Macquarie University Admission Requirements

This guide is for Nepali students applying to Macquarie University in Sydney, New South Wales. It covers the acceptance rate, the grades and English scores you need, the documents to prepare in Nepal and each step from application to student visa. For campuses, fees and scholarships, see our Macquarie University profile, and for courses and intakes, our Macquarie courses guide. The wider picture is in our guide to studying in Australia from Nepal.

What is Macquarie University’s acceptance rate?

Macquarie University doesn’t publish an acceptance rate. Percentages quoted on other websites are outside estimates, not official numbers.

What decides an offer is meeting your course’s academic and English requirements. Macquarie says you need to meet both before you can be considered. Where admission is competitive, it can also compare you with other applicants, and it mentions class quotas when it explains deferrals.

Applying with everything ready helps. If you have passed units at another college or university, you can ask about recognition of prior learning before you enrol. That can make your course shorter and cheaper, so raise it when you apply.

What grades do you need from Nepal?

Macquarie lists the NEB +2, called the Higher Secondary Education Certificate, for bachelor’s entry and gives a minimum CGPA for each degree for results from 2018.

The numbers are in Macquarie’s undergraduate entry table and the rules are on its academic entry page. It works out your score from the CGPA of all Grade 12 subjects. Examples from the table:

• Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood): CGPA 3.0.
• Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Information Technology, Bachelor of Cyber Security: CGPA 3.2.
• Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of Psychology: CGPA 3.6.
• Bachelor of Applied Finance, Bachelor of Marketing and Media, Bachelor of Medical Sciences: CGPA 4.0 in the table, so ask Macquarie about these before you apply.

Some degrees, such as the Bachelor of Laws, show no CGPA for Nepal. If your marks are lower, the pathways table lists CGPA 2.8 for a diploma and CGPA 2.4 for the Intensive Program. These are for results from 2018, and older results have their own percentage rows.

For a master’s you need a recognised bachelor’s, and some courses set a score. The MBA asks for a weighted average mark (WAM) of 65 or a WAM of 60 with a GMAT of 650, plus three years of work experience. The postgraduate table converts this for Nepal. A WAM of 65 is GPA 3.0 where 2.5 or 2.7 counts as 50%, and GPA 2.7 where 2.0 counts as 50%.

To see where your +2 grades stand, convert your NEB GPA to a percentage with our NEB GPA calculator. If your marks are lower or you have a gap, read about the GPA required to study in Australia and the study gap accepted in Australia.

What English scores does Macquarie University accept?

Most Macquarie courses ask for IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band under 6.0, and diplomas ask for 6.0 with no band under 5.5.

Each test also has minimum section scores, and TOEFL has a second, newer scale. Both are on Macquarie’s English requirements page, along with Cambridge, LanguageCert and OET. Duolingo is accepted only for the Standard Foundation Program, exchange students and remote students in hardship. The student visa has its own minimum: IELTS 6.0, PTE Academic 47 or TOEFL iBT 67.

Your test must be less than two years old when your course starts, and Macquarie doesn’t accept at-home versions such as IELTS Online or PTE Academic Online. If your score falls short, Macquarie University College’s English language programs can lead into your course. To compare scores, see our guide to the minimum IELTS and PTE for Australia.

Which documents do you need from Nepal?

You send original or certified copies of your transcripts, qualifications and English test result with your application.

• Your SEE and +2 transcripts and certificates. Our guide explains how to get transcripts in Nepal from NEB, TU and other boards.
• Your bachelor’s transcript and degree certificate for master’s courses.
• Your IELTS, PTE or TOEFL score report.
• A valid passport. If you don’t have one yet, see getting a Nepali passport for study abroad.

Macquarie’s documents page lists who can certify copies, including your school, a notary public or a registered representative. Documents in Nepali need a professional translation on the translator’s letterhead. Nepali certificates and bank documents often carry Bikram Sambat dates; our Nepali date converter helps you match them to the A.D. dates on your forms.

How do you apply to Macquarie University, step by step?

From Nepal you apply directly online or through an authorised representative, then accept your offer, get your CoE and apply for your visa.

1. Choose your course on Macquarie’s course finder and read its entry requirements.
2. Apply. Macquarie’s international application page says you can apply directly online or through an authorised agent, and that some applications go only through an agent. We did not find an application fee on the pages we read.
3. Get your offer. It can be full, conditional, or a package with an English or pathway course first. Our Genuine Student guide explains what you need to show for your visa.
4. Accept and pay. You send the signed acceptance form with proof of your commencement fee and OSHC payment. To send tuition from a Nepali bank you need a No Objection Certificate (NOC); see how to apply for an NOC in Nepal.
5. Get your CoE and OSHC. Macquarie issues your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE), and you need OSHC health cover for your whole stay. Macquarie can arrange a Medibank OSHC policy for you before it issues the CoE.
6. Apply for your student visa (subclass 500) with your CoE, OSHC, funds and English result. The fee starts from AUD 2,500. See the Home Affairs student visa page, our SOP guide for an Australia student visa and the financial documents guide.

If you will be under 18 when your course starts, Macquarie asks for welfare arrangements before it issues your CoE, so raise this early. Home Affairs doesn’t publish evidence levels for providers or countries; our page on level 1, 2 and 3 universities explains what to check instead. Our how to apply for an Australia student visa page gives the full timeline, and our branches in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Chitwan, Itahari and Pokhara can check your file.