat the same IELTS 6.5 line and the same IELTS 6.5 line. Medicine's rule is IELTS Academic 7.0 with no sub-test under 7.0, from a test taken within the last two years with the one-skill retake accepted.

Two rules apply to all of them. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test, and the Economics page adds that tests must be taken within 2 years 5 months of the start date.

• Economics IELTS requirement
• Psychology IELTS requirement
• Medicine IELTS requirement
• TOEFL from 21 January 2026
• TOEFL up to 20 January 2026
• PTE Academic
• Cambridge CPE and CAE
• Single-test rule

Proof from school, a degree or a pre-sessional course

Your school certificate can serve as proof. The Economics page lists, among others, IB English A at SL5 or HL5, and English B at SL6 or HL5, the German Abitur with English at grade 11, the Dutch VWO with English at grade 7 and the French OIB or BFI at grade 12. Other certificates in the markets of this article are not on that list, so those applicants submit a test or ask the admissions office.

• IB English proof
• Abitur English proof
• VWO English proof
• French OIB or BFI English proof

A degree can also replace a test: students must have studied for at least 2 years at undergraduate level, or 9 months at Master level, and completed the degree in a majority English-speaking country within the last 6 years. For visa purposes, nationals of a majority English-speaking country, or holders of a degree from one, are exempt from the visa English language requirement.

• Degree from a majority English-speaking country
• Visa English exemption

If your score falls short, the English for Academic Study Unit offers pre-sessional courses, accredited by BALEAP. Glasgow adds that degree-level applicants do not need a specific UKVI test, because any test listed in the programme entry requirements is suitable.

Planning your English evidence

Plan your English evidence early, because the validity window is short. The Economics page says that tests must be taken within 2 years 5 months of the start date, and the Medicine page requires that the score was achieved within the last two years at the point the complete application is considered. A test taken in autumn 2026 therefore serves a September 2027 start under the Economics rule, but a test from early 2025 would not.

The TOEFL line changed in the middle of the year. Glasgow prints two score sets: tests taken up to 20 January 2026 need 90 overall and tests taken from 21 January 2026 need 92 overall, with different subtest minimums. For a September 2027 start the second line applies, since any test taken now is after the change. The table above lists the other accepted tests, and all scores must come from a single test, which rules out combining a good reading score from one sitting with a good speaking score from another.

The IELTS retake rule helps readers who miss one skill. Glasgow accepts the one-skill retake for both the Economics-type programmes and for Medicine, subject to the same overall and subtest minimums.

If you cannot reach the score in time, the pre-sessional route is a real option: the English for Academic Study Unit runs pre-sessional courses that bring English up to entry level, and the pages describe direct entry to the programme for students who complete the course successfully, with no need to take IELTS.

Medicine is the programme with an admission test: the programme page lists the UCAT and an interview for every route, including the IB route. For the other programmes in this article, the guidance says only that any additional requirements are stated on the programme page and confirmed in a conditional offer.

Glasgow's UCAS page lists the programmes where selection includes a conversation: an interview will be part of the selection process for Community Development, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Teaching and Veterinary Medicine & Surgery. Economics, Computing Science, Psychology and Law are not on that list.

• Medicine: UCAT and interview
• Medicine IB route: UCAT and interview
• Programmes with an interview
• Additional requirements are stated per programme

The MBChB 2027 round

The Medicine admissions page states plainly: the UCAS deadline for applications for MBChB 2027 has now closed, and applications received after the deadline will not be considered, including UCAS substitutions. For a reader applying from abroad this means Medicine for 2027 is no longer open, and the next route is the following cycle.

The guidance names SAT and AP in connection with applicants from the USA, and it lists no separate test for the other programmes in this article.

What the absence of a test means for you

For Economics, Computing Science, Psychology and Law, the programme pages print an English rule and no admission test, and none of these subjects is on Glasgow's interview list. The decision therefore rests on grades, on subject requirements such as the Mathematics qualification for Psychology, and on the application itself.

On the application itself, the University does not frame its offers in terms of UCAS tariff points, although the guidance adds that it may review tariff points and the personal statement and reference to inform a decision.

Medicine: UCAT and interview

Medicine adds two steps. The programme page lists the UCAT and links the UCAT website. The interview follows. Both appear on every route listed on the programme page, whether Scottish Highers, A-levels, international A-levels or the IB. For the 2027 round the application deadline has passed, so the practical advice for a reader aiming at Medicine is to plan for the next cycle and keep the first-attempt rule in mind when choosing subjects.

The admissions guidance sets the UCAS deadline for September 2027 entry at 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time, Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine close on 15 October, and the UCAS page gives international students until 30 June.

Glasgow prints three overlapping sets of dates, and you should plan on the earliest. The guidance and the dates page differ by one day: the guidance names 13 January 2027 and the dates page names 14 January as the equal consideration date for most undergraduate courses. The UCAS page adds a longer window only for international students: 30 June: international students. Glasgow does not usually accept any applications after these deadlines.

Common App dates

Common App applicants have a separate set: 30 June is the deadline to submit your application through the Common Application, and applicants who submit before 31 March must accept or decline their offer by 31 May.

Decisions and late applications

On timing of the decision, Glasgow says it will usually respond before the end of March, but a decision may arrive up to early May. Late applications are not handled flexibly: Glasgow does not consider late applications received after the deadline. Highly qualified applicants can be faster, since they may be considered for an offer before the 13 January application deadline.

What the dates mean for you

For most readers the working deadline is the January date. Glasgow's guidance does not close the door on applications between January and June, and the UCAS page gives international students until June, but it warns that it does not usually accept any applications after these deadlines. Applying by January also protects your fee-status check: Glasgow says that if you are unsure of your fee status, it is strongly advised that you apply by the January deadline.

Glasgow explains how it reads applications. In many cases it waits until it has reviewed every application received by the deadline, and then tells applicants the timing of the decision in the acknowledgement email. The exceptions are widening participation applicants who qualify for guaranteed offers and highly qualified applicants who already meet or are predicted to meet the requirements.

Plan the sequence backwards from the reply dates: after the offer you must choose firm and insurance choices by 6 May or 3 June, depending on when you applied. Common App applicants follow their own dates, ending with 30 June as the application deadline.

Glasgow lists five subject areas that carry most of the questions from abroad. Medicine is MBChB A100, a 5 year degree, Economics is MA(SocSci) L150, a 4 year degree, Computing Science is BSc G400 over 4 years or MSci G402 over 5 years, Psychology is C800, C801 and C802, each a 4 year degree and Law is offered as Scots Law and Common Law LLB degrees.

All five are taught on the Gilmorehill campus, apply through UCAS, and have their own programme page with an English rule. The table collects the codes and lengths.

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Each programme carries its own English rule, so the same applicant can meet one and miss another.

Law and Psychology

Psychology has three routes, and all of them require a Mathematics qualification, while the other requirements differ. Law appears in the programme A-Z as Common Law [LLB] and Common Law (graduate entry) [LLB] and as Scots Law [LLB] and Scots Law (graduate entry) [LLB]. The School of Law also sits on the scholarship table at A*AA or IB 39.

Medicine runs a stricter route than the others: the Scottish Highers entry is AAAAB in S5 plus BB at Advanced Higher in S6, and the international routes need the UCAT and an interview.

Medicine

The MBChB is a 5 year degree at the Gilmorehill campus, professionally accredited, applied for through UCAS. The page describes the Medical School as one of the largest in the UK and as one that gives students exposure to leading researchers and clinical environments across the West of Scotland. For entry, the chapter on Medicine gives the grade tables, and the tests chapter gives the UCAT and interview.

Economics

Economics is MA(SocSci) (Hons) L150, a 4 year degree with study abroad available. The first two years are shared with other subjects under Glasgow's flexible degree structure; Honours years add econometrics, macroeconomic and microeconomic analysis and a dissertation. The Economics page lists IELTS 6.5 with no subtest under 6.0 and every accepted equivalent.

Computing Science

Computing Science offers a four-year BSc (G400) and a five-year MSci (G402), plus a faster-route alternative. The scholarship table places first-year entry at A*AA or IB 39, which is the same line as the School of Law at A*AA or IB 39.

Glasgow does not publish applicant numbers or admit rates for the programmes in this article on its admissions pages. What it does publish is the grade bar: Medicine asks IB 38 with 6,6,6 at Higher Level, and the Scottish Highers route asks AAAAB in S5 plus BB at Advanced Higher in S6.

Treat each requirement as the gate, not the level of admitted students. Glasgow states that standard entry requirements are the grades required to be considered for an offer, and for Medicine the programme additionally ranks candidates through the UCAT and interview.

The Medicine admissions page links MBChB admissions data for 2022 to 2025 among its policy documents. Use that document for application and offer counts by year; the figures are not reproduced here.

For the other programmes the gate is the A-level or IB line on the programme page, shown through a country selector. Computing Science, Psychology, Law and the business school also appear on the scholarship table at A*AA or IB 39, AAA or IB 38, A*AA or IB 39 and AAA or IB 38, which shows where Glasgow draws the line for strong candidates in those subjects.

Reading the Medicine numbers

The Medicine figures show how much room the three routes leave. The Scottish Highers route asks for five Highers in S5 and two Advanced Highers in S6, while the IB route asks for 38 points with Higher Level scores of 6 in three subjects. Glasgow also prints an adjusted entry for Widening Participation applicants, which includes completing Reach, and refers readers to Access Glasgow for eligibility.

The Medicine page also requires first-attempt results. A candidate who exceeds the lines but takes more than one sitting does not meet the Medicine rule as written. That is a different kind of selectivity from a points threshold, and it is the reason applicants from abroad should plan the exam calendar of the final school years carefully.

Where Glasgow publishes no numbers, this guide does not estimate them. For Economics, Computing Science, Psychology and Law, Glasgow does not publish applicant counts or offer rates in the pages that carry entry rules.

For 2027/28 Glasgow lists EU and international fees by programme band: £28,275 for Arts and Social Sciences, £33,708 for Science, Engineering, Nursing and the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, £60,255 for the Bachelor of Dental Surgery and £67,112 for MBChB and clinical programmes.

The two lower bands are £28,275 and £33,708. Fees are for the year, and the quoted fees are for new entrants, the fee level should be checked at the time of admission, and different fees may apply to some continuing students.

The 2026/27 comparison and the NHS levy

For comparison, the 2026/27 rates are £27,720 for Arts and Social Sciences, £33,210 for the Science band and £62,730 for MBChB and clinical programmes. Clinical students pay an NHS contribution, which is built into the fee: International students on clinical programmes contribute to NHS teaching costs through the Overseas levy; it is already included in the published tuition fees. If the levy changes, tuition fees may be revised.

Students sitting examinations by previous attendance pay a registration fee of £170, with late fees charged at 3% and a minimum of £5.

Which band applies to you

Match the programme to the band. Glasgow names the bands by subject area: Arts and Social Sciences; Science, Engineering, Nursing and the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences; the Bachelor of Dental Surgery; and MBChB with clinical programmes. Your offer letter confirms the fee that applies to your programme.

Four years in the Arts band cost four times the yearly rate; the table gives the cost per year, not for the whole degree. A four-year MA(SocSci) at £28,275 a year is the base case for Economics, and a five-year MBChB at £67,112 a year is the base case for Medicine. Fees may change between entry and later years, because the quoted rates apply to new entrants.

Beyond tuition, plan for living costs of £1,100 to £1,700 per month and for the scholarship that may reduce the tuition, covered in the next chapter. Pay attention to the fee status decision: it is confirmed after you submit the application, and the earlier fee table is a guide to how rates have moved, not a price you will pay.

Glasgow's World Changers Global Excellence Scholarship gives £10,000 per year to students in the College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences and the College of Science and Engineering, and £7,000 per year to students in the Colleges of Arts and Social Sciences, as a tuition discount for new International and EU undergraduates for 2027 entry.

The conditions are short. Applicants must have International or EU (non-UK) fee status, hold an offer for 2027, and show excellent academic achievement. The award is renewable each year, subject to satisfactory academic progress, and if the offer rests on predicted grades, the scholarship may be withdrawn if final exam results do not meet the grades outlined.

Monthly costs

Glasgow estimates £1,100 to £1,700 per month for living and studying in the city, and the international FAQ gives the same range of £1,100 to £1,700. Multiply by the months you will live there and add the tuition band from the previous chapter.

The scholarship grades by subject appear in the Medicine chapter, where the scholarship table is read alongside entry requirements: Computing Science A*AA or IB 39 and the business school AAA or IB 38.

Scholarship grades in detail

The scholarship is guaranteed for applicants who hold the listed A-level or IB grades. Qualifications already achieved qualify, and so do predicted grades, though a predicted-grade offer may be withdrawn if results fall short. The grade lines differ by subject: for the general Arts and Social Sciences degrees the line is lower than for the Business School, Law or Computing Science, as the scholarship table in the Medicine chapter shows.

The amount depends on the college of your degree, not on your nationality: £10,000 per year in the Colleges of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences and Science and Engineering, and £7,000 per year in Arts and Social Sciences. Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine are excluded from the Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences line on the page. Over a four-year degree, the Arts rate reduces tuition from £28,275 a year by £7,000 a year.

The scholarship page also lists the countries whose applicants are eligible. It includes every market country in this guide: Italy, France, Poland, Romania, Spain, Greece, Germany, the Netherlands, Türkiye, Egypt, Algeria, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia.

If your qualifications fall short, Glasgow points you to its partner: Glasgow International College offers preparation courses to international students who do not meet the academic entry requirements. English can be built through pre-sessional courses accredited by BALEAP.

The programme pages repeat the pointer: international students with academic qualifications below those required should contact Glasgow International College, which offers a range of foundation certificates. On the country pages for Saudi Arabia and Türkiye the route is stated as a pass on a recognised foundation programme.

English for the visa

Visa English is separate from admission English. Nationals of a majority English-speaking country, or holders of a degree from a UKVI approved one, are exempt from the visa English language requirement. For degree programmes the university makes its own assessment, so any test in the programme entry requirements is suitable. Pre-sessional courses below degree level are different: students must take a UKVI approved Secure English Language Test (SELT), either IELTS (Academic) for UKVI or Trinity College London ISE for UKVI.

The March 2026 visa changes

Glasgow's country index carries a notice titled Visa brake: changes to the UK visa system, March 2026, with guidance for applicants from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan. None of the market countries in this article is named in that notice.

Pre-sessional English

Pre-sessional courses are Glasgow's answer to a test score that falls just short. They are taught by the English for Academic Study Unit and accredited by BALEAP. The pages describe three benefits: direct entry to your programme for successful students, essential academic skills, and flexible entry dates. Glasgow strongly encourages them.

For students who need a visa, remember that the pre-sessional course itself may need a Secure English Language Test if it is below degree level, as the visa section explains. Degree-level admission has its own rule, so a student can enter a pre-sessional course on one test and a degree on another.

Who Glasgow International College is for

Glasgow International College is described as a partner. Glasgow's FAQ states foundation and Pre-Masters courses are offered through the partner, and the country pages direct applicants from Saudi Arabia and Türkiye to a recognised foundation pass. For applicants from Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam and Algeria, the college is named in the same sentence as A-levels and the IB.

Glasgow suits applicants who apply through UCAS by the stated date, meet the A-level or IB grades on their programme page, and show English at IELTS Academic 6.5 with no subtest under 6.0 or the programme's own level. The guidance for September 2027 entry names 13 January 2027 as the UCAS deadline.

Three questions decide most cases. First, does your certificate appear on the country page with a grade map (Italy, France, Poland, Romania, Spain, Greece, Germany, the Netherlands, Türkiye and Egypt do), or does the page send you to A-levels, the IB or a foundation course (Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, Algeria and Saudi Arabia do)? Second, which programme band are you in for English and tuition? Third, are you applying to Medicine, where the 2027 round has closed?

Route in one line: all full-time applicants apply through UCAS, and international students can also use the Common Application for most subjects. Re-check the programme page, the fee table and the dates before you apply, because Glasgow updates its pages through the cycle.

A checklist before you apply

• Open your programme page and select your country to see the A-level or IB line, then match it to the equivalence row for your certificate in the country chapter.
• Check the English rule: IELTS Academic 6.5 with no subtest under 6.0 for most programmes in this guide, IELTS Academic 7.0 for Medicine.
• Confirm the tuition band and add the living costs; see £33,708 for the Science band and £1,100 to £1,700 per month for living.
• Decide whether to apply for the scholarship, which needs an offer for 2027 and International or EU fee status.

If you are weighing Glasgow against another university, use the same checklist on both. The shared questions are the certificate row, the English line, the tuition band and the date. If Glasgow answers all four in your favour, the application is straightforward; if one is missing, the foundation and pre-sessional routes described earlier are the fallback.

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