The IB Diploma is a passport to higher education, recognised by leading universities and colleges around the world as the mark of a rigorous, well-rounded education.
Recognised Around the World
A Passport to Higher Education
Most universities and colleges recommend that high-school students enrol in a rigorous academic programme such as the IB Diploma, and some offer advanced credit to students with strong examination results.
IB students routinely gain admission to some of the best-known universities in the world, most of which have established recognition policies for the IB Diploma.
Finding Recognition Information
The IBO publishes and maintains university-recognition information on its public website, www.ibo.org, including country information pages and a searchable university-recognition directory.
Guidance on national and university-recognition policies is also available from the IB Coordinator or the High School counsellor.
The Qualities Universities Value
What an IB Diploma Says About a Student
Universities recognise the outstanding qualities of IB Diploma graduates. Typically, diploma holders are ready to:
- Debate real-world issues from an international perspective
- Provide leadership and support in the local and global community
- Undertake in-depth study while keeping a broad perspective across subject areas
- Ask challenging questions, research a topic, and express an informed opinion
- Draw on a strong sense of their own culture and identity
- Communicate in two or more languages with people who see the world differently
Diploma students choose six subjects over a two-year period, one from each group of the IB hexagon.
