How To Apply: International

Carlow University welcomes applications for admission from international students, defined as someone who is not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. International candidates for admission must follow specific procedures to have their applications considered and to enroll.

Steps to apply

International students should submit the following items (requirements may differ by program and are included on individual program pages):

• Completed online application (create a Bridge to Carlow account)
• Official transcripts and certified credential evaluations
• Proof of English language proficiency
• Copy of passport

Note that if Carlow determines that any fraudulent documents have been submitted by you or on your behalf, your application will be withdrawn immediately and you will no longer be eligible for admission.

Additional information

Supporting documentation

Supporting documentation should be submitted to:

Office of Admissions
Carlow University
3333 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
United States
admissions@carlow.edu 

Official transcripts and certified credential evaluations

Official transcripts are required from all institutions attended, and must be sent directly from the institution to Carlow University or with the certified credential evaluation. Originals or notarized (certified) copies are required. We will not accept transcripts sent by the student.

It is your responsibility as the applicant to have your transcript(s) officially evaluated by a current member organization of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). Preferred NACES members include:

• World Education Services
• Educational Credential Evaluators
• SpanTran: The Evaluation Company
• Josef Silny and Associates, Inc.

First-Year Students: When requesting the certified credential evaluation, request a cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale and indicate whether the credential is equivalent to a high school diploma in the United States.

Transfer/Adult/Graduate Students: When requesting the certified credential evaluation, request a course-by-course evaluation.

Please request that the evaluation company send the official evaluation report, along with the transcript(s), directly to Carlow University. We will not accept transcripts or certified credential evaluations sent by the student.

Proof of English language proficiency

You are required to show proficiency in the English language. To do so, your official results from one or more of the following standardized tests must be submitted directly from the applicable testing agency. We cannot accept test scores sent by the student. Additionally, we do not provide fee waivers to offset the cost of taking one of these tests.

• TOEFL (registration information): Preferred minimum score of 90 on the internet-based test, with no subsection below 20. Carlow school code is 2421.
• IELTS (registration information): Preferred minimum score of 6.5.
• Duolingo (registration information): Preferred minimum score of 120, with no subsection below 120.
• SAT (registration information): Preferred superscore (EBRW+Math) of at least 990 with an Evidence-Based Reading and Writing subscore of at least 510. Carlow school code is 2421.
• ACT (registration information): Preferred superscore (composite) of at least 19 with a combined English+Reading subscore of at least 38. Carlow school code is 3638.

You may be exempt from the English proficiency requirement if:

• You were born and raised in Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Ireland, Belize, or Jamaica.
• You are a transfer, adult or graduate student who has successfully completed 24 or more credits (excluding ESL courses), earning a “C” or better, from an accredited college or university in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Ireland, Belize, or Jamaica.