Your application

As an international student, you can apply for an undergraduate course at NTU through Clearing if you have your final exam results. If you are not holding an offer at another institution, Clearing could be an option for you to find a great course for September 2025 entry.

If you are interested in applying through Clearing, take action as soon as you receive your results and become eligible. This ensures you have time to complete the application process, and to make the necessary arrangements to move to the UK.

If you need a Student visa, you should make your Clearing application by 31 August at the very latest. International Clearing applications will only be considered after this date in exceptional circumstances (i.e. you are able to access priority visa services or are eligible to apply for a visa from within the UK).

Here's how to apply through Clearing:

• Research our courses online or talk to your NTU Country Advisor for advice.
• When you know which course you want to apply for, you can either call the Clearing hotline on + 44 (0) 115 848 6000 or or apply online.
• When you call or apply online, you’ll need to provide details of your final grades/results, including a qualification that meets our English language requirements.
• Please monitor your emails and check your mobile as we may contact you to ask for more details or to request supporting documents (e.g., qualification transcripts).
• If you meet the requirements of the course, you’ll be made an offer. We’ll send you an email confirming the offer and you’ll need to check to make sure all of your details and results are correct.
• To accept the offer, you need to add this as a Clearing choice on UCAS. To do this, go to UCAS and select ‘add Clearing Choice’ and find the course you have a Clearing offer for. NTU’s UCAS institution code name is NOTRE and the institution code is N91.   Once you’ve added your Clearing choice it will then show as an acceptance on your ‘Choices’ page in UCAS.
• The Admissions team will then need to verify your results. They will contact you for copies of your results and your passport.
• It can take up to 72 hours for us to contact you, so don't worry if we're not in touch right away - your place with us is already secured.
• When all the checks are complete, your place will be confirmed on the UCAS website, and you will receive a confirmation email from NTU.

Are you waiting for your qualification results?

• If you want to find out more about the University, or need support with your application, you can contact your NTU Country Advisor. 
• You can make an application as soon as you have received your results (see application advice above).

Applying directly

If you're interested in applying to Nottingham Trent University only, and do not apply to any other UK university in the same year, you can apply through the NTU Applicant Portal. Please note however, if you're waiting for A-level or BTEC results ('results pending') at the time you apply you must apply through UCAS rather than directly.

Please read our step-by-step advice on applying through the NTU Applicant Portal.

You may also find our guidance on how to write a personal statement useful to read before you apply.

If you're applying for and Art and Design course, you may need to submit a portfolio. You can get advice on this on our guide: how to prepare a good portfolio.

Uploading documents to support your application

Please upload any supporting documents to your application on the NTU Applicant Portal as soon as you have them, on the 'My Documents' screen. Supporting documents include qualification transcripts and certificates (an IELTS certificate, for example).

You don't have to upload your documents all at the same time. You can upload any documents you already have and any remaining documents when they are available.

We'll contact you on the email you use in your application if there is more information we need from you other than your supporting documents.

What to do after you've applied

If we have emailed you to ask for further information to help us consider your application, please follow the instructions in the email to upload any documents directly onto our system. This will be quicker than emailing the additional information to us.

If your application is successful, we will contact you with a conditional (or unconditional) offer to study at NTU. If you are not sure what this means, there is more information in our guide: after receiving an offer.

If you would like to apply for a Pre-sessional English (PEAP) course to meet our English language requirements, you need to apply for this course through the NTU Applicant Portal.

More about undergraduate study

Find out more about undergraduate study at NTU.

Please apply for a Masters degree through the NTU Applicant Portal.

Before you apply, please read our step-by-step advice on making an application on the NTU Applicant Portal.

If you are interested in a Masters starting in January, you'll find our available courses on the January web page.

When you've created your application you can log back in as many times as you like to add information or upload supporting documents.

Uploading documents to support your application

Upload any supporting documents to your application on the applicant portal as soon as you have them, using the 'my documents' screen. Supporting documents include qualification transcripts and certificates (an IELTS certificate, for example).

You don't have to upload your documents all at the same time. You can upload any documents you already have and any remaining documents when they are available.

We'll contact you on the email you use in your application if there is more information we need from you other than your supporting documents.

What to do after you've applied

If we have emailed you to ask for further information to help us consider your application, please follow the instructions in the email to upload any documents directly onto our system. This will be quicker than emailing the additional information to us.

If your application is successful, we will contact you with a conditional (or unconditional) offer to study at NTU. If you are not sure what this means, there is more information in our guide: after receiving an offer.

If you would like to apply for a Pre-sessional English (PEAP) course to meet our English language requirements, you need to apply for this course through the NTU Applicant Portal.

More about postgraduate study

Find out more about postgraduate study at NTU.

If you are a student at a university, polytechnic or other institution that is partnered with NTU there is a bespoke application process.

You'll need to contact us at international.pathways@ntu.ac.uk and we can advise you on how to make your application to NTU.

If you need help achieving the academic or language entry requirements to do a degree at NTU, we offer a range of preparation courses you may like to consider.

Undergraduate preparation courses (Foundation Certificate)

We offer undergraduate preparation courses through our partner Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC), Kaplan International. After passing the preparation course at the required level with good attendance, you would progress to your chosen undergraduate degree at NTU.

We offer Foundation Certificate courses in these subjects:

• Art and Design
• Business, Law and Social Sciences
• Computing
• Media and Communications
• Science and Engineering

We also offer International Year One courses, where students progress to the second year of an undergraduate degree in these subjects:

• Business
• Computing

Read more about Foundation and International Year One courses at NTIC.

Postgraduate preparation courses (Pre-Masters)

We offer Pre-Masters courses through our partner Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC), Kaplan International. After passing the Pre-Masters at the required level with good attendance, you would progress to your chosen Masters degree at NTU.

We offer Pre-Masters in these subjects:

• Business
• Computing
• Legal Studies
• Social Sciences and Humanities

Read more about Pre-Masters courses at NTIC.

How to apply to NTIC

Please apply directly to NTIC for these courses.

If you need advice you can contact NTIC for guidance before you apply.

NTIC is ideally located on our City Campus. As an NTIC student, you’ll be part of the NTU student community, with access to all student facilities and resources.

Pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes (PEAP)

If you need help achieving our English language requirements, we recommend that you consider doing a Pre-sessional English course at NTU.

There are entry requirements for each entry level of the PEAP course. The current level of your English language skills will determine how many weeks you would be advised to study PEAP.

Please apply for PEAP through the NTU Applicant Portal.

If you'd like to apply for a PhD or further research at NTU, you can either apply for one of our PhD projects or submit your own proposal.

When you complete your application it is very useful to have details of your qualifications, employment and any research training or experience you have undertaken. You will also need to tell us your source of funding.

Read more guidance on how to apply for a PhD.