Newcastle University

Undergraduate application (UCAS)

Undergraduate applications are made through UCAS (institution name NEWC, code N21), with up to five course choices, a personal statement and an academic reference. For 2027 entry, the deadline for Medicine and Dentistry is 15 October 2026 (18:00 UK time) and the equal consideration date for most other courses is 13 January 2027 (18:00 UK time). UCAS Extra opens on 25 February 2027, the final UCAS application deadline is 30 June 2027, and Clearing opens on 2 July 2027. After applying, applicants register on the Apply to Newcastle Portal to upload documents and track their application. Deferred entry is possible.

Typical offers

ABB at A level is typically the minimum for undergraduate entry, with higher or different requirements on some degrees; some also require specific subjects, work experience or a portfolio. Typical offers are expressed as three A level grades, and a fourth A level is not required. Newcastle also considers International A levels, Scottish qualifications, the International Baccalaureate, the Irish Leaving Certificate, Access qualifications, BTEC qualifications and Cambridge Pre-U.

Contextual and alternative offers

Applicants predicted CCC or above may qualify for supported entry routes:

• Regional Guaranteed Offer for applicants living or studying in defined North East postcodes
• Regional Contextual Offer (up to 2 grades lower) for North East and Tees Valley state school students
• PARTNERS (up to 3 grades lower) for Year 13 students from under-represented backgrounds
• Pathways to Newcastle (up to 2 grades lower) for eligible STEM courses
• Contextual Offer, High Performance Athlete and Realising Opportunities routes (up to 2 grades lower)

Most contextual offers are applied automatically from UCAS data; PARTNERS and Pathways to Newcastle have their own applications.

International undergraduate entry

International and EU students also apply through UCAS. Country-specific equivalents of the typical requirements are given for each country. Students who do not meet the academic or English requirements can take the International Foundation (a guaranteed route to Year 1 on meeting progression requirements) or International Year One at the Newcastle University International Study Centre. Newcastle is also an NCUK partner and accepts the NCUK International Foundation Year.

English language requirements

Most undergraduate courses require IELTS (Academic or UKVI) 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each skill; some courses ask for more. Tests must be taken within three years of the course start. Accepted alternatives include Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency (176 overall, 160 in each skill) and Duolingo (typically 125 overall, no subskill below 100). Postgraduate requirements vary by course, and IELTS One Skill Retakes are accepted from 2025 entry. Pre-sessional English courses are available on campus or online.

Postgraduate taught and research entry

Postgraduate applications are made through the Apply to Newcastle Portal, where applicants upload documents, accept offers and pay deposits. Academic and English requirements are set for each course. Research applicants can propose their own PhD (finding a supervisor and identifying funding), apply for a funded studentship, or apply for a research master's (MRes, MLitt, MPhil, LLM by Research). The Pre-Master's programme prepares international students for master's study.

Visas

International research applicants need a valid passport and a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) for a student visa, with passports valid for six months from the course start date. Applicants who need a visa must take one of the English tests accepted for visa purposes.

• Newcastle campus, Newcastle upon Tyne (UK): the main city-centre campus, home to all three faculties and their schools and institutes. Facilities include the Philip Robinson Library, the Marjorie Robinson Library Rooms and the Walton Library; the Frederick Douglass learning and teaching centre; the Stephenson Building; Newcastle Helix; and sports facilities from a £30m investment with a 180-station gym, two multi-purpose studios, a spin studio and a mind and body studio. Student villages are on campus or within reach of it, and the Castle Leazes halls site is being redeveloped in a joint venture with Unite Students.
• Off-campus sites (North East England): two commercial farms supporting agriculture, food security, nutrition and rural energy research; the Dove Marine Laboratory on the coast; the research vessel The Princess Royal; and the Emerson Cavitation Tunnel. A Health Innovation Neighbourhood is planned on 29 acres around the former General Hospital in the West End of Newcastle.
• Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed), Iskandar Puteri, Johor: established in 2009 in EduCity, offering undergraduate medical and biomedical education, with an anatomy lab, wet teaching lab, library and student recreation rooms, and NUMed-managed accommodation linked by a free shuttle bus.
• Newcastle University in Singapore: undergraduate engineering degrees run jointly with the Singapore Institute of Technology in the Punggol Digital District (including Electrical Power Engineering, Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Engineering, and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering), MSc programmes with Ngee Ann Academy, and MPhil and PhD research through the Newcastle Research and Innovation Institute Singapore (NewRIIS).