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

UZH says the main language of instruction for its bachelor's programmes, the teaching diploma, and the bachelor's and master's programmes of Medicine and the Vetsuisse Faculty is, as a rule, German. English is the main language of many master's programmes, and the course catalogue lists the language of each one. Some master's, such as Social and Cultural Anthropology and Modern Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, accept proof in either German or English.

Bachelor's applicants who must sit the Swiss ECUS complementary examination usually obtain their language certificate as part of it.

You are exempt with a bachelor's from UZH, or with a bachelor's taught entirely in English at a university in a region where English is the official language. Distance learning and branch campuses in countries with a different official language do not count. The page does not name countries, so if your degree is from India, Pakistan or Nigeria, confirm with the Admissions Office whether it qualifies.

Most applicants can submit the certificate after admission, up to one week before the course starts, but you can only matriculate once it is available.

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