International equivalents
If you have previously studied outside the UK, the list below provides a guide to the international qualifications that meet our entry requirements for students beginning the Leeds MBA in 2025. This is intended as a guide only, as transcripts vary between universities in certain countries.
If English is not your first language, you should also check that you meet our English language requirements. Please also see the university international equivalents.
If your country or qualification does not appear in this list or you have any questions, please contact our MBA Admissions Office for further information.
| Location | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Masters degree with an overall grade of at least 80% |
| Albania | 3 - 4 year First Level Diploma with an overall grade of at least 8 |
| Algeria | Licence (minimum 3 years) with an average of at least 14 out of 20 |
| Andorra | Bàtxelor - 3 punts |
| Angola | Grau de Licenciado with an overall grade of at least 14 |
| Argentina | 4 - 6 year Título / Grado de Licenciado with an overall grade of at least 7 |
| Armenia | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Australia | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Austria | Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 2 |
| Azerbaijan | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Bahamas | 3-4 year Bachelor degree from The University of The West Indies with 2.1 classification, GPA 3.0 or Grade B overall |
| Bahrain | 4 year Bachelor degree with a GPA of at least 3 |
| Bangladesh | 4 year Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 70% or a GPA of at least 3.2 - if Bachelor is less than 4 years we require a 1-2 year Masters degree with an overall average of at least 70% or a GPA of at least 3.0 |
| Barbados | 3 - 4 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 or at least a grade of B or a GPA of at least 3.0 |
| Belarus | 4 - 8 year Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 4 out of 5 or 7 out of 10 |
| Belgium | Bachelor or Licentiaat/Licencie (3 years minimum) with an overall grade at least 70% or 14/20 |
| Belize | 3 year Bachelor degree from The University of the West Indies or Galen University - validated by the University of Indianapolis - with 2.1, an overall GPA of at least 3.7, an overall grade of at least A- or 75% |
| Benin | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Bhutan | 1 - 2 year Masters degree with an overall grade of at least 60% |
| Bolivia | 4 - 5 year Licenciado/Título De Bachiller Universitario with an average of at least 70% |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Botswana | Bachelor and Master degree with an overall average of 70% or a 2:1 from University of Botswana if studied 5 years |
| Brazil | Título/Grau/Diploma de Bacharel or Diploma de Licenciado (minimum 3 years) with a grade of at least 8 |
| British Virgin Islands | 3 - 4 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1, grade of B or a GPA of at least 3.0 |
| Brunei | 4 - 6 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 or a GPA of at least 3.5, Grade B or an overall average of at least 70% |
| Bulgaria | 3 - 5 year Bachelor degree with a GPA of at least 5 (Mnogo dobur) |
| Burkina Faso | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Burundi | Diplôme d'Ingénieur or Diplôme d’Études Approfondies with an overall average of at least 80% |
| Cambodia | Bachelor Degree (minimum 4 years) with overall average of 80% |
| Cameroon | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Canada | 3 year Baccalaureat or 4 year Bachelor degree with a GPA of 3.1 out of 4.0, an overall score of at least 7 out of 9 or 9 out of 12, an overall grade of at least 73% (when pass mark is 50) or 78% (when pass mark is 60) |
| Cape Verde | From 4 - 5 year Licenciatura with a overall score of at least 16 |
| Cayman Islands | Bachelor Degree (minimum 4 years) with grade of B, 2:1, 75% OR 3.25 GPA |
| Central African Republic | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Chad | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Chile | 4 year Grado de Licenciado or Título with a GPA of at least 5.5 |
| China | 4 year Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 80% |
| Colombia | 3 - 7 year Degrees: Licenciado/ Titulo de/ Profesional en/ Maestro en [subject area] with a GPA of at least 4 |
| Congo | Diplôme des Etudes Supérieures Maîtrise (minimum 5 years) with an overall average of at least 14 |
| Costa Rica | 4 - 5 year Bachiller, Licenciado or Bachillerato Universitario with an overall grade of at least 8 |
| Croatia | 3 - 4 year Baccalaureus/Baccalaurea with an overall GPA of at least 4.0 |
| Cuba | 5 - 6 year Título de: Licenciado/ Arquitecto/ Doctor/ Ingeniero/ Maestro Primario with an overall grade of at least 4 (Muy Bien) |
| Cyprus | Bachelor/Pytchio degree (minimum 4 years) with an overall GPA of at least 7 (Greek) or 3.0 (Turkish) |
| Czech Republic | 3 - 4 year Bakalar with an overall average of at least 1.5, B or Velmi dobre |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Denmark | Bachelor degree with a GPA of at least 10 |
| Djibouti | 2 year Maîtrise with an overall grade of 14 |
| Dominica | 3 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 year Licenciado/Título with a GPA of at least 3.5 or an overall grade of at least 85% |
| Ecuador | 4 - 6 year Título de Licenciado/ Titulo de [subject area] with an overall average of at least 8 |
| Egypt | 4 - 6 year Bachelor Degree with an overall grade of 75% or a Very Good |
| El Salvador | 4 -7 year Licenciado/ Título de [subject area] or Título de Maestro/Maestría with an overall average of at least 8 |
| Eritrea | 1 - 2 year Masters with an overall GPA of at least 3.0 |
| Estonia | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Ethiopia | Masters degree (minimum 2 years) with a GPA of at least 3.0, a Grade B or a Very Good |
| Faroe Islands | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Fiji | 3 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 |
| Finland | 3 year Kandidaati with an overall grade of 2 out of 3 or 3.5 out of 5 |
| France | 3 - 4 year Diplôme d'Ingénieur or Licence/ Grade de Licence with an average of at least 14 out of 20 |
| Gabon | 4 year Diplôme d'Ingénieur, 5 year Maîtrise or 6 year Doctorat en Médicine with an overall average of at least 14 |
| Gambia | Masters degree (minimum 2 years) with an overall GPA of at least 3.3 |
| Georgia | 3 - 4 year Bachelor (Bakalavris Diplomi) with an overall average of at least 4/5, or 80% |
| Germany | Bachelor degree with a minimum average of 2.4 |
| Ghana | 3 - 4 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 |
| Greece | 4 - 6 year Ptychio with an overall average of at least 7 |
| Greenland | 3 year Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 10 |
| Guatemala | 4 - 6 year Licenciado or Título de [subject area], with an overall average of at least 8 or 80% |
| Guinea | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Guyana | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Honduras | From 4 year: Título de Licenciado/a, Grado Académico de Licenciatura with a grade of 8 or 80% |
| Hong Kong | Please contact the admissions office as grading systems vary between Universities |
| Hungary | 3 - 6 year Alapfokozat or Egyetemi Oklevél with an overall GPA of at least 3.5-4 |
| Iceland | Baccalaurreatus (minimum 5 years) with an overall grade of at least 7.5 |
| India | Grading systems vary between Indian institutions. We therefore ask you to supply an official grading scale from your awarding institution with your application when you apply. We typically require a 3-4 year bachelor degree with First Class. |
| Indonesia | 4 year Sarjana (S1) Bachelor degree with an overall GPA of at least 3.0 out of 4.0 |
| Iran | 4 - 6 year Bachelor degree, Licence or Professional Doctorate with at least 14 from a private University or 13 from a state University |
| Iraq | 4 year Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 75% |
| Ireland (Republic of) | 4 year Bachelor degree or 1 year Higher Diploma with a 2.1 |
| Israel | 3 - 6 year Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 80% |
| Italy | 3 - 5 year Licenza or Diploma with an overall average of at least 96 |
| Ivory Coast | From 5 - 7 year: Diplôme d'Ingenieur/ DEA, DES, DESS/ Doctorat en Medicine or Maîtrise with a grade of 14 |
| Jamaica | 3 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 |
| Japan | 4 year Gakushi (Bachelor) or Kuodo Senmon Shi (Advanced Diploma) with an overall average of at least 80% or a GPA of at least 3.0 out of 4 |
| Jordan | 4 - 6 year Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 75% or a GPA of 3 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 - 6 year Bachelor Degree with an overall average of 85%, a GPA of 3.4 out of 4.0 or 4.25 out of 5 |
| Kenya | 4 - 6 year Bachelor Degree with a 2.1 or an overall average of 60% or above |
| Kosovo | From 3 - 4 year: Baçelor or Baccalaureus with overall grade of 9 |
| Kuwait | 4 - 7 year Bachelor degree with an overall of GPA of at least 3 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bakalavr (minimum 4 years) or 5 - 6 year Specialist Diploma with an overall GPA of at least 4 |
| Laos | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Latvia | 3 - 6 year Bakalaura Diploms, Profesionālā Bakalaura Diploms or Profesionālās augstākās izglītības diploms with an overall grade of at least 8, a grade B or a Very Good |
| Lebanon | 3 - 5 year Bachelor's degree / Licence or Maîtrise with an overall grade of a least 80% |
| Lesotho | Masters degree (minimum 2 years) or LLB with a 2.1 or an overall grade of at least 70% |
| Liberia | 1 year Masters degree with an overall grade of at least 85% or a GPA of at least 3.5 |
| Libya | 4 - 7 year Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 75% or a GPA of 3.3 |
| Liechtenstein | (minimum 4 years) Dipl Ing (FH) or Dipl Arch (FH), Bachelor, Magister Philosophiae (Mag Phil) with an overall grade of at least 5 |
| Lithuania | 4 - 5 year Bakalauro Diplomas or Profesinis Bakalauras with an overall grade of at least 82% or 8 out of 10 |
| Luxembourg | Bachelor Degree (minimum 4 years) with an overall grade of at least 45 or 14 out of 20 |
| Macao | Bachelor degree (minimum 4 years) or Licenciatura with a 2.1 or an overall GPA of at least 3.2 |
| Macedonia | 4 - 6 year Bachelor or Visoko Obrazovanja with a an overall grade of at least 8 |
| Madagascar | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Malawi | 1 - 2 year Masters degree with an overall average of at least 70% |
| Malaysia | 3 - 4 year Bachelor degree with an overall GPA of at least 3.0 |
| Maldives | 2.1 Bachelor degree |
| Mali | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Malta | 3 - 4 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 |
| Mauritania | From 4 year Maîtrise Or Master with grade of at least 14 |
| Mauritius | 3 - 4 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 |
| Mexico | Título de Licenciado, Título (Profesional) de [subject area] (minimum 4 years) with an overall grade of at least 8 |
| Moldova | 3 - 6 year Diplomă de Licență, Diploma de Studii Superioare (Diploma of University Higher Studies) with an overall grade of at least 8 |
| Mongolia | Specialist Diploma or Masters degree with an overall grade of at least 80% or a GPA of at least 3.5 |
| Montenegro | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Morocco | 3 - 7 year Licence with an overall average of at least 14 |
| Mozambique | From 3 - 5 year Licenciatura with grade of at least 14 |
| Myanmar | 2 year Masters degree or 6 year Engineering and Medicine Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 75% |
| Namibia | 4 year Bachelor Honours / Professional Bachelor (awarded 2009 onwards) or 2 year Masters degree with an overall grade of at least 80% |
| Nepal | A 4-year Bachelor degree with at least 60% or a 3.0 GPA or a 3-year Bachelor degree accompanied by a 1 year Masters degree with at least 60% or a 3.0 GPA |
| Netherlands | 3 - 6 year Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 7.0 (after 2015) or 7.5 (before 2015) |
| New Zealand | 3 - 6 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 |
| Nicaragua | 4 - 5 year Licenciado, Título de [subject area] with an overall grade of at least 80% |
| Niger | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Nigeria | 3 - 6 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 |
| Norway | 3 - 6 year Bachelor degree or 5 year Sivilingeniør/Siviløkonom with an overall average grade of B (post-2002) or 1.6 to 2.5 (pre-2002) |
| Oman | Bachelor degree (minimum 4 years) with an overall GPA of 3 out of 4 |
| Pakistan | Please contact the admissions office as grading systems vary between Universities |
| Palestine | 4 - 6 year Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 80% or a GPA of at least 3 |
| Panama | 4 - 5 year Licenciado or Título de [subject area] with an overall grade of at least 80% |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 - 5 year Bachelor degree graded 2A or IIA |
| Paraguay | 4 - 6 year Título de Licenciado, Título de [professional title] with an overall grade of at least 80% or a GPA of at least 4 |
| Peru | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Philippines | 4 year Bachelor Degree from a Centre of Excellence or a 2-year Master Degree graded 1.75/5 or 3.0/4.0 |
| Poland | 3 - 4 year Licencjat / Inżynier or 5 year Magister with an overall grade of at least 4-4.5 |
| Portugal | 3 - 6 year Diploma de Estudos Superiores Especializados – DESE Licenciado with an overall grade of at least 16 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 - 6 year Grato de Bachillerato with an overall GPA of at least 3.0 |
| Qatar | Bachelor Degree with at least a Grade B, Very Good or a GPA of at least 3.0 out of 4 |
| Romania | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Russia | 4 - 6 year Diplom Bakalavra or Specialist Diploma with an overall GPA of at least 4 out of 5 |
| Rwanda | 4-6 year Bachelor Degree with an overall of at least 70% or Grade of 14 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3-4 year Bachelor Degree with grade of B, 3.0 GPA or 2:1 |
| Saint Lucia | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 - 6 year Bachelor Degree with an overall GPA of 3.75 out of 5 or 3 out of 4 |
| Senegal | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Serbia | 3 - 6 year Bachelor degree or Diplom Visokog Obrazovanja (post bachelor) with an overall grade of at least 8 |
| Sierra Leone | 3 - 6 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 Honours |
| Singapore | 3 - 5 year Bachelor Degree with a 2.1 or a GPA of 4 out of 5 or 3 out of 4 |
| Slovakia | 3-4 year Bakalar with grade of 1.5, B or Velmi dobre |
| Slovenia | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Somalia | Masters degree (minimum 2 years) with an overall GPA of at least 3.0 |
| South Africa | Bachelor degree (minimum 4 years) with a 2.1 or with an overall grade of at least 70% (4 years) |
| South Korea | 4 year Haksa/Hagsa with an overall GPA of at least 3.5 out of 4.5, or 3.3 out of 4.3 |
| Spain | 4 - 5 year Titulo de Grado/Titulo de Licenciado/ Titulo de Ingeniero/ Titulo de Arquitecto with an average of at least 7 or 2 (please provide grading system) |
| Sri Lanka | Masters degree (minimum 2 years) with a 2.1 or GPA of 3.3 |
| Sudan | 4 - 6 year Bachelor degree with either 2.1; 70% or a GPA of at least 3.3 |
| Suriname | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Swaziland | Masters degree (minimum 2 years) with at least 70% |
| Sweden | Kandidatexamen (min 120 credits/ 180 ECTS), Yrkesexamen (Professional Bachelor) or Magisterexamen (undergraduate Master’s) with a Valgodkand (pass with distinction) |
| Switzerland | 3 - 6 year Diplôme/Diplom/Diploma, Diplôme d'État/Staatsdiplom/Diploma di Stato, Licence/Lizentiat/Licenza with an overall grade of at least 8 out of 10, 5 out of 6 or 2 out of 5 |
| Syria | (Bachelor's degree) Al-Ijâza fi/Licence (minimum 4 years) with a Very Good |
| Taiwan | 4 - 7 year Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 75%-80%. The percentage requirement is dependant on the awarding institution. Some GPA requirements may be higher |
| Tajikistan | Specialist Diploma (completed after 1991, minimum of 5 years) or Masters degree with an overall grade of at least 4.5 |
| Tanzania | 3 - 6 year Bachelor Degree with 2:1 classification or 3.5 GPA |
| Thailand | Please contact the admissions office as grading systems vary between Universities |
| Togo | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Tonga | 3 year Bachelor's degree from University of the South Pacific with GPA of 3.5, Grade B+ or 2:1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 - 4 year Bachelor Degree with hons 2:1 classification or Grade B or 3.0 GPA |
| Tunisia | Diplôme d'Ingénieur, Docteur en Médecine, Licence or Maîtrise with grade of 14 |
| Turkey | 4 year Lisans Diplomasi or Mhendis Diplomasi with an overall average of at least 80% or an overall GPA of at least 3.0 |
| Turkmenistan | 5 - 6 year Specialist Diploma (excluding years between 2001-2007) with an overall grade of at least 4 |
| UAE | Bachelor degree (minimum 4 years) with an overall GPA of at least 3 |
| Uganda | Bachelor degree (minimum 3 years) with 2:1 classification or Grade B+ or 4.0 GPA |
| Ukraine | Please see the University’s admissions qualifications |
| Uruguay | 4 - 8 year Título de Licenciado with an overall grade of at least 9 |
| USA | Bachelor degree (minimum 4 years) with an overall GPA of at least 3 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 - 5 year Bakalavr Diplomi or 5 year Specialist Diploma with a GPA of at least 4 or an overall grade of at least 80% |
| Vanuatu | 3 year Bachelor's degrees from the University of the South Pacific with grade of B+, 2:1 or 3.5 GPA |
| Venezuela | Licenciado or Titulo de [subject area] (minimum 5 years) with an overall grade of at least 16 out of 20 or 7 out of 9 |
| Vietnam | 4 - 6 year Bachelor degree or Masters degree with an overall average of at least 7 |
| Yemen | From 2 year Master's degrees with Very Good (jiayyid jissan) |
| Zambia | Masters degree or Medicine degree with an overall average of at least 70% |
| Zimbabwe | 3 - 4 year Bachelor Degree with a 2.1 or an overall average of at least 65% |