English language test profiles

This page includes a full list of English language test profiles. The course, programme or degree that you wish to study defines the English language test profile relevant to your application.

Please refer to the information available on the English language requirements pages for pre-degree, undergraduate and postgraduate study, to identify what English language test profile applies to your course of study. There are three profile categories:

Direct entry: these profiles can typically be used to meet requirements for direct entry onto an undergraduate or postgraduate degree programme. These profiles have the letter "D" in their name. For example, Profile 1-D.
Faculty of Medicine: these profiles only apply to undergraduate applicants to the Faculty of Medicine. These profiles have the letter "M" in their name. For example, 2-M.
Secure English Language Test: these profiles apply to students who need to provide a Secure English Language Test (SELT) to demonstrate English language ability when applying for a visa. Pre-degree programmes typically require the provision of a SELT. These profiles have the letter "S" in their name. For example, 3-S.

The English language test profiles below are based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) benchmarking tables developed by the University.

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
Cambridge	200	200
IELTS (Academic)	8.0	8.0
LanguageCert International ESOL C1 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	High Pass	High Pass
PTE Academic	79	79
TOEFL IBT	Listening: 28 Reading: 29 Writing: 30 Speaking: 26	110
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) III	Distinction	Distinction

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
IELTS (Academic)	7.0	7.0

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
Cambridge	176	185
IELTS (Academic)	6.5	7.0
LanguageCert International ESOL C1 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Pass	Pass
PTE Academic	58	65
TOEFL IBT	Listening: 20 Reading: 19 Writing: 24 Speaking: 20	94
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) III	Pass	Pass
Pre-sessional/AEQC	11	14

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
IELTS for UKVI (Academic)	6.5	7.0
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT C1 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Pass	Pass
PTE Academic UKVI	58	65
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) SELT III	Pass	Pass

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
Cambridge	Listening: 169 Reading: 169 Speaking: 169 Writing: 185	185
IELTS (Academic)	Listening: 6.0 Reading: 6.0 Speaking: 6.0 Writing: 7.0	7.0
LanguageCert International ESOL C1 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Pass	Pass
PTE Academic	Listening: 50 Reading: 50 Speaking: 50 Writing: 65	65
TOEFL IBT	Listening: 12 Reading: 13 Speaking: 18 Writing: 27	94
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) III	Pass	Pass
Pre-sessional/AEQC	Listening: 7 Reading: 7 Speaking: 7 Writing: 14	14

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
IELTS for UKVI (Academic)	Listening: 6.0 Reading: 6.0 Speaking: 6.0 Writing: 7.0	7.0
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT C1 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Pass	Pass
PTE Academic UKVI	Listening: 50 Reading: 50 Speaking: 50 Writing: 65	65
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) SELT III	Pass	Pass

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
Cambridge	169	185
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	7.0
LanguageCert International ESOL C1 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Pass	Pass
PTE Academic	50	65
TOEFL IBT	Listening: 12 Reading: 13 Speaking: 18 Writing: 21	94
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) III	Pass	Pass
Pre-sessional/AEQC	7	14

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
IELTS for UKVI (Academic)	6.0	7.0
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT C1 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Pass	Pass
PTE Academic UKVI	50	65
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) SELT III	Pass	Pass

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
Cambridge	Listening: 169 Reading: 169 Writing: 176 Speaking: 169	176
IELTS (Academic)	Listening: 6.0 Reading: 6.0 Writing: 6.5 Speaking: 6.0	6.5
LanguageCert International ESOL B2 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	High Pass (or Pass at C1 level)	High Pass (or Pass at C1 level)
PTE Academic	Listening: 50 Reading: 50 Writing: 58 Speaking: 50	58
TOEFL IBT	Listening: 12 Reading: 13 Writing: 24 Speaking: 18	79
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) II	Distinction (or Pass at level III)	Distinction (or Pass at level III)
Pre-sessional/AEQC	Listening: 7 Reading: 7 Writing: 11 Speaking: 7	11

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
IELTS for UKVI (Academic)	Listening: 6.0 Reading: 6.0 Writing: 6.5 Speaking: 6.0	6.5
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	High Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)	High Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)
PTE Academic UKVI	Listening: 50 Reading: 50 Writing: 58 Speaking: 50	58
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) SELT II	Distinction (or Pass at level III SELT)	Distinction (or Pass at level III SELT)

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
Cambridge	169	176
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	6.5
LanguageCert International ESOL B2 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	High Pass (or Pass at C1 level)	High Pass (or Pass at C1 level)
PTE Academic	50	58
TOEFL IBT	Listening: 12 Reading: 13 Writing: 21 Speaking: 18	79
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) II	Merit (or Pass at level III)	Distinction (or Pass at level III)
Pre-sessional/AEQC	7	11

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
IELTS for UKVI (Academic)	6.0	6.5
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	High Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)	High Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)
PTE Academic UKVI	50	58
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) SELT II	Merit (or Pass at level III SELT)	Distinction (or Pass at level III SELT)

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
IELTS for UKVI (Academic)	Listening: 5.5 Reading: 5.5 Writing: 6.5 Speaking: 5.5	6.5
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	High Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)	High Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)
PTE Academic UKVI	Listening: 42 Reading: 42 Writing: 58 Speaking: 42	58
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) SELT II	Distinction (or Pass at level III SELT)	Distinction (or Pass at level III SELT)

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
IELTS for UKVI (Academic)	5.5	6.5
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	High Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)	High Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)
PTE Academic UKVI	42	58
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) SELT II	Pass (or Pass at level III SELT)	Distinction (or Pass at level III SELT)

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
IELTS for UKVI (Academic)	Listening: 5.5 Reading: 5.5 Writing: 6.0 Speaking: 5.5	6.0
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	High Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)	High Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)
PTE Academic UKVI	Listening: 42 Reading: 42 Writing: 50 Speaking: 42	50
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) SELT II	Merit (or Pass at level III SELT)	Merit (or Pass at level III SELT)

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
IELTS for UKVI (Academic)	5.5	6.0
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)	High Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)
PTE Academic UKVI	42	50
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) SELT II	Pass (or Pass at level III SELT)	Merit (or Pass at level III SELT)

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
IELTS for UKVI (Academic)	Listening: 5.0 Reading: 5.0 Writing: 6.0 Speaking: 5.0	6.0
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	High Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)	High Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)
PTE Academic UKVI	Listening: 36 Reading: 36 Writing: 50 Speaking: 36	50
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) SELT II	Merit (or Pass at level III SELT)	Merit (or Pass at level III SELT)

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
IELTS for UKVI (Academic)	5.0	6.0
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)	High Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)
PTE Academic UKVI	36	50
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) SELT II	Pass (or Pass at level III SELT)	Merit (or Pass at level III SELT)

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
IELTS for UKVI (Academic)	Listening: 5.0 Reading: 5.0 Writing: 5.5 Speaking: 5.0	5.5
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)	Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)
PTE Academic UKVI	Listening: 36 Reading: 36 Writing: 42 Speaking: 36	42
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) SELT II	Pass (or Pass at level III SELT)	Pass (or Pass at level III SELT)

Test	Minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Minimum overall score
IELTS for UKVI (Academic)	5.0	5.5
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)	Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)	Pass (or Pass at SELT C1 level)
PTE Academic UKVI	36	42
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) SELT II	Pass (or Pass at level III SELT)	Pass (or Pass at level III SELT)

English language test profiles

Profile 1-D (Direct entry)

Profile 2-M (Faculty of Medicine)

Profile 3-D (Direct entry)

Profile 3-S (SELT)

Profile 4-D (Direct entry)

Profile 4-S (SELT)

Profile 5-D (Direct entry)

Profile 5-S (SELT)

Profile 6-D (Direct entry)

Profile 6-S (SELT)

Profile 7-D (Direct entry)

Profile 7-S (SELT)

Profile 8-S (SELT)

Profile 9-S (SELT)

Profile 10-S (SELT)

Profile 11-S (SELT)

Profile 12-S (SELT)

Profile 13-S (SELT)

Profile 14-S (SELT)

Profile 15-S (SELT)