The University of Portsmouth is a modern and dynamic university located in the vibrant coastal city of Portsmouth, UK. Known for its practical, career-focused education and strong links with industry, the university welcomes students from over 130 countries, offering a truly international learning environment. With state-of-the-art facilities, supportive staff, and a focus on employability, Portsmouth prepares students for success both in the UK and globally.
University of Portsmouth
Why study at University of Portsmouth?
- Career-Focused Education
Programs are designed with industry input, offering practical skills, internships, and strong employability prospects.
- Global Recognition
Ranked in QS World University Rankings, THE World University Rankings, and top national UK guides, Portsmouth offers internationally recognised degrees.
- Supportive Environment for International Students
Dedicated teams help with visas, academics, and settling into life in the UK.
- Affordable and Accessible
Portsmouth is a safe, student-friendly city with lower living costs compared to many UK cities.
- Modern Facilities & Vibrant Campus Life
Cutting-edge facilities, libraries, labs, and sports centers, along with a lively campus community.
Entry Requirements
Most need 112–120 UCAS Tariff points from 3 A levels (or equivalent), plus at least 2 GCSEs at Grade C/4 (or equivalent) or above including English and Mathematics. We also accept Level 2 Functional Skills in English and Mathematics.
Entry Requirements for Undergraduate Courses
Course requirements may differ year on year.
Our decisions are never based purely on exam results – we consider every factor that we believe showcases your excellence and potential when we assess your application.
a successful admissions test or exam
- a successful audition
- a successful individual or group interview
- a successful health check (for health-based courses)
- a successful criminal records check
- a portfolio
- professional experience
- English language qualifications (if English isn’t your first language)
If your course needs an interview, audition, test, or exam, we'll invite you to do this after you've applied.
If your course needs health or criminal records check, you can usually do this after we've offered you a place.
We often show A-level grades, BTEC grades, and UCAS points as a range. This is a guide to the grades or number of UCAS points students achieve in the typical offers we make for a course.
Other Qualifications we Commonly Accept
As well as A levels and BTECs, other common qualifications we accept include:
Access to Higher Education
Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers
Welsh Baccalaureate
Irish Leaving Certificate
T levels (from 2022/23
Entry Requirement for Postgraduate Courses
Qualifications and experience.
A second-class honors degree or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications.
English Entry Requirements
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.
If you don't meet the English language requirements yet, you can achieve the level you need by successfully completing a pre-sessional English program before you start your course.
Different courses need different levels of English, usually measured on the International English Language Test System (IELTS).
(IELTS) International English Language Testing System
IELTS Indicator
TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition
Trinity College London
- Duolingo
C1 Advanced
ECPE - University of Michigan Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English
- LanguageCert
- OIETC
Other English Tests and Qualifications
We also accept other standard English tests and qualifications, as long as they meet the minimum requirements of your course.
- Worldwide English qualifications
- English qualification in Africa
- English qualification in Asia
- English qualification in Europe
- English qualification in the rest of the world.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS – WORK-BASED DEGREES
Undergraduate Courses
Although it's possible to do an undergraduate degree with A levels (or equivalent qualifications), most undergraduate applicants on Learning at Work courses have some higher education experience (such as an HNC, HND, or credits from a degree course or another qualification) and several years of work experience they can use as credit towards their degree. Experience in a position of responsibility is particularly valuable.
Postgraduate Courses
You usually need a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) to do a postgraduate degree course. However, we may accept qualifications such as HNDs and Foundation degrees if you have several years of relevant post-qualification experience in responsible posts.
Typical applicants for postgraduate courses are usually working at a professional level.
If You Don't Meet The Entry Requirements
If you don’t have 3 A levels, we can take other qualifications (such as AS levels) and work experience into account, in some courses.
If you don’t have 2 GCSEs at Grade C/4 (or equivalent) or above including English and Mathematics, you could get these through our partner provider, Fareport Training during your degree apprenticeship.
To arrange this, we’ll share your name, email address, and qualifications with Fareport after you apply. We’ll share your data securely and it won’t be used for anything else.
Popular Courses
Scholarship
Scholarships and Bursaries
- £2500 - Automatic awarded to all eligible applicants in the
form of fee reduction in the first year for all courses
- £5000 - Merit based awarded to shortlisted applicants with
upper 2:1
Most postgraduates pay for their studies using loans, scholarships, and bursaries, and often a combination of the three. In case you're not sure – loans need to be repaid (depending on what you earn after graduating), but scholarships and bursaries don't.
- University of Portsmouth Bussary.
- Care Leavers Bursary.
- Stand Alone Bursary.
- Young Carers Bursary.
- Unite Scholarship - a free place in halls.
- Greenwich Hospital Bursary.
- Sports Scholarship.
- NHS Learning Support Fund.
- Best Begins Scholarship.
- Portsmouth Football Club Partnership Scholarship.
- Sanctuary Scholarship.
- Sanctuary Language Bursary.
Scholarship For International Student
- Vice Chancellor's Global Development Scholarship.
- Chancellor's Global Academic Merit Scholarship.
- School of Environment, Geography, and Geosciences (SEGG) Scholarship.
- Faculty of Business and Law Postgraduate Scholarship.
- SQA Advanced Diploma Scholarship.
- External Scholarship
Alumni Discounts
If you've studied at the University of Portsmouth on an undergraduate programme before, you may be able to get a 20% discount on your course tuition fee.
*The information’s are correct at the time of publishing, however it may change if university makes any changes after we have published the information. While we try our best to provide correct information, It is advisable to call us or visit university website for up to date information.
Entry requirements for interantional students
Bangladesh
The entry requirements you need to meet will depend on the course you want to study.
We consider all applications we receive. However, to make sure you get the most out of your time studying with us and have the best chance of applying successfully, we recommend the following minimum qualifications:
Foundation Courses
If you have the Year 12 - Higher Secondary School Certificate or below, a Polytechnic Diploma, or 2-year degrees (Pass Degrees), you'll usually need to do a foundation year before doing an undergraduate course such as a Bachelor's degree.
We recommend you take a foundation course at our associated college International College Portsmouth (ICP).
Undergraduate Courses
If you've completed the Year 12 - Higher Secondary School Certificate or below, a Polytechnic Diploma, or 2-year degrees (Pass degrees) plus one year at a recognised university in Bangladesh, we'll consider you for admission onto an undergraduate course such as a Bachelor's degree. You must have studied relevant subjects and achieved strong grades.
A levels
- Please check your specific course page to find the exact number of points needed. Your A-level grades should equal or exceed the total points required.
- Some courses will require you to have studied specific subjects at A level. For example, to study a science course you will usually need to have achieved passing grades in scientific at A level.
International Baccalaureate
Most courses will require between 24 and 31 points in the International Baccalaureate (IB), depending on the degree you apply for.
You can also apply for Year 1 undergraduate degree entry with the following qualifications:
- Higher National Diploma (HND)
- LLB (Hons) is considered comparable
- Diploma in Engineering (3 years)
- 3 Year Degree (honors)
- BA degrees in Arts, Science, and Commerce
- Professional Degrees
For Year 2/3 entry, you will need:
- Some professional degrees
- Bachelor of Science (Engineering)
- Master of Arts, Science, and Commerce
You may be able to join an undergraduate course with other qualifications.
Postgraduate Courses
For entry to our postgraduate Master's programs, you'll usually need to have one of the following from a recognised Higher Education institution:
- four-year bachelor degree from a UGC (University Grants Commission) approved university
- Master of Engineering and Master of Science (Engineering) with over 60%
Typical minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) requirements:
- From 2.75 on a scale of 1-4
- From 7 on a scale of 1-10
If you don't meet the postgraduate entry requirements, you can do a pre-master's programme at
International College Portsmouth (ICP)
for many of our courses.
English Language Requirements
When you join us, it’s important that you can speak and understand English to the level that your course requires. The specific English language requirements will be on your chosen course page.
We accept IELTS, IGCSE, and several other certificates, but don’t worry if you're currently short of the standard required – we offer English Language Programmes
that will get you to the necessary level.
India
Undergraduate Courses
If you have an average of 75% or above in the 12 Standard (State Board) examinations or 70% in the Central Board, we'll consider you for admission onto an undergraduate course such as a Bachelor's degree. You must have studied relevant subjects and achieved strong grades.
You can also apply if you have successfully completed a recognised foundation programme. We recommend you take a foundation course at our associated college International COllege Portsmout (ICP).
A levels
- Please check your specific course page to find the exact number of points needed. Your A level grades should equal or exceed the total points required. You can use the UCAS Tariff Calculator to work out your total points.
- Some courses will require you to have studied specific subjects at A level. For example, to study a science course you will usually need to have achieved passing grades in scientific subjects at A level.
- A level points: A* = 56 A = 48 B = 40 C = 32 D = 24.
International Baccalaureate
Most courses will require between 24 and 31 points in the International Baccalaureate (IB), depending on the degree you apply for.
If you have progressed from 10th Standard to a recognised three year diploma, you may be considered for entry to the second year of a relevant programme if you achieve 60% or above during your diploma studies. If you have a Higher National Diploma, you may be considered for advanced entry onto certain undergraduate degrees.
Postgraduate courses
For entry to our Master's programmes, you will generally need to have a Bachelor's degree with at least 2nd Class Honours to be considered.
You may be admitted to Master's programmes with a lower level degree if you have work experience relevant to the degree applied for. Find out more about Recognised Prior Learning.
English Language Requirements
When you join us, it’s important that you can speak and understand English to the level that your course requires. The specific English language requirements will be on your chosen course page.
We accept an overall score of 75% or above in English on the India Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)/Standard 12, IELTS, IGCSE and several other certificates, but don’t worry if you're currently short of the standard required.
Nigeria
Foundation Courses
If you've achieved 5 WAEC/NECO subjects (including mathematics and English language) with minimum grades of 1-6 or A-D, you'll usually need to do a foundation year before doing an undergraduate course such as a Bachelor's degree.
Undergraduate Courses
Once you've completed a foundation course, we'll consider you for admission onto an undergraduate course such as a Bachelor's degree.
A levels
- Please check your specific course page to find the exact number of points needed. Your A level grades should equal or exceed the total points required. You can use the UCAS Tariff Calculator to work out your total points.
- Some courses will require you to have studied specific subjects at A level. For example, to study a science course you will usually need to have achieved passing grades in scientific subjects at A level.
- A level points: A* = 56 A = 48 B = 40 C = 32 D = 24.
International Baccalaureate
- Most courses will require between 24 and 31 points in the International Baccalaureate (IB), depending on the degree you apply for.
You must have studied relevant subjects and achieved strong grades.
Advanced Diplomas from APTECH/NCC and Informatics
If you have completed ADSE (APTECH) with credit or achieved GPA of 2.0 (NCC/Informatics), you may be considered for final year (top-up) entry onto the following courses:
- BSc (Hons) Computing
- BSc (Hons) Computing and Digital Image
- BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems
- BSc (Hons) Web Technologies
- BSc (Hons) Computing and Society
- BEng (Hons) Computer Networks
- BSc (Hons) Computing and Information Systems (Distance Learning)
- BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems (Distance Learning)
If you achieved a minimum GPA of 3.5 or above at ADSE, you can be considered for final year (top-up) entry onto the following courses:
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science
- BSc (Hons) Software Engineering
- BSc (Hons) Forensic Computing
Please note: detailed transcripts must be provided
You may be able to join an undergraduate course with other qualifications. We do consider qualifications from a range of sources.
Postgraduate Courses
For entry to our postgraduate Master's programmes, you'll usually need to have a Bachelor's degree from a recognised Higher Education institution:
- 2:1 is equivalent to GPA of 3.5/5.0 (60-69%)
- 2:2 is equivalent to GPA of 3.0/5.0 (50-59%)
Although some courses may require a higher overall CGPA, we are also happy to consider applications with a slightly lower GPA on an individual basis.
If you don't meet the postgraduate entry requirements, you can do a pre-Master's programme at International College Portsmouth (ICP) for many of our courses.
English Language Requirements
When you join us, it’s important that you can speak and understand English to the level that your course requires. The specific English language requirements will be on your chosen course page.
We accept a Grade C6 or above in English on the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), IELTS, IGCSE and several other certificates, but don’t worry if you're currently short of the standard required.
Nigeria
Foundation courses
If you've achieved 5 WAEC/NECO subjects (including mathematics and English language) with minimum grades of 1–6 or A–D, you'll usually need to do a foundation year before doing an undergraduate course such as a Bachelor's degree.
Our foundation courses are provided at our associated college
International College Portsmouth (ICP).
Undergraduate courses
Once you've completed a foundation course, we'll consider you for admission onto an undergraduate course such as a Bachelor's degree.
You can also apply with:
A levels
- Please check your specific course page to find the exact number of points needed. Your A level grades should equal or exceed the total points required. You can use the
UCAS Tariff Calculator
to work out your total points. - Some courses will require you to have studied specific subjects at A level. For example, to study a science course you will usually need to have achieved passing grades in scientific subjects at A level.
- A level points: A* = 56 A = 48 B = 40 C = 32 D = 24.
International Baccalaureate
- Most courses will require between 24 and 31 points in the International Baccalaureate (IB), depending on the degree you apply for.
You must have studied relevant subjects and achieved strong grades.
Advanced Diplomas from APTECH/NCC and Informatics
If you have completed ADSE (APTECH) with credit or achieved GPA of 2.0 (NCC/Informatics), you may be considered for final year (top-up) entry onto the following courses:
- BSc (Hons) Computing
- BSc (Hons) Computing and Digital Image
- BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems
- BSc (Hons) Web Technologies
- BSc (Hons) Computing and Society
- BEng (Hons) Computer Networks
- BSc (Hons) Computing and Information Systems (Distance Learning)
- BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems (Distance Learning)
If you achieved a minimum GPA of 3.5 or above at ADSE, you can be considered for final year (top-up) entry onto the following courses:
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science
- BSc (Hons) Software Engineering
- BSc (Hons) Forensic Computing
Please note: detailed transcripts must be provided
You may be able to join an undergraduate course with other qualifications. We do consider qualifications from a range of sources.
Contact us
to find out more.
Postgraduate courses
For entry to our postgraduate Master's programmes, you'll usually need to have a Bachelor's degree from a recognised Higher Education institution:
- 2:1 is equivalent to GPA of 3.5/5.0 (60–69%)
- 2:2 is equivalent to GPA of 3.0/5.0 (50–59%)
Although some courses may require a higher overall CGPA, we are also happy to consider applications with a slightly lower GPA on an individual basis.
Ghana
Foundation courses
You'll usually need to do a foundation year before doing an undergraduate course such as a Bachelor's degree. We will consider your application if you have achieved minimum grades of 1
–
6 or A–
D in 5 SSCE/WASSCE subjects (including mathematics and English language).We recommend you take a foundation course at our associated college
International College Portsmouth (ICP)
Undergraduate courses
For entry onto an undergraduate course such as a Bachelor's degree, you must have studied relevant subjects and achieved strong grades in either A levels or the International Baccalaureate.
A levels
- Please check your specific course page to find the exact number of points needed. Your A level grades should equal or exceed the total points required. You can use the
UCAS Tariff Calculator
to work out your total points. - Some courses will require you to have studied specific subjects at A level. For example, to study a science course you will usually need to have achieved passing grades in scientific subjects at A level.
- A level points: A* = 56 A = 48 B = 40 C = 32 D = 24.
International Baccalaureate
- Most courses will require between 24 and 31 points in the International Baccalaureate (IB), depending on the degree you apply for.
You may also be able to apply for relevant undergraduate degree programmes with an Ordinary National Diploma (OND).
If you have a High National Diploma (HND) or Higher Diploma you can apply for advanced entry onto a relevant undergraduate programme.
You may be also able to join an undergraduate course with other qualifications. We do consider qualifications from a range of sources.
Contact us
to find out more.
Postgraduate courses
For entry to our postgraduate Master's programmes, you'll usually need to have a Bachelor’s degree from a recognised Higher Education institution.
Typical minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) requirements:
- UK 2.1 equivalent: 65%, or GPA 2.75/4.0
- UK 2.2 equivalent: 55% or GPA 2.50/4.0
Some courses require a higher overall CGPA, however we are happy to consider applications with a slightly lower GPA on an individual basis.
Pakistan
Foundation courses
If you have the Year 10-Secondary School certificate, you'll usually need to do a foundation year before doing an undergraduate course such as a Bachelor's degree.
We recommend you take a foundation course at our associated college
International College Portsmouth (ICP).
Undergraduate courses
If you've completed a foundation course, we'll consider you for admission onto an undergraduate course such as a Bachelor's degree.
You can also apply with:
A levels
- Please check your specific course page to find the exact number of points needed. Your A level grades should equal or exceed the total points required. You can use the
UCAS Tariff Calculator
to work out your total points. - Some courses will require you to have studied specific subjects at A level. For example, to study a science course you will usually need to have achieved passing grades in scientific subjects at A level.
- A level points: A* = 56 A = 48 B = 40 C = 32 D = 24.
International Baccalaureate
- Most courses will require between 24 and 31 points in the International Baccalaureate (IB), depending on the degree you apply for.
You must have studied relevant subjects and achieved strong grades.
Year 12-Intermediate students are generally not accepted directly into year 1. However, if you have completed Pre-Engineering or Medical Inters and scored over 80%, we may consider you for direct entry depending on the course/faculty you are applying for. We can accept applications from 60% and above for
BEng (Hons) Engineering and Technology with Foundation Year.
You may be able to join an undergraduate course with other qualifications. We do consider qualifications from a range of sources.
Contact us
to find out more.
Postgraduate courses
For entry to our postgraduate Master's programmes, you'll usually need to have a four year Bachelor's degree from a recognised Higher Education institution:
- For courses which require upper second class degrees (2:1), you will need 65%
–
70% or GPA 2.6–
2.8 - For courses which require lower second class degrees (2:2), you will need 60%
–
65% or GPA 2.4–
2.6
We also accept applications from students who have completed 2-year Bachelor's degrees, plus 2 year Master's degrees with 60% and above from recognised universities.
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