The University of Southampton

We welcome applications from international students with good qualifications for any of our courses. All applicants will be considered on an individual basis. Depending on your academic background and achievements, we may also be able to accept you as a visiting student, or allow you direct entry into the second year of a degree courses.

If you have not studied science-based subjects to the required standard, you should consider our four-year courses which include the a Foundation Year.

If English is not your first language, you will be required to pass an approved English test. We normally ask for a score of IELTS Band 1C 6.5, with minimum of 5.5 in each component; for information on other accepted English language tests, please visit our English language proficiency pages.