Pakistan

Royal Holloway has been welcoming students from Pakistan for a number of years.

Among the most popular subjects with students from Pakistan are Management, Economics, Politics and International Relations, and Information Security.

If you have any questions about Royal Holloway or making an application, contact Simon.Stanley@royalholloway.ac.uk

The qualifications we accept

Applicants to Royal Holloway come from a diverse range of backgrounds and we accept a broad range of qualifications to our courses. Each applicant is considered carefully on their individual merits, but please see below for the standard minimum entry requirements for students from Pakistan.

Undergraduate

Pakistani Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC)

If you have completed your Pakistani Higher Secondary School Certificate in Pakistan you will need to take our one year International Foundation Programme, or the equivalent from another institution, before beginning undergraduate studies.

A levels & International Baccalaureate (IB)

If you have taken A levels or the IB, you will be considered for direct entry onto our undergraduate programmes. Specific grade requirements can be found in the course finder entry for your chosen course.

Our International Foundation Year, run by Study Group, is a programme of academic and English language study skills for international students who do not meet the direct entry requirements for undergraduate study.

Postgraduate

Bachelor’s Degree

If you have successfully completed a 4 year Bachelor's degree, or a combined Bachelor's degree and Master's degree for the duration of 4 years in an appropriate subject with good grades/GPA will be considered for entry to a Royal Holloway Master's degree programme. Exact requirements will depend upon the programme you are applying for, and the university you have studied at, but most departments will ask for a GPA of between 2.8/4.0 to 3.5/4.0, or a final grade of between 58% to 68%.

English Language requirements

To apply to any of our courses, you need to prove a minimum level of English language proficiency.

Students who do not quite make the English language requirements may be able to take a pre-sessional English language programme.

How to apply

Undergraduate students applications are made online via UCAS. But if you are applying to a University preparation course or a postgraduate course, then apply to Royal Holloway directly. There is more application information in the Studying Here section of the Royal Holloway website.

Scholarships

You could be eligible for a scholarship. If find out about undergraduate scholarships here and go here to find out here if you are eligible for a postgraduate scholarship.

If you are considering postgraduate study at Royal Holloway, there may be external funding available to you.

Royal Holloway in Pakistan

We make regular trips to Pakistan to meet with prospective students and attend recruitment events. To find out more details please get in touch with our Regional Manager for Pakistan, Simon Stanley at Simon.Stanley@royalholloway.ac.uk

We also have in country representatives right across Pakistan. To find out where your nearest one is contact international@royalholloway.ac.uk