UNSW Sydney International Student Admissions
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UNSW has changed the way we issue offers
UNSW has recently made changes in our approach to admissions offers to help streamline the admissions process.
Offers to study at UNSW Sydney in 2025 and 2026 will be made in specific offer rounds, with the following key changes applied:
- Applications will be prioritised according to academic merit and subject to program availability
- Offer deferrals will no longer be automatically approved
- Offer rounds have been introduced
- Issued offers will have a specified acceptance period
- Change of program requests will only be considered with a new application
Admission updates and improvements
- We now accept predicted grades for several qualifications and also allow students in approved external English language programs to request an extension of their offer deadline until after their course is finished.
- For Term 3, 2025, students meeting entry requirements with SAT, AP, or ACT results can receive full or conditional offers before final high school results, supporting timely visa applications.
- UNSW has made the deferral process more flexible, allowing students to request deferrals via Accept Online (for full offers) or Ask Admissions (conditional offers), with deferrals considered case-by-case.
More details on the above admission process improvements can be found in our FAQs at the bottom of the page.
2025 Applications
UNSW Sydney remains open for applications from onshore international students in Term 2, 2025 and all international students in Term 3, 2025 via Apply Online.
Please note that some programs may be nearing to full capacity and as such may not be included in every offer round. Programs that have reached capacity will also not be listed on Apply Online as available for specific terms. Offers will be issued via weekly rounds that will alternate between undergraduate and postgraduate offers. To be eligible for a round, applicants must submit a complete application with all relevant documentation by the associated completed application date.
2026 Applications
Applications for 2026 are open. The first round of offers is scheduled for early May 2025. We encourage current applicants to review their submissions to ensure applications and supporting documents are all up to date.
Conditional offers
UNSW will release conditional offers based on English language results during regular offer rounds. These offers will include an expiry deadline by which students must meet the conditions - either by submitting their English test results or enrolling in UNSW College’s UEEC program.
Students who are completing an approved external English language program can request an extension of their offer expiry deadline until their course is finished.
Offer expiry
Most UNSW international offer holders will have a personalised offer expiry date to accept, decline or defer their study at UNSW. The offer expiry will be active from the date that you receive your offer and your offer will lapse after the offer expiry date.
Offer holders will have until 11:59 pm (AEDT) to accept their offer on the acceptance deadline date.
The following cohorts will not have an offer expiry:
- Sponsored Students
- UNSW College packaged offers
- Fully online (offshore) and PGRO students
- Internal Program Transfer (IPT) students
- HDR Students
- Non-award students including Study Abroad and Exchange
- Current UNSW Students applying for a new program
UAC International Offer Holders will also receive a personalised offer expiry and must accept within this period.
Conditional offer holders will have an offer expiry date that conditions must be met by in order to be issued a full, unconditional offer. Please note these full offers will also have an additional offer expiry date.
Full offer holders |
Full offer holders will now have 21 days to accept their offer before it expires. |
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Conditional offer holders |
Conditional offer holders will have 8 weeks (56 days) to meet the conditions of their offer, either by submitting English language results or confirming their enrolment in UNSW College’s UEEC program and accept their offer. Students who are completing an approved external English language program can request an extension of their offer expiry deadline until their course is finished. Once the conditions are met and offer is accepted, students will receive a full offer, which will include our standard 21-day period to accept the offer. |
Conditional offer holders
Full offer holders will now have 21 days to accept their offer before it expires.
Conditional offer holders will have 8 weeks (56 days) to meet the conditions of their offer, either by submitting English language results or confirming their enrolment in UNSW College’s UEEC program and accept their offer. Students who are completing an approved external English language program can request an extension of their offer expiry deadline until their course is finished.
Once the conditions are met and offer is accepted, students will receive a full offer, which will include our standard 21-day period to accept the offer.
Important update on Australian Student Visa processing time
The Australian Government has recently changed its approach to processing student visas for those students intending to study at higher educational, vocational and training institutions. As a result, we expect that there may be longer visa processing times for students submitting visa applications to study at UNSW Sydney.
To avoid delays on your study plan, we encourage you to submit your visa application to the Australian Government as soon as you receive a Confirmation of Enrolment (COE) from us.
For more information about applying for an Australian Student Visa, please visit this page.
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*Information in this video is correct as of 20 February 2025, but may be amended without notice by the University.
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