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Cardiff University
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Computer science: Computer Science (BSc)
DATA STATUSReference facts
Top 100 facts checked 31 Oct 2026
#75
EUROPE'S TOP 100
Rank 75 of 100 in Europe
753 papers among the 10% most cited (CWTS Leiden Ranking Open Edition 2025, 2020–2023). Bachelor's admission facts for a non-EU applicant, each from an official page. Reference only: not a verified route.
- Computer science bachelorEnglish
- Computer Science (BSc)
- How to applyCountry rule
- UCAS (one application for up to five courses)
- DeadlineCountry rule
- 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time for most courses; 15 October 2026 for medicine, dentistry and veterinary courses (closed)
- School certificateCountry rule
- A levels, the IB or a national school qualification the university accepts; check the grades listed for your country. Some national certificates are accepted only after a foundation year.
- Language
- IELTS 6.5 (5.5 each) standard or 7.0 (6.0 each) higher; medicine, dentistry, nursing and other health courses ask more
- Tuition (non-EU)Country rule
- International (overseas) fees are set per course.
Computer Science (BSc), September 2027: IELTS 6.5 with 5.5 in each part.
Entry requirements by field
As published on each programme page (checked 31 Oct 2026; UK grades are typical offers). Grades are not converted between school systems; the university decides how it reads yours.
- Computer scienceSeptember 2027
- Computer Science (BSc) · A-level ABB–BBC; IB 32–30 or 655–554 at HL; IELTS 6.5 (5.5 each)
- MathematicsSeptember 2027
- Mathematics (BSc) · A-level AAB–BBB including at least B in Maths; IB 34–31 or 665–555 at HL with 5 in HL Maths; IELTS 6.5 (5.5 each)
- MedicineSeptember 2027
- Medicine (MBBCh) · A-level AAA including Biology or Chemistry plus a second science (Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Physics or Psychology); UCAT in the year of application
- LawSeptember 2027
- Law (LLB) · A-level AAA–ABB (one grade lower with an A in the EPQ)
- EconomicsSeptember 2027
- Economics (BSc) · A-level AAB–BBB including Maths; IB 34–31 or 665–555 at HL with 5 in HL Maths; IELTS 6.5 (5.5 each)
- Cardiff: English requirements for undergraduates · checked 27 Oct 2026
- Cardiff: Computer Science (BSc) · checked 31 Oct 2026
- UCAS: 2027 entry deadline for most courses · checked 27 Oct 2026
- UCAS: 2027 entry deadline for Oxford, Cambridge and most medicine courses · checked 27 Oct 2026
APPLICATION ROUTE
Admission requirements
What the university asks of international applicants
Read on the university's own pages for non-EU bachelor's applicants with a school certificate from abroad (checked 31 Oct 2026). With a school certificate from an EU/EEA country, a different procedure may apply. This is reference information, not a verified route: DocRoute does not check your profile against it. Confirm details on the programme page before you apply.
01 · All programmes
Application documents
- UCAS application for full-time courses (local agents can help); Medicine and Dentistry close on 15 October for 2027 entry
02 · All programmes
Entrance requirements
- Grades, subjects and admissions tests depend on the course: see Entry requirements by field.
- Most courses ask for an IELTS score (set per course)
03 · All programmes
After admission
- Decisions by mid-May for January-deadline applications; a conditional offer becomes unconditional once you meet it and accept in UCAS