In the wave of globalised education, United Kingdom, with its long academic tradition and world-class education quality, has become a dream destination for many Chinese students.
However, it is important for students who are not top performers but dream of entering the top 50 universities in the United Kingdom in the QS World University Rankings to understand the application requirements of these institutions.
This article will delve into the application criteria for Chinese undergraduates at the top 50 universities in the United Kingdom and demystify your entry into these institutions. No matter what your grades are, with the right strategy, dreams are not out of reach. Let's take a look at how you can make your study abroad journey smoother through careful planning and preparation.
（链接：International students | International students | University of Bristol）
Let's first take a look at what are the United Kingdom universities in the QS top50 in 2025, and at the same time look at the admission requirements of each university~~
(link: https://qschina.cn/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2025)
Imperial College London
2025 QS Ranking: 2
Graduate Admission Requirements:
Language Requirements:
Both Bachelor's and Master's degrees are subject to the IELTS requirements of "Standard Requirements" and "High Standard Requirements".
Depending on the course, the requirements are different.
Score Requirements:
Applicants should have obtained at least a bachelor's degree from a 211 university with a final overall score of 80% or higher to be considered for a master's degree such as Master of Science, Master of Education, Master of Business Administration, etc. Candidates with a score of 85 or above are preferred.
（链接：Imperial College London）
Oxford
2025 QS ranking: 3
Graduate Admission Requirements:
Language Requirements:
According to the target specialty, it is divided into "standard requirements" and "high standard requirements"
Score Requirements:
如果你在牛津的研究生课程需要 ‘ ‘strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours ”, 你通常需要一个学士学位,总成绩85%来自985/211的大学,或者90%来自其他大学。
If you need a 'first-class undergraduate degree with honours' for your postgraduate course at Oxford, you will normally need a bachelor's degree with 90% overall from a 985/211 university, or 95% from another university.
（链接：牛津大学 | University of Oxford）
University of Cambridge
2025 QS ranking: 5
Graduate Admission Requirements:
Language Requirements:
Most require an overall score of 7.5 with a minimum score of 7.0
Score Requirements:
A bachelor's degree from a prestigious university with a composite score of 85% or a GPA of 3.5/4.0, or a bachelor's degree from a good university with a composite score of 88% or a GPA of 3.7/4.0, or a bachelor's degree from another recognized institution with a composite score of 90% or a GPA of 3.9/4.0.
（链接：University of Cambridge）
University College London
2025 QS Ranking: 9
Graduate Admission Requirements:
Language Requirements:
Most require an overall score of 7.0 with a minimum score of 6.5
Score Requirements:
UCL postgraduate students have their own list of institutions, and students who have obtained a bachelor's degree from the universities on the list are expected to achieve a minimum weighted average score of 80-85. Students who earn a student's bachelor's degree from a university that is not on the list are expected to receive a minimum weighted average score of 85-90.
(链接：UCL - London's Global University）
University of Edinburgh
2025 QS ranking: 27
Graduate Admission Requirements:
Language Requirements:
English requirements vary for different majors in undergraduate and master's degrees. Most majors require an overall IELTS score of 6.5 with no band less than 5.5. Medical or business majors may require an overall score of 7.0 with a minimum score of 6.5.
Score Requirements:
There is its own list of institutions, divided into four types: BAND A-BAND D:
BAND A: Students on the list are required to have a GPA of 85+
BAND B: Students from schools on the list are required to have 80+ GPAs
BAND C: Students from schools on the list are required to have a GPA of 80+, and students from schools outside the list are required to have a GPA of 85+
BAND D: 80+ GPA for any recognized university
University of Manchester
2025 QS ranking: 34
Graduate Admission Requirements:
Language Requirements:
Each course and program offered by the University of Manchester's undergraduate and master's degrees has its own English test score requirements. While score requirements vary from program to program, typical scores at the University of Manchester are summarized below:
Most majors require an overall score of 6.5 with a minimum score of 6.0.
Score Requirements:
The entry requirements for master's degree applications at the University of Manchester vary from program to program, but generally speaking, taught master's applicants who have obtained a bachelor's degree from a well-known Chinese university must have a minimum overall grade point average of 80% or a minimum GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0.
（链接：The University of Manchester）
King's College London
2025 QS ranking: 40
Graduate Admission Requirements:
Language Requirements:
The IELTS requirements of KCL are divided into five stages, according to the major, the lowest BAND E is not met by the major, and there is no need to achieve BAND A in the master's program, so the IELTS requirements are distributed from BAND B to BAND D according to the major
Score Requirements:
The KCL Graduate Application Reference Criteria is based on the student's final GPA listed on their undergraduate transcripts. Each graduate program page identifies the specific GPA required for the program. For example, for the MSc in Data Science, Chinese students from elite universities need to graduate with an average grade of 85%, and students from regular universities need to graduate with an average score of 88%.
（链接：King's College London (kcl.ac.uk)）
London School of Economics and Political Science
2025 QS ranking: 50
Graduate Admission Requirements:
Language Requirements:
The master's degree is divided into "standard requirements" and "high standard requirements" according to the target specialty.
Depending on the course, the requirements are different.
Score Requirements:
To be considered for an upper second class equivalent, applicants need a bachelor's degree with an overall score of 85 from a highly regarded institution in China, while all other schools normally require a minimum of 90 points.
To be considered for admission to a taught master's program (first-class equivalent), applicants need a bachelor's degree with an overall score of 88 from a highly regarded institution in China, while all other school applicants are normally required to obtain a minimum of 93 points.
According to the admission situation of the above universities, it is not very easy for ordinary students from non-non-resident colleges to apply to these universities, so are there some major options that are more friendly to students in these universities?
For example, UCL's MA Early Years Education (MA Early Years Education) and other education majors have low admission requirements, generally only requiring a 2:2 admission requirement, and ordinary students from non-resident colleges will also have the opportunity to enroll.
爱丁堡大学的MSc Sport Policy, Management and International Development(体育政策,管理和国际发展理学硕士)也是许多双非商科专业可以选择的泛商科硕士。
同时艺术类相关的双非学院或者艺术学院学生可以尝试申请MSc Modern and Contemporary Art: History, Curating, Criticism（近现代艺术：历史，策展和评论硕士）。
The University of Manchester's MSc Management of Projects is also one of the university's more student-friendly master's programmes.
同时伦敦国王学院（KCL）的一些泛商科专业也有双非学生申请到，例如之前某南方双非工商类大学国际贸易本科学生申请到了KCL的Emerging Economies and International Development MSc（新兴经济体和国际发展硕士）和International Political Economy MA（国际政治经济学硕士）。
In addition, the 50-100 universities in the United Kingdom's 2025 QS comprehensive university rankings are more accepting of students from non-double non-university institutions, such as the University of Bristol, the University of Glasgow, the University of Southampton, etc., so if the top 50 universities are more difficult, you can consider the top 100 universities in the United Kingdom.
（链接：UCL - London's Global University）
It can be seen that students from double non-university institutions are not unable to apply to the top 50 universities in the United Kingdom, but they must plan their majors and courses early, especially the soft background improvement, and all the successful double non-graduate applicants for the above master's programs are basically how short internships and scientific research support.
Therefore, dear double non-students, don't worry about not being able to go to a good school, as long as you are willing to work hard and plan early, you will definitely be able to achieve your goals.