Canada

Why choose Brighton?

• We are in the top 50 for graduate outcomes in England – Complete University Guide 2025.
• Top 4.3% of institutions globally – 2025 Center for World University Rankings.
• 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.
• Top 30 for sustainability in the UK – People & Planet University League 2024–25.
• 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 Canada to improve their qualifications to meet entry requirements.

Academic equivalencies

Undergraduate

We require one of the following:

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma with a minimum of 65% in six grade 12 U or M courses
• Alberta/British Columbia/Newfoundland and Labrador/Northwest Territories/Nova Scotia/Prince Edward Island/Saskatchewan/Yukon High/Secondary School Graduation Diploma/Certificate with a minimum of 65% in at least five grade 12 courses
• Manitoba High School Diploma with a minimum of 65% in at least five 300-level Grade 12 subjects
• New Brunswick High School Graduation Diploma/Certificate with a minimum of 65% in at least four grade 12 courses
• Nunavut Secondary School Graduation Diploma with a minimum of 65% in five grade 12 courses numbered 30 or 31
• Quebec Diplôme d'Études Collégiales with a minimum of 65% overall average.

Please note that some courses may ask for higher entry requirements or specific subjects.

Postgraduate

We require a four-year bachelor’s degree or a three-year Baccalauréat or Bachelier degree with a GPA of 2.5 for courses that require a 2:2 equivalent, or 3.0 for courses that require a 2:1.

English language requirements

Find out more about our English language requirements.

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

Kieran Campbell

International Officer – UKI, Europe and North America

Location: Brighton, UK

Responsible for regional recruitment and support to applicants and offer holders in Europe, North America and the UK.

You can ask Kieran about:

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

Email: K.S.Campbell@brighton.ac.uk

Find an agent

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