University of Bristol（布里斯托大学）entry requirements for Chinese students — minimum average mark, university list tiers and programme extras
If you hold a bachelor's degree from a Chinese institution, the University of Bristol（University of Bristol）does not ask you for one fixed average. Instead, you find your own university on the school's China entry requirements list, read the figure sitting in the column for your target degree class, and use that as your minimum weighted average for the 2026 intake.
Two separate columns matter: 2等1 for programmes asking for a standard 2:1, and Strong 2:1 for the more demanding courses. The same university can therefore carry a higher number in the second column than the first, and picking the wrong column is the most common way people misread the list.
How the university list works
The list is organised by institution, not by score. Each row gives the university name in English and Chinese, then the mark required. Some entries are expressed as a GPA-style figure rather than a percentage, which means you should not try to convert one into the other yourself.
What the list does not do is tell you where your university ranks in a hierarchy of tiers. It is a lookup table. You locate your own row and take its number.
The full list runs to roughly284 rows and is published on Bristol's own China entry requirements page. If your institution is not there, or the figure looks different from what you have seen elsewhere, check the university's own pages, which take precedence over anything written here.
Which class each programme asks for
Beyond the table, individual courses set their own bar, and these override the general pattern.
Several programmes ask only for Strong 2:2 (55%+):
- MSc Engineering with Management
- MSc Water and Environmental Management
- MSc Water and Environmental Data Science
These ask for Strong 2:1:
- MSc Mathematical Sciences
- MA Philosophy
- MSc Data Science
- MSc Artificial Intelligence
- MSc Science Communication for a Better Planet
Discipline-specific background requirements
The business school notes for 2026 autumn entry are specific about what your undergraduate degree needs to contain:
- Economics wants an Economics background, and also accepts Mathematics.
- Accounting and Finance skew towards research-led applicants and need solid Accounting and Finance foundations.
- Supply Chain Management needs quantitative analysis coursework.
- Marketing needs a marketing background in your degree.
- Business Analytics is newly added; it accepts a business background and needs quantitative analysis coursework plus strong grades.
Transferring into a related field is possible in some cases: Accounting and Finance, Economics and Finance Management (with four to six strong mathematics results), and Management, where the named routes are Marketing, Entrepreneurship, HRM, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development, and Digitalisation and Big Data.
The engineering notes run the same way:
- Aeronautical robotics and bionic robotics want students who can demonstrate strong programming ability.
- Aerospace accepts Materials majors, with a High 2:1 expectation, and leans towards advanced microelectronics — suitable for students from IT and communications backgrounds.
- Computer Science needs a strong mathematics background and accepts students changing field, but anyone with too much coursework in programming is advised towards Data Science.
- Financial Technology for Data Science is newly added, accepts non-finance degrees, and requires modelling ability.
How to work out your own number
Read your university's row on Bristol's China entry requirements page. Note the figure under 2等1. Note the figure under Strong 2:1. Decide which class your target programme asks for. Use the matching figure as your minimum weighted average. Then check the programme page for anything extra — portfolio, interview or test requirements.
Programme-level extras are not uniform. Some courses ask for a portfolio, some for an interview, and some for a standardised test such as GMAT. The table does not record which programmes require which, so this has to come from the course page. Check the university's own pages, which take precedence.
Study modes and other details
The published material covers degree-class requirements and subject-background expectations for the 2026 intake. It does not set out which study modes are accepted or declined, nor fees, funding or English language requirements for each course. Those live on individual programme pages. Check the university's own pages, which take precedence.
Bristol is ranked 57th in the QS World University Rankings 2027.