Pakistan

Undergraduate

Previous university/college study is required in addition to local high school qualifications for our Undergraduate Bachelor degree courses.

We accept a number of international qualifications, including the International Baccalaureate with the majority of our courses requiring grade between 29 - 32, or the SAT with the majority of our courses requiring a minimum of 1100 out of 1600 with 550 in each test. 

We accept the Intermediate Secondary School Certificate (ISSC) or Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) with 75-80% for first-year entry to the majority of undergraduate degrees at Essex. Please note some subject-specific requirements cannot be met by the ISSC/HSSC – please check our course pages for further details. Please note all ISSC/HSSC applicants will need to successfully pass a credibility interview.

We also offer a range of Foundation Programmes which can lead to entry to our undergraduate degrees, please visit University of Essex International College for further information.

Some courses have higher entry requirements as well as other admissions criteria. Please see individual courses for more information or email our admissions team admit@essex.ac.uk.

Postgraduate Taught

Many of our Postgraduate Taught Masters will consider applicants with GPA 2.6 or above from an undergraduate degree. Some courses and departments have higher entry requirements as well as other admissions criteria. Please see individual courses for more information or email our admissions team at pgadmit@essex.ac.uk.

We also have a range of Foundation Programmes available through our partner Kaplan International Colleges if you do not meet these grades. Please visit University of Essex International College for further information.

For entry to Research degrees, please refer to the entry requirements for the course that you are interested in. 
An undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK 2:2 (see the information above), and a master’s degree with a good grade is required for most PhD programmes, in addition to a well-developed research proposal in a field in which we can offer supervision. Please have a read through our information for PhD applicants and check the course details for your chosen programme for further information about entry criteria.

Our Essex Global Talent Scholarship, worth 50% of the first year tuition fee, is available for international undergraduate or master’s students.

International Baccalaureate Excellence Scholarship offers £2,000 scholarships to students who start at Essex in 2025-2026 and achieve academic excellence in their International Baccalaureate.  

Academic Excellence International Masters Scholarship offers up to £5,000 scholarships to international students who took undergraduate degree overseas or in the UK and are self-funding their postgraduate studies. Please visit the link for further details about deadlines and eligibility. 

Our South Asia Scholarship offers up to £4,000 scholarships to undergraduate students from Pakistan. Please visit the link for further details about deadlines and eligibility. 

Please visit our Scholarships pages for information about additional funding opportunities.

We’ve got over 100 clubs and societies at Essex, including our amazing Pakistani society, where you’ll have the chance to:

• Join cricket matches
• Watch Bollywood movies together
• Celebrate Eid
• Get involved with society socials

Join in the conversation and get to know other students with the society's Facebook page and Instagram.