Lancaster University for international applicants: undergraduate entry in 2027

Lancaster takes undergraduate applications to the UK should be made through the UCAS website and asks most applicants whose first language is not English for IELTS Academic at 6.5 overall, minimum of 5.5 in each element; for the three programmes covered here the 2027/28 international tuition fee is £27,100 for Business Management and Economics and £31,700 for Computer Science.

The UCAS page states that deadline for courses starting in 2027 has not yet been confirmed, so the dates in this report for the January and June deadlines belong to the previous cycle and show the pattern, not the 2027 calendar. The university lists over 280 undergraduate degree programmes and describes a 578-acre parkland campus.

Chancellors Wharf at Lancaster University

Offers are expressed in A level grades, and every other qualification is converted to that scale. Computer Science asks AAB, Economics AAB with Mathematics, and Business Management ABB; the IB equivalents are 35 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects for Computer Science and 32 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects for Business Management.

Applicants who do not meet the entry level can take the International Foundation programme. international students page and undergraduate how to apply page are the official starting points.

Lancaster describes itself as located on a beautiful 578-acre parkland campus and runs over 280 undergraduate degree programmes, with bachelor's students split across eight colleges for bachelor's students.

Every student belongs to a college, which is why a small fee appears later in the cost chapter. A standard bachelor's degree is, in the university's words for American readers, completed in three years; most programmes in this report are listed as three years full time, with separate Industry, placement and Study Abroad variants that add a year.

Regional pages

The university says that it has dedicated pages for some of the regions we welcome some students from: China, Hong Kong, the Middle East, Indonesia, India and the United States. For other regions the page says Can't see your region? Get in touch with our international team. This report follows the general undergraduate pages, which apply to readers from Italy, France, Poland, Germany, Spain, Greece, Romania, Brazil, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the rest.

Official source: international students page.

Every undergraduate applicant from outside the UK applies through UCAS: the university says undergraduate applications to the UK should be made through the UCAS website.

You can select up to five courses in a UCAS application and may use more than one of them at Lancaster. The university advises that if you apply for a standard degree and its Study Abroad, Industry or placement variant, you consider choosing only the more specialist version.

Documents and supporting material

The United States page states that You cannot upload documents to your UCAS application, but you can email any supporting documents to the admissions team, quoting your UCAS Personal ID so the team can match them. American applicants should also include in the application details of any AP/Honors/advanced/college-level classes taken, being taken or planned.

Official sources: undergraduate how to apply page and United States page.

Lancaster's UCAS page says that The deadline for courses starting in 2027 has not yet been confirmed, for the October group and for all other courses alike.

The 2026 entry dates show the pattern. The October group, Medicine and Surgery, or if one of the universities that you are applying to is Oxford or Cambridge, had a deadline of 15 October 2025. For all other courses, the UCAS equal consideration deadline is in January: it was 14 January 2026 for 2026 entry. The final UCAS deadline for 2026 entry was 30 June 2026, and Applications received by UCAS after 30 June are automatically entered into Clearing.

Plan to apply well before the January date: the university advises that We consider applications and make offers on a rolling basis. Official source: undergraduate how to apply page.

After a UCAS application arrives, the Admissions team will aim to make a decision within three weeks, and the university reads the application as a whole.

The factors include The qualifications that you are studying towards, including your predicted grades, earlier grades, the academic reference and the personal statement. Admissions tests are not a gate: the university may take into account tests such as STEP for Mathematics, although these are not a requirement.

Interviews and portfolios

Some courses will require you to attend an interview and/or submit a portfolio, in addition to the application, and the course page says which. If you have a non-standard academic background, or you are a mature applicant, we may invite you to attend an interview. For visa applicants, we may take into account other factors, to ensure that we would be able to support your visa application.

Contextual offers

The course pages add: Contextual admissions could help you gain a place at university if you have faced additional challenges during your education. Official source: undergraduate how to apply page.

Lancaster asks for three full A levels and, for applicants with four or more, an offer is based on the best three grades.

The university does not accept AS levels in lieu of A levels. It also says We accept all A level subjects but please see the entry requirements for the degree in which you are interested, as there may be subjects which are compulsory.

An offer is a typical gate, not the level of students who enrol. Official sources: undergraduate entry qualifications page, Computer Science BSc Hons page, Economics BSc Hons page.

We accept the International Baccalaureate Diploma for all courses, and the university converts A level offers to IB points with a fixed table (2026/27, the latest published).

Where a course names a subject, We typically require an individual subject required at HL with 6. We may sometimes consider 7 at SL, or 5 at HL. For Mathematics, we will accept either of the HL courses at grade 6 as equivalent to A level Mathematics.

IB requirements for the three programmes

Computer Science asks 35 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects, Business Management 32 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects, and Economics 35 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects, including 6 in Mathematics HL. Students who combine IB courses with applied qualifications can be considered: We accept the International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme for the majority of our degree programmes.

Official source: undergraduate entry qualifications page.

For a US high school, Lancaster states two routes: Three APs with scores ranging between 5,4,4 to 5,5,5 depending on the degree and subject, or a diploma GPA plus honors classes.

The second route reads: offers can be based on your high school graduation diploma GPA (typically 3.2-3.4) plus three honors, advanced, college-level or dual enrolment classes with scores of B+ to A+ depending on the subject. Those classes must be academic and must have been taken in the last two years of high school. The page adds that it will also consider a combination of AP scores and honors/advanced/college-level/dual enrolment classes.

Subject APs

Some of our programmes do require an AP in a specific subject, please check subject requirements on the course web pages. The page does not mention SAT or ACT scores as part of either route.

Official source: United States page.

Lancaster publishes a country table of grade ranges (2026/27, the latest published): grades are given as a range, because the exact grade depends on the degree, and The information provided below is relevant to 2026 entry and may change for future entry years.

Italy

The Diploma di Esame di Stato is considered with an overall average at grades 80-96%, and where a degree sets a subject requirement the page asks grade 8-9 in that subject.

France

The Baccalauréat is accepted with an overall grade ranging from 12 to 16, or the BFI with an overall grade ranging from 11.5 to 15.5. The range reflects the degree: the higher end belongs to the more selective programmes.

Poland

The Matura is considered with an overall grade of 70-90% to include minimum 3 Extended Level subjects, and subject-specific degrees ask 75-80% in that subject at Extended Level.

Germany

The Abitur is listed with an overall grade ranging from 12.0 to 1.3, which the page prints without saying whether it means points or the German grade scale, so a German applicant should confirm the reading with admissions before relying on it.

Official source: undergraduate entry qualifications page.

The same country table lists grade ranges for Romania, Spain, Greece, the Netherlands, Turkey and India (2026/27, the latest published), and says that two certificates are not enough on their own.

Spain's range is for the Título de Bachiller, excluding the PAU. Greece's Apolytirion is considered with the Pan Hellenic exams, and where a degree names a subject the page asks 16-17 in that subject at in Pan Hellenic exam.

Brazil and Saudi Arabia

For Brazil the table says The Certificado de Ensino Médio is not sufficient for entry, and for Saudi Arabia The Tawjihiyah is not sufficient for entry; in both cases an additional qualification such as a Foundation Year is needed.

Countries not in the table

The table does not include Indonesia, Japan, Egypt, Algeria or Vietnam. The international page directs applicants whose region has no page to the team: Can't see your region? Get in touch with our international team.

Official source: undergraduate entry qualifications page.

If you do not meet the entry requirements, Lancaster offers international students (non UK) who do not meet the entry requirements the option of completing an International Foundation programme.

The international page describes the route as a way to Improve your subject knowledge and study skills before progressing into the first or second year of an undergraduate degree. The course pages add that it is run with the International Study Centre: our one-year tailored foundation pathways are designed to improve your subject knowledge and English language skills.

Pre-sessional English

A separate offer is for English: Improve your English language and study skills before starting your degree. The 10-week programme asks IELTS score of 5.5 overall with at least 5.0 in each element.

Official sources: international students page and English language requirements page.

Lancaster sets a minimum requirement of GCSE English Language grade 4/C for all undergraduate applicants, and Mathematics is asked by course.

The Mathematics level is grade 4/C, 5/B or 6/B, depending on the course: Computer Science lists Mathematics grade 6/B, English Language grade 4/C, while Business Management and Economics list English Language grade 4/C.

If you have not taken GCSEs

If you are an international applicant, we will take into consideration the high school scores that you have. For IB students, we will accept any of the IB Diploma Mathematics courses at grade 5 as meeting this requirement. The university will also accept IGCSE English Language as meeting our requirement.

Official source: undergraduate entry qualifications page.

For most undergraduate courses Lancaster asks IELTS Academic at 6.5 overall, minimum of 5.5 in each element, with Computer Science at 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

Other accepted tests are Oxford ELLT at 7 overall, with at least 5 in each skill area, Kaplan at 478 Main Flight score and Trinity at ISE II, Distinction in each element. PTE counts only via a test centre only - we do not accept the online version of the test.

Validity and combining scores

Certificates are valid for 2 years from the test date and must be valid on the start date, and we cannot combine scores together to meet the requirements. Some of our Science, Mathematics, Medicine and Social Work courses have different English language requirements: Medicine and Surgery asks minimum score of 7.0 with no component less than 7.0.

English level for the three programmes

Computer Science asks IELTS score of 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each component; Business Management and Economics ask 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component. Official sources: English language requirements page, Computer Science BSc Hons page.

Instead of a test, Lancaster accepts some school English results by country, for example 12 in Abitur English for Germany and 75% Advanced English or 80% Basic English for Poland.

The page lists no entry for Italy, Spain, Greece or Romania, and says your country is not listed above, please contact the Admissions Team.

Majority English-speaking countries

Nationals of listed English-speaking countries, such as Ireland or the United States, are exempt: you are not required to submit evidence of your English language ability. Others who finished a degree there are exempt if it was awarded your degree no more than three years before the intended start of your chosen course.

Official source: English language requirements page.

Computer Science BSc Hons (G400) asks AAB at A level, 35 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects in the IB and an international fee of £31,700 for 2027/28.

The course page lists UCAS code G400 Entry year 2027 or 2026 A level requirements AAB Duration Full time 3 years. Subject choice helps: applicants with A level Computing, Computer Science or Mathematics will be considered for a lower offer, and the IB page makes the same allowance for HL Mathematics or Computer Science.

GCSE and English for Computer Science

The GCSE line is Mathematics grade 6/B, English Language grade 4/C, and the English line is the lowest of the three programmes here: 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

Official source: Computer Science BSc Hons page.

Business Management BSc Hons (N102) asks ABB and Economics BSc Hons (L100) asks AAB including Mathematics, both with IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

Economics is the stricter of the two in subject terms: the IB line names 6 in Mathematics HL in either of the two Mathematics courses. Business Management lists no compulsory subject.

Official sources: Business Management BSc Hons page and Economics BSc Hons page.

Physics is the programme the United States page treats separately, because it needs prior Mathematics and Science: route 1 asks Overall GPA of 3.6 (unweighted) plus 3 AP exams.

The AP route lists AP Calculus BC at 4 together with AP Physics I and II or AP Physics C, or 3 AP exams at 5,5,5 including Calculus BC. The GPA route asks Grade A in all Mathematics and Physics related classes in grades 11 and 12.

Years of school study

Route 2 also needs a minimum of 4 years of High School classes in Mathematics including Calculus and a minimum of 4 years of High school classes in Science including Physics. Applicants with A levels or the IB should read the Physics course page for their subject conditions.

Official source: United States page.

The 2027/28 international tuition fee is £31,700 for Computer Science and £27,100 for Business Management and Economics, against a home fee of £10,050.

The fee that you will be charged depends on your fee status, which is whether you are considered to be a home or international student. International fees (including EU) are reviewed annually and are not fixed for the duration of your studies.

Placement and study abroad years

Variants with a year abroad or in industry cost less in that year: International students on full-year study abroad/work placements will be charged the same percentages of the standard International tuition fee.

Official sources: fees and funding page, Computer Science BSc Hons page.

Lancaster is proud to be one of only a handful of UK universities to have a collegiate system, and every student pays a small membership fee: £40 for undergraduates.

The fee is £40 for undergraduates and research students and £15 for students on one-year courses for students starting in 2026 or 2027.

Living costs and visa fees are set outside the tuition table, so check the university's international fees and funding pages for them. Official source: fees and funding page.

Official pages of Lancaster University, UCAS, gov.uk and the ranking publishers. Applicant reports, where shown, are self-reported and labelled.

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