University of South Wales

Both USW & Teesside are among the best institutions in the United Kingdom, & as a result, are highly competitive to get into. The University of South Wales acceptance rate stands at around 20%, suggesting the institute is very selective at granting admissions. The acceptance rate of Teesside University is around 31%. 

Thus it can be inferred that the University of Teesside is relatively easier to secure admissions at than USW, however, interested candidates must perform extremely well in respective academics to have a chance of admission at either institute.

Both USW & London South Bank Univeristy have thier share of pros & cons, while USW ranks #92 as part of the latest Shiksha Popularity Rankings, the London South Bank University ranks #80. Having said that the starting cost of an MBA program at LSBU is INR 15.69 L, while the same course is available to be pursued at an starting cost of INR 18.59 L at the University of South Wales.

Given below is a detailed comparison between the two:

The Univeristy of South Wales is considered one of the top higher educational institutions in the UK, ranking highly as part of global & domestic university ranking platforms.

The institute's courses rank highly as part of the latest Shiksha Popularity Rankings with its MBA course ranking just outside the top 10 courses in the United Kingdom, securing a rank of #12, while its Aeronautical Engineering course ranks #27 for the same category.

Given below are rankings of some prominent streams as given by Shiksha:

The University of South Wales issues the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) letter up to 6 months before the course start date if the student is an international applicant. The studnets will receive their CAS letter for the university once they have accepted the university's enrollment offer and paid the course fees.

Once the students complete the above requirement for the CAS, the University of South Wales shares the CAS letter through email.

For the graduate school courses, the University of South Wales takes up to six weeks to share the decision on the application shared with the complete documents. However, for other courses, the university responds within two to three weeks after all required documentation is received, along with the application form.

If the documents are received at the university end, the university will email with he condition letter, and for the selection the university may also call for the interview.

For the Master of Science course at the University of South Wales, students are required to hold a minimum score of 2:2 Honours degree or equivalent qualification in the related fields along with other documents and experience details. 

The international students whose first language is not English are required to provide the English language test score or the 70% score in the English language subject in 12th standard.

The Univeristy of South Wales has nearly two to three intakes for the Autumn, spring, and summer. The intakes are generally conducted in January, April and September. 

To know the term dates and their semester start dates, check the table mentioned below for the 2025 to 2026 entry.

To be eligible for admission to the Master of Business Administration programme at the University of South Wales, students are required to fulfil specific requirements that are mentioned below:

• Studnets must have a minimum score of 2:2 Honours degree from a UK university or recognised international equivalent qualification.

• For international admission, the university also accepts English language test scores as a part of the compulsory requirement for the selection.

No, the Univeristy of South Wales does not require the GRE or GMAT scores as a part of their compulsory course requirements. 

However, students are required to submit other test scores or documents to be eligible fo rhte admission at the university, such as work experience, academic transcripts, certificates and more, along with English language test scores for the international students who are non-native English speakers.

The English language test score required at the Univerisyt of South Wales are mentioned in the table below for the international applicants whose first language is not English