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Guaranteed Entry

Select your UAC preferences with confidence
Find out what selection rank you need to guarantee entry to your dream course.

Guaranteed Entry gives you a confirmed place in an eligible degree with available places if you achieve the required selection rank and meet any other admission criteria.

Your selection rank is your ATAR plus any adjustment factors you receive through our entry schemes.

selection rank equals ATAR plus adjustment factors

To be guaranteed a place in a degree with Guaranteed Entry you must:

  • List one of the available courses as your highest eligible preference.
  • Achieve the required selection rank.
  • Meet any other admission criteria for your course.

If you don’t meet the guaranteed selection rank, you may still be eligible to receive an offer depending on the availability of places in the course.

Eligibility

You are eligible for Guaranteed Entry if you:

  • are a domestic student applying with an Australian Year 12 qualification (such as the NSW HSC or VCE) where you are awarded an ATAR on completion
  • are a recent school leaver
  • meet all essential admission criteria.

Guaranteed Entry only applies to the first UAC offer round in which you are eligible to receive an offer after receiving your Australian Year 12 qualification and ATAR. Guaranteed Entry is also subject to places being available in the course you apply for. 

If you do not meet the criteria above, read the information for other students below.

Available courses

Explore the courses that offer Guaranteed Entry for admission in 2025 below.

Course Selection
rank
B Architecture and Environments 85
B Design (Interaction Design) 80
B Design and B Advanced Studies (Interaction Design) 80
B Design in Architecture 95
B Design in Architecture (Honours) and M Architecture 97
Course Selection
rank
B Arts 80
B Arts and B Advanced Studies 80
B Arts and B Advanced Studies (Dalyell Scholars) 98
B International Studies 90
B Languages 90
B Media and Communications 95
B Politics, Philosophy and Economics 91
Course Selection
rank
B Commerce 95
B Commerce and B Advanced Studies 95
B Commerce and B Advanced Studies (Dalyell Scholars) 98
B Commerce and B Arts 95
B Commerce and B Science 95
Course Selection
rank
B Economics 91
B Economics and B Advanced Studies 91
B Economics and B Arts 91
Course Selection
rank
B Education (Early Childhood) 77
B Education (Health and Physical Education)^ 80
B Education (Primary)^ 85
B Education (Secondary)^ 80
B Education and B Advanced Studies (Secondary)^ 80
B Social Work 80
B Arts and B Social Work 80

^ This course has additional admission criteria.

Course Selection
rank
B Advanced Computing# 90
B Advanced Computing and B Commerce# 95
B Advanced Computing and B Science# 90
B Advanced Computing and B Science (Health)# 90
B Advanced Computing and B Science (Medical Science)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Dalyell Scholars)# 98
B Engineering Honours (Aeronautical Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Biomedical Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Civil Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Electrical Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Environmental Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Flexible First Year)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Mechanical Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Mechatronic Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Software Engineering)# 90
B Engineering Honours with Space Engineering# 99
B Engineering Honours and B Arts# 90
B Engineering Honours and B Commerce# 95
B Engineering Honours (Civil Engineering) and B Design in Architecture# 95
B Engineering Honours and B Project Management# 90
B Engineering Honours and B Science# 90
B Engineering Honours (Biomedical Engineering) and B Science (Health)# 90
B Engineering Honours (Biomedical Engineering) and B Science (Medical Science)# 90
B Project Management 86

# This course has a mathematics prerequisite.

Course Selection
rank
B Arts and B Laws 99.5
B Commerce and B Laws 99.5
B Economics and B Laws 99.5
B Engineering Honours and B Laws# 99.5
B Science and B Lawd 99.5

# This course has a mathematics prerequisite.

Course Selection
rank
B Arts and M Nursing 80
B Nursing (Advanced Studies) 84
B Pharmacy (Honours) and M Pharmacy Practice# 90
B Pharmacy and Management (Honours) and M Pharmacy Practice# 90
B Science and M Nursing 80
B Science (Health) and M Nursing 80

This course has a mathematics prerequisite.

Course Selection
rank
B Agricultural Science 75
B Agricultural Science Honours 75
B Animal and Veterinary Bioscience 80
B Liberal Arts and Science 70
B Liberal Arts and Sciences (Advanced) 95
B Psychology 85
B Psychology Honours 96
B Science 80
B Science (Advanced) 95
B Science (Health) 80
B Science (Medical Science) 90
B Science and B Advanced Studies 80
B Science and B Advanced Studies (Advanced) 95
B Science and B Advanced Studies (Dalyell Scholars including Mathematical Sciences) 98
B Science and B Advanced Studies (Health) 80
B Science and B Advanced Studies (Medical Science) 90
B Science and B Arts 80
B Science and M Mathematical Sciences 98
B Wildlife Conservation (Taronga) 85

The following courses do not have a guaranteed selection rank.

Course Indicative
selection rank
B Arts (Dual Degree: Sciences Po, France)^ 80
B Visual Arts^ 70
B Visual Arts and B Advanced Studies^ 70
B Economics (Dual Degree: Sciences Po, France)^ 91
B Applied Science (Diagnostic Radiography) 96
B Applied Science (Exercise and Sports Science) 82
B Applied Science (Exercise Physiology) 91
B Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) 93
B Applied Science (Physiotherapy) 99.5
B Applied Science (Speech Pathology) 94
B Arts and D Medicine^ 99.95
B Oral Health 90
B Science and D Dental Medicine^ 99.7
B Science and D Medicine^ 99.95
B Science and M Nutrition and Dietetics 97.5
B Music^ 70
B Music (Composition)^ 70
B Music and B Advanced Studies (Composition)^ 70
B Music (Music Education)^ 70
B Music (Performance)^ 70
B Music and B Advanced Studies (Performance)^ 70
B Veterinary Biology and D Veterinary Medicine^ 98

^ This course has additional admission criteria.

Further information

Read the additional details below or contact us for more information.

Adjustment factors increase your selection rank based on factors such as your performance in HSC subjects, the location of your school, or your eligibility for Educational Access Schemes.

Adjustment factors don't change your ATAR, they change your selection rank for a particular course. If you are not eligible for adjustment factors, your selection rank is your ATAR.

At the University of Sydney, you can receive adjustment factors through entry schemes, such as the Academic Excellence Scheme.

Domestic students completing other qualifications may also be eligible for adjustment factors, which are applied to your ATAR equivalent rank.

Important note: adjustment factors do not apply to international applicants.

Some of our courses require you to meet other essential admission criteria (e.g. mathematics prerequisite, audition/portfolio). Check your course for further information.

Some courses above do not have a guaranteed selection rank and are indicative. These selection ranks are a guide. To be eligible for admission, you may need to achieve a higher selection rank and for some courses meet additional admission criteria.

Check your course for detailed information on additional admission criteria.

If you meet the Guaranteed Entry selection rank and all admission criteria for your course, you will be eligible to receive an offer of admission.

If you receive an offer, you will be notified through UAC.

For students who complete the NSW HSC in 2024, Guaranteed Entry applies to UAC’s December Round 2. Preferences for this round close on 18 December 2024. Offers are made 23 December 2024.

For students completing an interstate qualification, Guaranteed Entry will apply to the first UAC offer round you are eligible to receive an offer.

A recent school leaver is anyone who completed Year 12 (or equivalent) less than 2 years ago, or less than 1 year ago if they have existing tertiary studies. 

Other student information

Below you can find information for international students and those applying from New Zealand or with an IB diploma.

Guaranteed entry is available to students who receive an IB Admissions Score (IBAS) based on the ATAR conversion supplied by UAC. Students who obtain a converted ATAR above the guaranteed entry score for relevant courses in the round immediately after they receive their results are eligible.

Domestic students should refer to the UAC website to learn more about the conversion of IB results to an ATAR equivalent.

For New Zealand students, if you completed the National Certificate in Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3, an Interstate Transfer Index (ITI) will be calculated by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). This will be used in the admission process as the ATAR equivalent score, provided you have fulfilled university entrance requirements as set by NZQA.

Guaranteed Entry is not relevant to international students. Read the 2025 Admission Guide for international students (pdf, 1705KB) for further information.