What IELTS score do you need for the University of Westminster?

Westminster accepts PTE Academic and PTE Academic UKVI in person only, not PTE Online, and lists PTE by component rather than an overall score for 6.0 and 6.5 courses. It no longer accepts TOEFL Home Edition, and from 18 May 2026 accepts only the SELT version of LanguageCert. Scores cannot be combined across sittings. Students in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are strongly recommended to take the in-centre Oxford ELLT Global.

Westminster accepts these qualifications if awarded within eight years of the course start, except WAEC, which must be within five years and verified through the WAEC Digital Certificate Portal. It also accepts a degree from a recognised institution in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore or Mauritius, awarded within eight years. Westminster does not accept medium of instruction letters outside these conditions, and routes for Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh are not stated.

Westminster's pre-sessional courses for summer 2027 run on campus for 6 weeks (£3,455) or 10 weeks (£4,565), or online for 10 weeks (£4,566) or 13 weeks (£5,770); autumn 2026 courses are online only. For a 6.0 (5.5) degree, entry is IELTS 5.5 for 6 weeks, 5.0 for 10 weeks and 4.5 for 13 weeks; for 6.5 (6.0), it is 6.0, 5.5 and 5.0. On-campus courses accept only a UKVI-approved SELT.

Westminster's deposits and CAS page says international students offered a place pay a non-refundable £5,500 deposit, refunded on request after a visa refusal that is not due to fraud.

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 Westminster programme page and in your offer letter, so check it there before you book a test.