目前，数以百计非本地高等院校于考评局网站及/或院校官方网站，列出其对持文凭试资历考生的一般入学要求资讯。有关院校数目自2012年首届文凭试以来，一直稳步增加，涵盖英国、澳洲及新西兰、美国及加拿大、亚太区与欧洲多个国家/地区。
为学生创造空间和照顾学生多样性，文凭试四个核心科目的优化措施经已推行，并适用于2024年起。一如以住，世界各地的大学及高等教育院校将继续接受文凭试作为申请入学的资历，并会因应课程的最新发展，于考评局网站及/或院校官方网站更新其一般入学要求的资讯。
Abilene Christian University
American University
Augustana College
Baylor University
Beloit College
Binghamton University
Boise State University
Colorado State University
Creighton University
Gordon College
Hillsborough Community College
Indiana University - Kokomo
James Madison University
Kent State University
Loyola University Chicago
Luther College
Miami University (Ohio)
New York Film Academy
New York University
Northwestern University
Ohio Wesleyan University*
Oregon State University*
Pacific Lutheran University*
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Santa Clara University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Shoreline Community College
St. Ambrose University
Tennessee Technological University
The Ohio State University
The State University of New York at Oneonta
The University of Arizona
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Troy University
Tufts University
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
University of Colorado Denver
University of La Verne
University of Massachusetts Boston
University of Missouri - Kansas City
University of South Florida
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay*
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater*
Wartburg College
Washington State University
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Widener University
Wittenberg University
Yale University
