Find application guidance for all courses and entry requirements by country in this section. You'll also find lots of advice for after you have applied.
We will support you at every stage of your application.
View our application advice for international students applying to Bachelors and Masters degrees at NTU.
We also have guidance for applying to Foundation, Pre-Masters and Pre-sessional English courses and PhD research.
As an international student, you can apply for an undergraduate course at NTU through Clearing if you have your final exam results. If you are not holding an offer at another institution, Clearing could be an option for you to find a great course for September 2024 entry.
If you are interested in applying through Clearing, please act as soon as you receive your results.
This is to ensure you have time to complete the application process, apply for a visa (if appropriate) and make the necessary arrangements to move to the UK.
In order to apply for a university in the UK international students will need to use the Universities and Colleges Admissions System (UCAS).
Applicants can now register to start a UCAS application for 2025 entry.
You may also find our guidance on how to write a personal statement useful to read before you apply.
If you're applying for and Art and Design course, you may need to submit a portfolio. You can get advice on this on our guide: how to prepare a good portfolio.
You may find also find the UCAS guidance for international students a useful resource.
You can apply to up to 5 universities through the UCAS system.
The UCAS 2025 deadline is 29 January 2025. However, we are able to consider international student applications until 30 June 2025 if there are places available on the courses. We strongly encourage you to apply as early as you can.
If you’ve applied through UCAS, please upload your supporting documents to us on our Ask NTU form. Supporting documents include qualification transcripts and certificates (an IELTS certificate, for example).
You don't have to upload your documents all at the same time. You can upload any documents you already have and any remaining documents when they are available.
We'll contact you on the email you use in your application if there is more information we need from you other than your supporting documents.
If we have emailed you to ask for further information to help us consider your application, please follow the instructions in the email to upload any documents directly onto our system. This will be quicker than emailing the additional information to us.
If your application is successful, we will contact you with a conditional (or unconditional) offer to study at NTU. If you are not sure what this means, there is more information in our guide: after receiving an offer.
If you would like to apply for a Pre-sessional English (PEAP) course to meet our English language requirements, you need to apply for this course through the NTU Applicant Portal.
Find out more about undergraduate study at NTU.
If you're interested in applying to Nottingham Trent University only, and do not apply to any other UK university in the same year, you can apply through the NTU Applicant Portal. Please note however, if you're waiting for A-level or BTEC results ('results pending') at the time you apply you must apply through UCAS rather than directly.
You may also find our guidance on how to write a personal statement useful to read before you apply.
If you're applying for and Art and Design course, you may need to submit a portfolio. You can get advice on this on our guide: how to prepare a good portfolio.
Please upload any supporting documents to your application on the NTU Applicant Portal as soon as you have them, on the 'My Documents' screen. Supporting documents include qualification transcripts and certificates (an IELTS certificate, for example).
You don't have to upload your documents all at the same time. You can upload any documents you already have and any remaining documents when they are available.
We'll contact you on the email you use in your application if there is more information we need from you other than your supporting documents.
If we have emailed you to ask for further information to help us consider your application, please follow the instructions in the email to upload any documents directly onto our system. This will be quicker than emailing the additional information to us.
If your application is successful, we will contact you with a conditional (or unconditional) offer to study at NTU. If you are not sure what this means, there is more information in our guide: after receiving an offer.
If you would like to apply for a Pre-sessional English (PEAP) course to meet our English language requirements, you need to apply for this course through the NTU Applicant Portal.
Find out more about undergraduate study at NTU.
Please apply for a Masters degree through the NTU Applicant Portal.
When you've created your application you can log back in as many times as you like to add information or upload supporting documents.
Upload any supporting documents to your application on the applicant portal as soon as you have them, using the 'my documents' screen. Supporting documents include qualification transcripts and certificates (an IELTS certificate, for example).
You don't have to upload your documents all at the same time. You can upload any documents you already have and any remaining documents when they are available.
We'll contact you on the email you use in your application if there is more information we need from you other than your supporting documents.
If we have emailed you to ask for further information to help us consider your application, please follow the instructions in the email to upload any documents directly onto our system. This will be quicker than emailing the additional information to us.
If your application is successful, we will contact you with a conditional (or unconditional) offer to study at NTU. If you are not sure what this means, there is more information in our guide: after receiving an offer.
If you would like to apply for a Pre-sessional English (PEAP) course to meet our English language requirements, you need to apply for this course through the NTU Applicant Portal.
Find out more about postgraduate study at NTU.
If you need help achieving the academic or language entry requirements to do a degree at NTU, we offer a range of preparation courses you may like to consider.
We offer undergraduate preparation courses through our partner Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC), Kaplan International. After passing the preparation course at the required level with good attendance, you would progress to your chosen undergraduate degree at NTU.
We offer Foundation Certificate courses in these subjects:
We also offer International Year One courses, where students progress to the second year of an undergraduate degree in these subjects:
We offer Pre-Masters courses through our partner Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC), Kaplan International. After passing the Pre-Masters at the required level with good attendance, you would progress to your chosen Masters degree at NTU.
We offer Pre-Masters in these subjects:
Please apply directly to NTIC for these courses.
If you need advice you can contact NTIC for guidance before you apply.
NTIC is ideally located on our City Campus. As an NTIC student, you’ll be part of the NTU student community, with access to all student facilities and resources.
If you need help achieving our English language requirements, we recommend that you consider doing a Pre-sessional English course at NTU.
There are entry requirements for each entry level of the PEAP course. The current level of your English language skills will determine how many weeks you would be advised to study PEAP.
Please apply for PEAP through the NTU Applicant Portal.
If you'd like to apply for a PhD or further research at NTU, you can either apply for one of our PhD projects or submit your own proposal.
When you complete your application it is very useful to have details of your qualifications, employment and any research training or experience you have undertaken. You will also need to tell us your source of funding.