Bangor University

Undergraduate applications

Undergraduate applicants apply through UCAS; Bangor's institution code is B06. For 2027 entry, UCAS applications can be submitted from 1 September 2026 and the initial deadline is 13 January 2027. Bangor still considers applications received after that date, and applications received between 25 February and 30 June are forwarded by UCAS and considered where places remain. Entry requirements are set separately for each course.

Medicine

The deadline for Medicine and Graduate Entry Medicine (2027 entry) is 15 October 2026. Applicants must sit the UCAT (book by 16 September 2026; last test date 24 September 2026). Shortlisted applicants are invited in late November to in-person Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs) at Bangor, held 7 to 11 December 2026. Offers are made only after all interviews have been completed, and are issued through UCAS in March 2027.

Contextual offers

Under its widening access policy, Bangor uses contextual data to decide whether an applicant is eligible for a lower contextual offer. This includes POLAR4 and WIMD postcode data and UCAS indicators such as receiving free school meals, being estranged from parents, having caring responsibilities, having spent time in care, having served or having a parent in the UK Armed Forces, or being the first in the family to attend university. No offer is based on contextual data alone.

International undergraduate entry

International students can apply directly through the University's Online Application Portal, with no application fee, or through UCAS. First-year entry requires a school-leaving qualification equivalent to A-levels or the International Baccalaureate; country-specific equivalences are set out for each country. Students who have completed a matching first year at another university may transfer into Year 2 with a certified transcript. Relevant professional experience of two years or more may be recognised, with employer references and a detailed CV. Applicants without direct-entry qualifications can take a four-year International Incorporated Bachelor's degree, with Year Zero taught at Bangor University International College (BUIC) on campus. For international applicants, the recommended application deadlines are the end of June for September entry, the end of October for January and the end of February for May.

English language requirements

Requirements vary by subject and level. Most undergraduate programmes require IELTS 6.0 (5.5 in each component); Law and Philosophy and Religion require 6.5 (6.0); Nursing and Midwifery require 7.0 (7.0); and Radiography requires 7.0 (6.5). Most taught postgraduate programmes require 6.0 (5.5), with higher levels for some, such as Law and English Literature at 6.5 (6.0) and Nursing, Midwifery and Counselling at 7.0 (6.5). Equivalent scores are accepted in TOEFL iBT, Pearson PTE Academic (for example 56 with 51 in each component for IELTS 6.0 (5.5)), Duolingo, Cambridge English, Trinity ISE, LanguageCert Academic, IELCA and Password Skills Plus. The Bangor English Language Test (BUELT) is no longer offered. Applicants below the direct-entry level can take ELCOS pre-sessional English courses.

Postgraduate taught

Most taught programmes take applications directly through the University's online application form. Applications are accepted all year, with recommended deadlines of the end of June for September entry and the end of October for January entry. Some courses have their own closing dates or application routes, including the PGCE and the Chartered Banker MBA. International applicants need a bachelor's degree equivalent to at least a UK second-class honours degree. Business School applicants who do not meet this can take an International Incorporated Master's with a pre-master's stage at BUIC.

Postgraduate research

PhD and MPhil applicants should first find a potential supervisor and agree a research outline with them. They then apply online with a research proposal, degree certificates and transcripts, an academic reference, a CV and a passport (for international applicants). Applicants for advertised funded studentships apply through each studentship's own route. Applications are accepted all year, and most Schools allow a start at any point, subject to the supervisor's agreement. International research applicants need a master's degree equivalent to a UK master's and should secure funding before applying.

• Bangor (main campus), Gwynedd: most teaching across arts, humanities, business, law, education, computer science and engineering, environmental and natural sciences, health, psychology, sport science and medicine. Facilities include the Main Library on College Road, the Archives and Special Collections, Pontio (theatre, cinema, teaching and social learning spaces, innovation space and the Students' Union offices), Canolfan Brailsford sports centre on Ffriddoedd Road with a gym, fitness classes and a health and therapy clinic, Student Services, and the Tír na nÓg nursery.
• Ffriddoedd Village and St Mary's Village, Bangor: the two student villages, with mainly single-occupancy en-suite self-catered rooms, Bar Uno (Ffriddoedd) and Barlow's (St Mary's), launderettes, common rooms and fitness facilities.
• Menai Bridge, Anglesey: the School of Ocean Sciences, with laboratories, inshore and seagoing vessels and the research vessel Prince Madog, which takes up to 10 scientists and 20 students to sea.
• Treborth Botanic Garden, on the Menai Strait: a 45-acre teaching and research garden with native woodland, unimproved grassland, an orchard and glasshouses including tropical, temperate, orchid and carnivorous plant houses.
• Wrexham campus, Wrexham Technology Park: next to the Maelor Hospital, about 70 miles from Bangor; home to BSc Diagnostic Radiography, with its own health sciences library, a digital X-ray suite, desktop imaging simulation and immersive virtual reality equipment.
• Research Reserve, Llandygai Industrial Estate: the off-campus library branch holding scarce print collections and Bangor theses, open by appointment.