What IELTS score do you need for Swansea University?

These course pages were read on 8 October 2026. Some master's ask for less than the 6.5 Swansea describes as usual for postgraduates, so follow your course page. Business Management BSc gives no IELTS figure and points to the international entry requirements. No course page read states a PTE score.

Swansea's own SWELT test is taken online, scored 0 to 9 and valid only for Swansea; offer holders get one free test, then £100 each. Swansea accepts Duolingo for pre-sessional entry only. Whether PTE Academic Online counts for degree entry is not stated; Swansea lists PTE Home only for some foundation and pre-sessional courses.

Swansea's country-specific qualifications page lists the school results below, valid for 10 years. Indian boards not listed need a test. Indian postgraduates can use a medium of instruction letter only from about 105 listed institutions, not affiliated colleges. Nigerian postgraduates with a degree or diploma from the last 10 years need no test. School routes for Pakistan and Bangladesh are not stated by Swansea.

Swansea's CAS page asks self-funded international students for a £4,000 deposit. Its deposit FAQs set country exceptions: 50% of the first-year fee for Pakistan and Bangladesh (Bangladesh at least £4,000), the full first-year fee for Punjab, and £8,000 for Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Telangana. Haryana is listed with its amount left blank. A university pre-CAS interview is not stated.

Swansea's pre-sessional courses run 20 weeks (£7,900, from IELTS 4.5 with 4.0), 12 weeks (£4,740, from 5.0 with 4.5) or 10 weeks (£3,950, from 5.5 with 5.0), with a 6-week course also listed. For a joint CAS, students below 5.5 in any component must also provide a SELT.

For a Student visa, UK Visas and Immigration asks for English at CEFR B2 for degree-level study and B1 below degree level, per gov.uk. At degree level, gov.uk adds, your university can assess your English itself and may ask you to take a different test.

Requirements vary by programme and change between admissions cycles. The score that binds you is the one on your Swansea programme page and in your offer letter, so check it there before you book a test.