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University of Birmingham · honours · 4 years · optional foundation year · optional placement year · optional year abroad · UCAS 6497course page ↗

AAA at A level, A-level Mathematics; graduates earn a median £33,000 three years on.

Typical A level offer
AAA

A-level Mathematics · 100% of entrants came with A levels · 95% stay on after year 1 · Birmingham course page, Discover Uni

Year 13 · applying

What do you need to get in?

AAAtypical A level offer; aaa to include a-level mathematics.; contextual offer: one grade lower than standard

Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. A contextual offer can be lower for applicants from under-represented backgrounds; none is published for this course.

Birmingham course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile

  1. 1A-level Mathematics
Who actually got in: 100% with A levels. 10% arrived with 208 or more UCAS tariff points — roughly A*A*A or better. Based on 15 entrants.

UCAS tariff points — a points scale for grades: A* = 56, A = 48, so A*A*A = 160. Entrants’ totals include extra subjects.

Other qualifications2
QualificationTypical offerRequired subjects
IB32 points6,6,6 at Higher Level (including Mathematics) with 32 points overall.Mathematics
BTECD*D*DBTEC options considered (D*D*D*/D*D*/D*) plus A-levels where required. See below for details.—
Years 1–4

What do you study?

8compulsory modules in year 1

Module — one course unit, usually a term or a year long; “core” means everyone takes it. One UK credit is about ten hours of study; a full year is 120 credits.

Birmingham course page · optional modules vary by year

Year 1 · 8 core · 120 credits ≈ 1,200 hours
Year 2 · 0 core, 3 optional
After graduating

Where does it lead?

£33,000median pay three years after graduating
Lower quarter£28k
Median£33k
Upper quarter£39k

Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 405 graduates.

Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 13, 24, 12, 22

Half of graduates earned between £27,500 and £38,500. Five years on, the median is £42,000. 87% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 87% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.

All outcome figures7
MeasureValueBased on
Continue after year 15% left95%15
In work or study, 15 months on7% studying87%80
Professional or managerial job87%60
Pay 15 months on, median£33,000145
Pay 3 years on, median£33,000405
Pay 5 years on, median£42,000425
Money

What does it cost?

£9,790a year for UK students, 2026/27 entry

Tuition fee loan — paid straight to the university; repayments start the April after you leave, at 9% of income above the threshold. UK fees are capped by government and rise with inflation; placement and study-abroad years are usually charged at a lower rate.

Birmingham fees page · source

About £39,160 in fees over 4 years, covered by a tuition fee loan you repay only when earning above the threshold. International students: £30,600 a year (2026/27).

National Student Survey 2025-26

What do students say?

93%agreed the course was good overall (question 26)

NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 82% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.

National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 145 students answered

Highest: 93% agreed on question 4; lowest: 57% on question 13.

All questions26
QuestionAgree
Question 187%
Question 266%
Question 388%
Question 493%
Question 579%
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Question 790%
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Question 1888%
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Question 2469%
Question 2569%
Question 2693%

Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.

Modules, entry requirements and fees are facts read from University of Birmingham’s course page on 2026-09-19 and may change; the university’s page is authoritative. Descriptions are not reproduced. Outcome figures are from the Discover Uni dataset. University of Birmingham is a trade mark of the university; sch.today is independent of it.