Birmingham, UK
A Birmingham university built around a placement year — most degrees include a paid industry year.
Aston has one of the UK's highest rates of students taking a paid industry placement year as a standard part of their degree, giving it consistently strong graduate employment outcomes. Its central Birmingham campus and strong Business, Engineering and Pharmacy programmes make it a popular applied-learning choice.
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ABB (A Level) · IB 30
Solid tier · indicative for the flagship courses below — always verify per-course requirements directly with the university.
£20,000–£28,000/yr
mid tier for UK — figures are typical ranges, not this specific university's published fee.
English
city campus, Birmingham
Informational only — scholarship amounts, deadlines and even which schemes are running change often (sometimes per intake), so treat this as a starting point, not a guarantee. Always confirm current details directly with the scholarship provider or Aston's financial aid office.
Beyond government-level awards, most UK universities offer their own merit-based international scholarships — commonly a partial tuition reduction for strong A-Level/IB/IGCSE results, sometimes auto-considered from your application and sometimes requiring a short separate form.
Chevening and Commonwealth are postgraduate-only. For undergraduate applicants, the university-specific merit scholarships are usually the more relevant route.
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Business
⏱️ Typical duration: 3 years (4 years in Scotland)
Typical entry: Mathematics helps but usually isn't required recommended
Pharmacy
⏱️ Typical duration: 4 years (MPharm) where entered straight from school; typically a 4-year postgraduate PharmD after 2+ years of pre-pharmacy study (US)
Typical entry: Requires Chemistry
Engineering
⏱️ Typical duration: Often 4 years rather than the country's standard Bachelor's length, especially where the programme includes an integrated Master's (e.g. UK MEng) or an industry placement year
Typical entry: Requires Mathematics + Physics
Optometry
⏱️ Typical duration: 3 years (4 years in Scotland)
Biosciences
⏱️ Typical duration: 3 years (4 years in Scotland)
Typical entry: Requires two of Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Maths
Durations are typical for UK — always confirm the exact length (including any placement or integrated Master's year) on the course's own page before applying.
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IELTS: 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0)
Most universities waive this requirement if you've completed 2+ years of English-medium schooling (e.g. IGCSE / A Level / IB) — always confirm the specific university's waiver policy before booking a test.
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Build my UK shortlist →Quick answers about grades, tuition, deadlines and applying to Aston as an international IGCSE / A Level / IB student.
As a typical benchmark for international entry, Aston expects around ABB at A Level or 30 points on the IB Diploma. This is indicative for Aston's flagship courses — competitive subjects like Medicine and Law usually sit above this baseline, and the exact requirement varies by course, so always confirm the specific figure on Aston's own admissions page before applying.
International tuition at Aston typically falls in the £20,000–£28,000/yr range (mid tier for UK). This is a typical range for the university's tuition tier, not Aston's specific published fee for every course — confirm the exact figure for your intended programme directly with the university.
Aston follows UK's typical intake calendar: September, with applications generally due late january (equal consideration deadline). Oxford, Cambridge and most Medicine / Dentistry / Veterinary Science courses close earlier — 15 October the year before entry. Always verify the exact date on Aston's own admissions page, since deadlines can shift year to year.
UK universities, including Aston, typically ask international applicants for 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0). Most universities waive this requirement if you've completed 2+ years of English-medium schooling (e.g. IGCSE / A Level / IB) — always confirm the specific university's waiver policy before booking a test.
A Birmingham university built around a placement year — most degrees include a paid industry year. Aston has one of the UK's highest rates of students taking a paid industry placement year as a standard part of their degree, giving it consistently strong graduate employment outcomes. Its central Birmingham campus and strong Business, Engineering and Pharmacy programmes make it a popular applied-learning choice.
Yes — Aston accepts applicants from IGCSE-to-A-Level, IGCSE-to-IB-Diploma, and directly from the IB Diploma. Tutopiya's free UK University Shortlist Builder matches your predicted or actual grades against Aston and every other UK university we track, tagging each as reach, target or safety.
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