University of Western Australia for international applicants: undergraduate entry

UWA takes international undergraduates through a direct online application, and offers rest on ATAR equivalents: an IB Diploma score of 24 or higher is the university-wide floor, while Commerce and Engineering (Honours) list ATAR 80 / IB 27. The application fee is $150, and 2027 tuition for the main degrees here runs from AUD 53,000 to AUD 56,200 a year.

• Apply: direct through the UWA Application Portal or through an agent.
• English: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0 at the minimum standard.
• Intakes: February and July for the combined Engineering (Honours) and Commerce degree.
• Medicine and Law are postgraduate at UWA, reached through assured pathways or directly: see the Medicine and Law chapter.

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UWA describes itself as a world top 100 university (QS 2027).

The main campus is on Stirling Highway in Nedlands, Perth, the capital of Western Australia. UWA belongs to the Group of Eight, the research-intensive Australian universities, and says that a pass in the English paper of a foundation program from another Group of Eight university can meet its English requirement.

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International applicants apply direct online through the UWA Application Portal or through an agent, and every application carries a non-refundable fee of $150.

Prepare your documents first: a copy of your academic results, your English test results, your passport and anything extra the course asks for.

You make your own arrangements for travel and the student visa: UWA states that you are required to make your own travel and student visa arrangements.

Every application is also considered for a scholarship: you will be automatically considered for a Global Excellence Scholarship.

UWA lets you apply up to two years before your intended start date, and some courses have earlier closing dates, so check the closing date on your course page before you plan.

For the combined Engineering (Honours) and Commerce degree the course page lists intakes in February and July.

Because Perth sits in the southern hemisphere, a February start means the Australian academic year begins in the first half of the calendar year. Plan the English test and school results around the date your course page gives.

UWA converts school results to an ATAR equivalent. The university-wide floor for the IB Diploma is a score of 24, and Australian secondary applicants need an ATAR of 75 or above.

Applicants who miss a course prerequisite can use a broad first degree: the Bachelor of Arts, Biomedical Science, Business, Commerce, Environmental Design or Science can be used to satisfy prerequisites before transferring.

IB graduates must complete the full Diploma and score 24 or higher; UWA converts the total to an ATAR equivalent.

Commerce and Engineering (Honours) list ATAR 80 / IB 27, which matches an IB total of 27. Bachelor of Science lists ATAR 70 / IB 24.

IB English proof

English A: Literature or Language and Literature needs grade 4 at SL or grade 3 at HL; English B at HL needs grade 5.

IB mathematics prerequisites

Mathematics Methods ATAR is matched by Analysis and Approaches SL with a grade of 4 or above; Mathematics Specialist ATAR by Analysis and Approaches HL with a grade of 3 or above.

UWA welcomes A-level applicants and converts grades into points: AAA (15 points) equals ATAR 98 and BBB (12 points) equals ATAR 90.

English proof: minimum grade E in English Language, English Literature or English Language and Literature, endorsed by a UK authority.

UWA welcomes French Baccalauréat graduates and reads the Baccalauréat average against its ATAR scale, where the pass mark is 10.

Published conversions include 13.5 for ATAR 90 and 15.5 for ATAR 98. Subject prerequisites such as Mathematics Methods are assessed individually. For English proof use a test from the English tests chapter, for example IELTS 6.5 overall.

UWA welcomes Abitur graduates; English is proved with a minimum grade 3 in the Abitur English subject plus a minimum grade B in the DAAD Certificate of Language Proficiency test.

Published conversions include Abitur 3.6 for ATAR 70, 2.6 for ATAR 90 and 2.2 for ATAR 94. A test such as IELTS is the alternative route in the English tests chapter.

UWA publishes tables for several other certificates, and other qualifications can be considered on an individual basis.

• Irish Leaving Certificate: at least five subjects passed at Higher Level.
• Indonesian SMA 3: equivalents assume a passing grade of 75.
• AP English: grade 3 or higher in AP English Language and Composition or AP English Literature and Composition.
• Dutch VWO English: minimum grade 8 in the English component.

Check the qualifications page for your country, and write to UWA with your transcript if your certificate has no table.

The minimum standard is IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0 or TOEFL iBT 82; courses with a higher standard ask for 7.0 and 92.

Test results are valid for two years from the test date. Some courses have Higher standard or Accreditation requirements that are set in their course rules.

A school qualification can replace a test, but each one has its own English grade.

• IB: English A at SL grade 4, at HL grade 3; English B at HL grade 5.
• A-levels: minimum grade E in English.
• Abitur: minimum grade 3 plus grade B in the DAAD test.
• AP: grade 3 or higher.
• Dutch VWO: minimum grade 8.
• Other schools taught in English: a pass in the final-year English paper, completed within two years of application.

The Bachelor of Commerce lists ATAR 80 / IB 27 over 3 years full time and IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0; the 2027 tuition is AUD 53,000 a year.

Majors on the course page include Accounting, Business Economics, Business Law, Finance, Human Resource Management, Management and Marketing.

Maths matters for one major: a student without Mathematics Methods ATAR or equivalent must take a bridging unit to meet the Business Economics prerequisite.

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) takes four years and lists ATAR 80 / IB 27 with IELTS 6.5 and no band below 6.0.

Majors include Automation and Robotics, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Electronic, Environmental, Mechanical and Mining Engineering. Tuition for 2027 is AUD 56,200 a year.

The combined Engineering (Honours) and Commerce degree lists ATAR 80 / IB 27. Prerequisites: Mathematics Methods ATAR, and at least one of Mathematics Specialist ATAR, Chemistry ATAR or Physics ATAR.

Computer Science is a major inside the Bachelor of Science, which lists ATAR 70 / IB 24 over 3 years full time, with a second route through the Bachelor of Advanced Computer Science (Honours).

The Computer Science major carries prerequisite code MM+: Mathematics Methods ATAR, or Mathematics Applications ATAR with a bridging unit; students without ATAR Mathematics take two bridging units.

2027 tuition is AUD 54,400 a year for the Bachelor of Science and AUD 54,400 for the Bachelor of Advanced Computer Science (Honours). Other Science majors on the course page include Cybersecurity and Data Science.

UWA teaches Medicine and Law as postgraduate degrees: the Doctor of Medicine runs 4 years and needs IELTS 7.0, and a Bachelor of Biomedicine (Specialised) route leads into it.

The Doctor of Medicine lists a tuition of AUD 92,900 a year in the 2026 column of the International Course Guide, and it is a selective course.

The pathway through Biomedicine (Specialised) is 3+3 years at ATAR 98 / IB 40, with ISAT and an interview. The related major: Integrated Medical Sciences and Clinical Practice is for students on an Assured Pathway to the Doctor of Medicine.

The UWA entry-standards text says Medicine and Dentistry require UCAT ANZ and an interview as well as a high ATAR (this is the domestic course-pathway text, so confirm the international test for your intake). Law follows the same pattern: the Juris Doctor via Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) takes four years at ATAR/IB 98/40.

Bachelor of Biomedicine (Specialised) tuition for 2027 is AUD 54,000 a year.

The 2027 international fee page lists AUD 53,000 for Commerce and AUD 56,200 for Engineering (Honours).

Onshore international students pay an annual course fee, charged per credit point at a rate set by the course. Fees are subject to annual indexation.

Every application is automatically considered for a Global Excellence Scholarship.

Some scholarships need a separate application, so check the scholarship pages after you apply. For the visa, you must make your own travel and student visa arrangements.

Pick the course, check its prerequisites, then book the English test and apply online.

• Match your certificate to the conversion table in the chapter for your qualification.
• Check the course page for earlier closing dates.
• Book IELTS at 6.5 overall or another accepted test.
• Apply through the UWA Application Portal and pay the $150 fee.

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

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