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UK Universities Accepting IELTS 6.0: IELTS Requirements by University

28 UK universities on Ascenda publish an IELTS requirement. 26 of them accept an overall IELTS of 6.0 or below. Scores are the usual university-wide minimum; some courses ask for more, so always confirm on the course page.

Accept IELTS 6.0 or below: 26
Ask for IELTS 6.5: 2
Ask for IELTS 7.0 or above: 0
Universities with IELTS data: 28

UK universities asking for IELTS 6.0 or below

University	Programmes	IELTS
Arts University Plymouth · Plymouth	30	5.5
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts · Liverpool	22	5.5
Ravensbourne University London · London	63	5.5
Royal Academy of Music, University of London · London	5	5.5
Anglia Ruskin University	389	6.0
Blackpool and the Fylde College · Fleetwood	56	6.0
Cliff College · Hope Valley	2	6.0
Escape Studios · London	32	6.0
Futureworks · Salford	9	6.0
Leeds Beckett University · Leeds	132	6.0
Liverpool Hope University · Liverpool	149	6.0
Liverpool John Moores University · Liverpool	183	6.0
London South Bank University · London	158	6.0
New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) · Hereford	14	6.0
Oxford Brookes University · Solihull	217	6.0
Regent's University London · London	43	6.0
SP Jain London School of Management · London	1	6.0
Southampton, Solent University · Southampton	226	6.0
UCFB	32	6.0
Ulster University	173	6.0
University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College	44	6.0
University for the Creative Arts · Farnham	133	6.0
University of Bedfordshire · Luton	200	6.0
University of Hertfordshire · Hatfield	140	6.0
University of Lancashire	160	6.0
University of Roehampton · London	178	6.0

UK universities asking for IELTS 6.5

University	Programmes	IELTS
Cardiff University	209	6.5
Northeastern University London · London	9	6.5

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