Saudi Arabia

Why choose Brighton?

• We are in the top 50 for graduate outcomes in England – Complete University Guide 2025.
• Brighton is a top 100 worldwide student city in the QS 2025 Best Student Cities league table.
• We have a silver award in the national Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), 2023
• We're accredited by the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), an accreditation achieved by less than 6% of business schools worldwide.
• We're a career-focused university with over 50 accrediting and awarding bodies.
• 100% of our full-time undergraduate students have the opportunity to do work-related learning as part of their course.
• We offer a number of international scholarships to support international students and make a positive impact on their studies.
• You're guaranteed a place in our halls of residence for the first year of your studies.

Entry requirements

Details of the academic and English language requirements for your course are on our  course finder. We help many students from Saudi Arabia to improve their qualifications to meet entry requirements.

Academic equivalencies

Undergraduate

Students studying the Thanawiya (General Secondary Education Certificate) will need to complete an international foundation year or equivalent. 

We may also consider a Technical College/Institute Diploma, Health College/Institute Diploma or Associate Degree, subject to admissions assessment.

Postgraduate

We require applicants to hold either a bachelors degree or a masters degree with a GPA of 2.5 out of 4.0 or 2.8 out of 5.0 from a recognised university.

If you have any questions, please message our International team who will be happy to help.

Improve your academic and English language ability

If you don't have the correct grades or qualifications to meet our entry requirements, we can help you improve them. Find out more about our pre-sessional English courses.

Degree preparation courses at the International College

If you complete your pathway course at the International College at the required level, you are guaranteed entry to a degree at the University of Brighton. Available degree subject areas include accounting and finance, art and design, business management, law with business, and many more.

Find out more about the pathway courses on offer at the University of Brighton International College.

Contact us

Said Nabelsi

International Officer – Middle East, North Africa and Turkey

Location: Amman, Jordan

Responsible for regional recruitment and support to applicants and offer holders in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.

You can ask Said about:

• entry requirements
• submitting a direct or agent application
• scholarships.

Email: S.Nabelsi@brighton.ac.uk

Find an agent

We have a number of registered and approved representatives in Saudi Arabia. They can help you with information about the university and the UK, and assist you with your application.