IB Diploma to England: score and admissions route

Connect the IB Diploma award structure to course-specific undergraduate requirements in England.

Route alignment

The IB Diploma combines six subject grades with the DP core. The IB awards the diploma from 24 points when its other minimum performance conditions are met; English universities publish their own total-point and Higher Level subject conditions by course.

DEPARTING STAGEDiploma ProgrammeARRIVING STAGEUndergraduate entry

📚 Side-by-side

What crosses with the learner

Route point🌐 International Baccalaureate🇬🇧 England

AwardIB Diploma · 24-point award floor plus conditionsCourse-specific offer

Subject depthHigher Level and Standard LevelRequired subjects and grades by course

Application recordIB transcriptUCAS application and university evidence

🧳 Preparation file

Bring these into the route

Predicted or final IB results
Higher Level subject choices and grades
TOK, Extended Essay, and CAS completion record
Course-specific entry and English-language conditions

🔗 Official links

Open the issuing sources

Understanding Diploma Programme assessmentInternational Baccalaureate ↗Diploma Programme assessment and examsInternational Baccalaureate ↗Undergraduate entry requirementsUCAS ↗

🔎 Also described as

IB diploma score for UK universityIB higher level requirements EnglandIB diploma to UCAS application