Why Essex?

With students from over 140 different countries, Essex is the world in one place. We currently have 157 students from Latin America studying at the University.

Entry requirements

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 a 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 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 12/20 or above from Licenciado. 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.

Postgraduate Research 

For entry to Research degrees, please refer to the entry requirements for the degree that you are interested in. 

An undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK 2:2 (see the grade 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 research degree applicants and check the course details for your chosen programme for further information about entry criteria.

Scholarships and funding

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 £4,000 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 Latin America and the Caribbean Scholarship offers up to £5,000 scholarships to undergraduate students from Peru. Please visit the link for further details about deadlines and eligibility.

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

Our student societies

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

  • Share Latin American culture with other students
  • Fundraise for a Latin America focused charity
  • Make and enjoy Latin American food
  • Partake in society socials

Explore the Latin American society

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

Educational representatives

We work with a network of educational representatives who can offer guidance throughout the application process. If you are a prospective student interested in applying to Essex, you are welcome to reach out directly to these representatives in your country should you like assistance with next steps.

Meet us in Peru

Unfortunately, we don't have any events planned in your region yet. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with your country contact with any questions you may have.  

Keep up to date with my travels on Instagram.

Alicia Alfaro
Hello! My name is Alicia and I am originally from Lima, Peru. The reason I chose Essex was mainly due to its distinctive course structure, especially in the department of Language and Linguistics, as it provided a variety and flexibility of modules I had not found in other universities. Secondly, Essex has such great cultural diversity; it embraces all that makes one unique. We have numerous societies, events and exciting student-led activities that are great fun to be a part off. The sceneries are absolutely stunning, as there is a contrast between nature and city-life landscapes, which provides a safe and peaceful environment to be in, the ability to offer such a balanced work-social experience, but most of all, the yummy coffee you can find at The Greenhouse. Essex has welcomed me with open arms, believed in my capabilities and allowed me to put them into good use. Currently, I am working as a Student Ambassador and have had previous experience working with the Student Union, as well as its volunteering team, who hold various projects to give back to our community. I strongly believe the University of Essex is a place where you can explore your full potential, there are endless opportunities and people who are more than willing to guide you in the process. 
Alicia Alfaro BA Modern Languages and english language
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