Education BA
A*AA at A level; 95% are in work or study 15 months after graduating.
90% of entrants came with A levels · 100% stay on after year 1 · Cambridge course page, Discover Uni
What do you need to get in?
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.
Cambridge course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile
UCAS tariff points — a points scale for grades: A* = 56, A = 48, so A*A*A = 160. Entrants’ totals include extra subjects.
Other qualifications1
| Qualification | Typical offer | Required subjects |
|---|---|---|
| IB | 41-42 points, with 776 at Higher Levelrecommended: English (language or literature); History; Languages (ancient or modern); Social science subjects; recommended: Ancient History, Classical Civilisation, Economics, Further Mathematics, Geography, Politics, Music, Philosophy, Psychol; Mathematics; Psychology | — |
Where does it lead?
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 14
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 70% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures4
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 10% left | 100% | 35 |
| In work or study, 15 months on0% studying | 95% | 15 |
| Professional or managerial job | 70% | 15 |
What do students say?
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 76% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.
National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 25 students answered
Highest: 100% agreed on question 7; lowest: 60% on question 24.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 92% |
| Question 2 | 88% |
| Question 3 | 92% |
| Question 4 | 76% |
| Question 5 | 96% |
| Question 6 | 84% |
| Question 7 | 100% |
| Question 8 | 80% |
| Question 9 | 80% |
| Question 10 | 60% |
| Question 11 | 68% |
| Question 12 | 80% |
| Question 13 | 76% |
| Question 14 | 88% |
| Question 15 | 92% |
| Question 16 | 92% |
| Question 17 | 60% |
| Question 18 | 64% |
| Question 19 | 87% |
| Question 20 | 96% |
| Question 21 | 83% |
| Question 22 | 88% |
| Question 23 | 84% |
| Question 24 | 60% |
| Question 25 | 73% |
| Question 26 | 92% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
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