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Country guides

Pick a destination to see grading scales, application fees, visa financial proof, top universities, deadlines, and FAQs in one place.

Pick a destination, then choose what you need: the full country guide (grading scale, fees, top universities, deadlines, FAQ) or the study cost estimate (tuition, living costs, and visa financial proof).

Germany

1.0 (best) – 5.0 (fail), inverted

German (many master's programmes taught in English)

Netherlands

1 – 10

Dutch (over 2,000 programmes taught entirely in English)

United Kingdom

0 – 100 % with degree classification

English

France

0 – 20

French (many master's programmes taught in English, especially at grandes écoles)

Switzerland

1 – 6

German, French, Italian (most master's at ETH/EPFL are in English)

Italy

0 – 30

Italian (growing number of English-taught master's, especially at Bocconi, Bologna, Politecnico, La Sapienza)

Turkey

0 – 100, mapped to AA / BA / BB / CB / CC / DC / DD / FF

Turkish (English-taught programmes at Boğaziçi, Koç, Sabancı, METU, Bilkent, ITÜ)

United States

0.0 – 4.0 GPA (some institutions use 4.3 / 4.5)

English