University IELTS requirements in Kazakhstan
National rule
From a secondary sourceFor a master's in Kazakhstan, IELTS 6.0 or higher exempts you from the foreign-language part of the national entrance exam.
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Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Almaty, KazakhstanUG5.0PGNot listedAlmaty Management University
Almaty, KazakhstanUG5.5PGNot listedInternational Information Technologies University
Almaty, KazakhstanUGNot listedPG6.0Karaganda Buketov University
Karaganda, KazakhstanUGNot listedPG6.0Kazakh-British Technical University
Almaty, KazakhstanUG5.5PG6.0Kazakh National Medical University
Almaty, KazakhstanUG5.5PGNot listedKazakhstan-German University
Almaty, KazakhstanUGNot listedPG6.0KIMEP University
Almaty, KazakhstanUG6.5PG6.5L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
Astana, KazakhstanUG5.0PG5.0Maqsut Narikbayev University
Astana, KazakhstanUG5.0PGNot listedNarxoz University
Almaty, KazakhstanUG5.5PGNot listedNazarbayev University
Astana, KazakhstanUG6.5min 6.0 eachPG6.5
All universities, A to Z
- Al-Farabi Kazakh National UniversityUG 5.0
- Almaty Management UniversityUG 5.5
- Astana IT UniversityUG 5.0 · PG 6.0
- Astana Medical UniversityUG 5.0 · PG 5.5
- Esil UniversityPG 5.0
- International Information Technologies UniversityPG 6.0
- Karaganda Buketov UniversityPG 6.0
- Karaganda Medical UniversityUG 5.0 · PG 5.5
- Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World LanguagesUG 5.5 · PG 6.0
- Kazakh-British Technical UniversityUG 5.5 · PG 6.0
- Kazakh National Agrarian Research UniversityUG 5.0 · PG 5.5
- Kazakh National Medical UniversityUG 5.5
- Kazakhstan-German UniversityPG 6.0
- KIMEP UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National UniversityUG 5.0 · PG 5.0
- Maqsut Narikbayev UniversityUG 5.0
- Narxoz UniversityUG 5.5
- Nazarbayev UniversityUG 6.5 · PG 6.5
- Satbayev UniversityPG 6.0
- SDU UniversityUG 5.5
- Turan UniversityPG 5.0
- University of International BusinessPG 6.0
Other countries
- 🇺🇸United StatesIELTS 5.0 to 8.0
- 🇬🇧United KingdomMost ask 6.0
- 🇨🇦CanadaMost ask 6.5
- 🇦🇺AustraliaMost ask 6.0
- 🇩🇪GermanyMost ask 6.5
- 🇺🇿UzbekistanMost ask 5.5
- 🇳🇱NetherlandsMost ask 6.0
- 🇫🇷FranceMost ask 6.5
- Italy
- Ireland
- Malaysia
- Sweden
- United Arab Emirates
- Spain
- China
- Russia
- Finland
- Japan
- Türkiye
- Switzerland
- Hong Kong
- South Korea
- Austria
- Belgium
- Norway
- Poland
- Singapore
- Denmark
- New Zealand
- Qatar
- Hungary
- South Africa
- Czechia
- Kyrgyzstan
- Portugal
- Cyprus
- Greece
- Lithuania
- Saudi Arabia
- Vietnam
- Estonia
- Georgia
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Latvia
- Thailand
- Azerbaijan
- Egypt
- India
- Armenia
- Ghana
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Morocco
- Malta
- Philippines
- Pakistan
- Rwanda
- Taiwan
- Bahrain
- Brunei
- Belarus
- Iran
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Oman
- Tajikistan
Frequently asked questions
What IELTS score do universities in Kazakhstan ask for?
Universities in Kazakhstan ask for IELTS 5.0 to 6.5 overall for undergraduate study, with a median of 5.5. For postgraduate study it is 5.0 to 6.5, with a median of 6.0. Across our list, requirements run from 5.0 to 6.5.
Which universities in Kazakhstan accept the lowest IELTS score?
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, and Maqsut Narikbayev University ask for 5.0 overall for undergraduate study, the lowest in our list for Kazakhstan. Check each university's page, because some courses ask for more.
Which universities in Kazakhstan ask for the highest IELTS score?
KIMEP University and Nazarbayev University ask for 6.5 overall for undergraduate study, the highest in our list for Kazakhstan.
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