For a Chinese bachelor's degree holder, the University of Strathclyde's published 2023 postgraduate entry averages range from 68% to 75%, depending on faculty and the type of institution you graduated from. The lowest bar sits in the Business School at 68% for 985/211 graduates; the highest sits in the Sciences and Engineering at 75% for non-985/211 (including self-study and adult education) degrees.
The score table at a glance
The university splits its requirements by faculty, and within each faculty by the category of your degree. All routes also require 双证 — the full double-certificate, meaning both the graduation certificate and the degree certificate.
| Faculty | 985/211 institutions | Non-985/211 (including 自考, 成考) |
|---|---|---|
| Humanities and Social Sciences | 68% average + 双证 | 72% average + 双证 |
| Business School | 68% average + 双证 | 70% average + 双证 |
| Sciences | 70% average + 双证 | 75% average + 双证 |
| Engineering | 70% average + 双证 | 75% average + 双证 |
Two things are worth reading off this table before you go further. First, every non-985/211 figure sits above the 985/211 figure in the same row — the gap is 4 points in Humanities and Social Sciences and Business, and 5 points in Sciences and Engineering. Second, the two highest-scoring routes are not the two most selective faculties by name; the ordering is driven by faculty, not by subject prestige.
Which schools and faculties set the higher bar
If your average is between 68% and 75%, the faculty you apply to decides how much room you have. At the lower end, 68% clears the Business School or Humanities route for 985/211 graduates. At the upper end, 75% is what Sciences and Engineering ask of non-985/211 graduates.
The university states that applicants to the School of Sciences and the School of Engineering whose averages fall short of the listed requirements may still be considered case by case. To request that assessment, send your transcript together with the specific programme you intend to apply to.
Blocked study modes and the January intakeFor the January 2023 courses, applications were still open. Because that point in the cycle is already the application peak, the university's own advice to students who already meet the direct English requirement is to submit materials as soon as possible.
The January 2023 degree courses also accept three online English tests for direct entry: PTE Online, IELTS Indicator, and TOEFL iBT Home Edition. The list of accepted direct-entry English qualifications for September 2023 is not stated in this summary — the university's September guidance is what you need to check for that intake.
How to check your own position before applying
Work through it in this order:
- Identify your institution category — 985/211 or non-985/211 (including self-study and adult-study degrees).
- Compute your average as the university frames it.
- Confirm you hold 双证: both the graduation certificate and the degree certificate.
- Match the resulting figure against the faculty you are targeting.
- If you fall short in Sciences or Engineering, prepare a transcript and a named programme for a case-by-case request.
- Verify your English test against the intake you are applying to — January and September lists differ.
The figures above are the university's stated 2023 requirements. Because intake requirements get revised, treat them as the 2023 baseline and confirm the current version for the intake you are actually applying to.