University of New South Wales

Gabble Prep Insights

Where applicants lose points: Writing is the section international applicants most often underprepare for, since UNSW's coursework across Business, Law, and Arts programmes relies heavily on structured report- and essay-based assessment from the first year.

Applicants meeting the standard 6.5-overall requirement generally do not struggle further, but those targeting Medicine, Law, or Actuarial Studies (closer to 7.0+ overall) should specifically practise Writing and Speaking, since those programmes expect a higher, more even score across all four components.

Figures above were converted from AUD at approximately 1 AUD = 0.72 USD (rate as of September 2026). UNSW does not set one flat international tuition figure; published bands run roughly from AUD 43,000/year for Arts and Social Science programmes up to AUD 54,000+/year for Engineering and Computer Science, with Medicine considerably higher in its clinical years -- the figure used here, AUD 43,500 (~USD 31,320), represents a commonly cited lower/mid-range figure across third-party aggregator sources rather than the full published range, since this dataset could not confirm one consolidated official fee table for every band during research; always check the specific programme's fee page. Living costs were estimated at roughly AUD 24,500/year (~USD 17,640), within the commonly cited AUD 23,000-26,000/year range for a Sydney-based international student. UNSW does not publish one official aggregate undergraduate acceptance rate; third-party estimates cluster around 60% but are not treated as reliable enough to publish as a specific figure here, so acceptanceRate is left null. The UNSW international application fee is commonly cited at AUD 150 (~USD 108, used above).

Recommended prep timeline: 8 weeks

Gabble Prep Insights

Where applicants lose points: Writing is consistently the toughest section for graduate applicants, since a research-focused statement of purpose and coursework-heavy taught master's assessment both demand sustained, well-organised academic argument.

Applicants to quantitative Engineering and IT courses tend to clear Reading and Listening comfortably but sometimes underprepare Writing for the report and project-based assessment common across UNSW's taught master's courses.

Figures above were converted from AUD at approximately 1 AUD = 0.72 USD. UNSW does not set one flat postgraduate tuition figure; the representative figure used here, roughly AUD 45,000 (~USD 32,400), reflects a commonly cited mid-range taught master's fee; the MBA and some specialist programmes are priced considerably higher, so always check the specific course page. Living costs use the same roughly AUD 24,500/year (~USD 17,640) estimate as undergraduate. UNSW does not publish one official aggregate postgraduate acceptance rate or a standard postgraduate application fee figure, so both are left null rather than estimated from unreliable third-party sources.

Recommended prep timeline: 8 weeks