University of Sydney Admission Requirements

This guide is for Nepali students applying to the University of Sydney in 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 University of Sydney profile, and for courses and intakes, our University of Sydney courses guide. The wider picture is in our guide to studying in Australia from Nepal.

What is the University of Sydney’s acceptance rate?

The University of Sydney 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. The university’s international application guide tells you to read each course page for its entry requirements. Applications may also close once a course reaches capacity, so a late application can miss out even with good marks.

Applying with everything ready helps, because a missing transcript or English result slows the assessment. If you have passed related units at another college or university, you can ask for Recognition of Prior Learning. It can make your course shorter and cheaper, but it can also affect your visa, so check first.

What grades do you need from Nepal?

The university recognises Nepal’s Higher Secondary Education Certificate for bachelor’s entry, but its admission guide doesn’t list a Nepal entry score.

Its recognised qualifications page names the certificate for Nepal. You must also meet the admission criteria on your course page. The international admission guide gives scores for other countries, so ask the university or an authorised agent what your marks mean. Examples from the course pages:

• Master of Computer Science: a bachelor’s in any field with a 65 percent average, or an equivalent qualification.
• Master of Data Science: a related three-year bachelor’s with programming or statistics and a 65 percent average, or an equivalent. See the course page.
• Master of Commerce: a business-related bachelor’s with 65 percent, or at least 50 percent with a satisfactory GMAT. See the course page.
• Master of Project Management: a bachelor’s in any field with 65 percent, among other routes. See the course page.
• Master of Nursing: a bachelor’s in a field other than nursing, finished within the last 10 years. See the course page.

To see where your +2 grades stand, convert your NEB GPA to a percentage with our NEB GPA calculator. If your marks are lower, the University of Sydney Foundation Program at Taylors College is a pathway. If you have a gap, read about the GPA required to study in Australia and the study gap accepted in Australia.

What English scores does the University of Sydney accept?

The university’s standard is IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band under 6.0, and business, commerce and nursing courses ask for more.

The university’s English language requirements page says tests must be no more than two years old when your course starts. IELTS Online and the TOEFL Home Edition aren’t accepted, and only the TOEFL Australia version counts. LanguageCert Academic in person and Cambridge results are also listed.

The student visa has its own minimum: IELTS 6.0, PTE Academic 47 or TOEFL iBT 67. If your score falls short, the university’s Centre for English Teaching runs English courses. To compare scores, see our guide to the minimum IELTS and PTE for Australia.

Which documents do you need from Nepal?

You upload academic certificates and transcripts, proof of English and proof of identity with your application.

• Your SEE and +2 mark sheets 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.
• A CV, personal statement, supplementary form or portfolio, if your course asks for one. Our CV guide for university applications can help.

Documents not in English need a translation by a government-accredited translator such as NAATI, or by your school’s registrar. 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 the University of Sydney, step by step?

From Nepal you apply directly from your course page or through an authorised agent, then accept your offer, get your eCoE and apply for your visa.

1. Choose your course on the university’s course search and read each tab of its page. Master’s courses with online versions need care, so choose the on-campus one.
2. Apply. Apply from your course page, or use an agent on the authorised agents list. The university says those are the only agents authorised to represent it. The application processing fee is AUD 150 and isn’t refundable.
3. Apply for the award. If you want the Sydney International Student Award, add your personal statement to your application.
4. Get your offer. An offer may be conditional or unconditional. The university’s application guide says you must meet the Genuine Student requirement, and our Genuine Student guide explains what you need to show.
5. Accept and pay. The accepting your offer page explains the steps in Sydney Student. To send tuition from a Nepali bank you need a No Objection Certificate (NOC); see how to apply for an NOC in Nepal.
6. Get your CoE and OSHC. The university issues your electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) after payment, usually in 2 to 10 working days. You also need OSHC health cover for your whole stay.
7. 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.

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.