To be admitted to Australia, international students whose first language is not English must demonstrate language proficiency. You may usually verify your English proficiency by taking a standardized language exam.

IELTS is the most popular language selection criterion at almost all Australian universities. This might have made you wonder if you can get into universities in Australia without IELTS.

English proficiency tests accepted at universities in Australia without IELTS

·         IELTS Academic

·         TOEFL IBT

·         Pearson Test of English Academic PTE

·         Cambridge Advanced CAE

·         Cambridge English CPE

·         Occupational English Test OET

Here is a list of universities in Australia without IELTS accepting international applications:

1.      The University of Queensland

2.      The University of Adelaide

3.      The Swinburne University of Technology

4.      Macquarie University

5.      Victoria University