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What IELTS score must international students achieve to get into a university in Australia? If you’re looking to study abroad down under, you’ve landed on the right page.

Over the years, Australia has become a top study destination choice for students from all over the world – with world-class institutions, beautiful landmarks and vibrant culture.

It also offers tremendous travel opportunities across the outback and diverse cities.

In February 2024, there were 713,144 international students pursuing their studies in Australia.

Minimum IELTS scores for Australian universities

If you’re planning to further your education in Australia, you’ll be required to take an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test to prove your language proficiency in English. This test will also be important if you’re looking to work in Australia.

To qualify, you must obtain the minimum IELTS band score of 6.0 for an Australian study visa (subclass 500).

Let’s get right down to it! Read on for the minimum IELTS requirements according to the top-ranked universities in Australia.

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Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings in 2024

One of the world’s most established metrics, the Times Higher Education world rankings assess universities based on the following five key performance indicators: teaching, research quality, research environment, international outlook and industry income.

Rank

University

Global rank

IELTS minimum requirement (undergraduate programmes)

IELTS minimum requirement (postgraduate programmes)

1

University of Melbourne

37

6.5

7.0

2

Monash University

54

6.5

6.5

3

University of Sydney

60

6.5

7.0

4

Australian National University

67

6.5

7.0

5

The University of Queensland

70

6.5

7.0

6

UNSW Sydney

84

6.5

7.0

7

University of Adelaide

111

6.5

7.0

8

The University of Western Australia

143

6.5

7.0

9

University of Technology Sydney

148

6.5

7.0

10

Macquarie University

180

6.5

7.0

11

Queensland University of Technology

199

6.5

6.5

12

Curtin University

201 – 250

6.0

6.5

13

University of Newcastle

201 – 250

6.0

6.5

14

Swinburne University of Technology

201 – 250

6.0

6.5

15

University of Wollongong

201 – 250

6.0

6.5

16

Deakin University

251 – 300

6.0

7.0

17

Griffith University

251 – 300

6.5

6.5

18

La Trobe University

251 – 300

6.0

6.5

19

RMIT University

251 – 300

6.5

6.5

20

University of Tasmania

251 – 300

6.0

6.0

QS World University Rankings in 2024

The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) world rankings is also another global premier ranking system that rates universities by institution and subject through academic reputation, citation, faculty to student ratio, employer, international and sustainability indicators.

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Rank

University

Global rank

IELTS minimum requirement (undergraduate programmes)

IELTS minimum requirement (postgraduate programmes)

1

The University of Melbourne

14

6.5

7.0

2=

UNSW Sydney

19=

6.5

7.0

2=

The University of Sydney

19=

6.5

7.0

4

Australian National University

34

6.5

7.0

5

Monash University

42

6.5

6.5

6

The University of Queensland

43

6.5

7.0

7

The University of Western Australia

72

6.5

7.0

8

University of Adelaide

89

6.5

7.0

9

University of Technology Sydney

90

6.5

7.0

10

Macquarie University

130

6.5

7.0

11

RMIT University

140

6.5

6.5

12

University of Wollongong

162

6.0

6.5

13

University of Newcastle

173

6.0

6.5

14

Curtin University

183

6.0

6.5

15

Queensland University of Technology

189

6.5

6.5

16

Deakin University

233

6.0

7.0

17

La Trobe University

242

6.0

6.5

18

Griffith University

243

6.5

6.5

19

Swinburne University of Technology

285

6.0

6.5

20

University of Tasmania

307

6.0

6.0

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