*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
July 2025
The University of Waikato 
Private Bag 3105,
Hamilton,
Hamilton,
3240, New Zealand
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
February 2025
The University of Waikato 
Private Bag 3105,
Hamilton,
Hamilton,
3240, New Zealand
Academic: The equivalent of at least 2 years' full time successful tertiary study and a qualification equivalent to NZQCF Level 6.
The requirements must be met within one test sitting or on one certificate.
An Academic IELTS overall score of 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in any band), includes One Sill Retake (OSR) and Indicator, or
A TOEFL iBT (and TOEFL Home) score of 80 with a writing score of 21, or
A B grade or better at Level 7 in the Certificate of Attainment in Academic English, or
A PTE Academic overall score of 46 with a band no less than 36, or
A Language Cert International ESOL (LRWS) B2 Communicator with 33-37 score per skill, or
Awarded a New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Academic) (Level 4), or
a Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE) II with distinction in all four components, or
A B2 (formally known as Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)) with an overall score of 169 and no bands below 162, or
A C2 Proficiency (formally known as Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)) with an overall score of 169 and no bands below 162, or
A Michigan English Test (formally known as Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)) minimum score of 54, or
Duolingo English Test (DET) 105.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
UWC provides a direct pathway to at the University of Waikato, a research university with a 2024 QS World University Ranking of 250.