University · Cardiff · founded 1884
Cardiff University
Which secondary schools and colleges in England Cardiff’s students came from, using the destinations the schools themselves publish. The Department for Education does not publish school-to-university flows.
What the data says
3 students from 1 school went to Cardiff in 2025, according to the schools’ own published destinations — a partial view, not the university’s intake.
Grey Court School (Richmond upon Thames) sent 3 of its 168 university entrants — 2% — to Cardiff in 2025; 53% of that school’s sixth-form leavers go to university, by DfE figures.
Cardiff University is one of the 24 Russell Group universities; the DfE counts places at the most selective third of universities on each school’s page.
Undergraduate courses at Cardiff
223 full-time courses from the Discover Uni dataset. 0 have typical A level offers and 0 have module lists read from the university’s course pages; open a course for modules by year, fees and graduate outcomes.
| Course | A level offer | Modules | UK fee | Continue after year 1 | Earnings after 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AccountingBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 85% | £28,000 |
| AccountingBSc · 4 years · placement | — | — | — | 88% | £28,000 |
| Accounting and FinanceBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 88% | £28,000 |
| Accounting and FinanceBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 88% | £28,000 |
| Accounting and FinanceBSc · 4 years · placement | — | — | — | 95% | £31,500 |
| Applied Software EngineeringBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 88% | £33,500 |
| ArchaeologyBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £23,500 |
| ArchaeologyBA · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 95% | £23,500 |
| Archaeology and Heritage ScienceBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 75% | £26,000 |
| Archaeology and HistoryBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 91% | £23,500 |
| Architectural EngineeringMEng · 4 years | — | — | — | 93% | £31,000 |
| Architectural EngineeringBEng · 3 years | — | — | — | 90% | £31,000 |
| Architectural EngineeringMEng · 5 years · placement | — | — | — | 93% | £31,000 |
| Architectural Engineering with a Year in IndustryBEng · 4 years · placement | — | — | — | 93% | £31,000 |
| ArchitectureBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 94% | £29,000 |
| ArchitectureBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 94% | £29,000 |
| Architecture with a Year of Study AbroadBSc · 4 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 94% | £29,000 |
| AstrophysicsBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 90% | £28,500 |
| AstrophysicsMPhys · 4 years | — | — | — | 100% | £28,500 |
| Astrophysics with a Professional Placement YearMPhys · 5 years | — | — | — | 95% | £28,500 |
| Astrophysics with a Professional Placement YearBSc · 4 years | — | — | — | 95% | £28,500 |
| Banking and FinanceBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 93% | £31,500 |
| Banking and Finance with a Professional Placement YearBSc · 4 years | — | — | — | 93% | £31,500 |
| BiochemistryMBiochem · 4 years | — | — | — | 90% | £25,500 |
| BiochemistryBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 97% | £25,500 |
| BiochemistryBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £25,500 |
| BiochemistryBSc · 4 years · placement | — | — | — | 100% | £25,500 |
| Biological SciencesBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 98% | £25,500 |
| Biological SciencesMBiol · 4 years | — | — | — | 90% | £25,500 |
| Biological SciencesBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 97% | £25,500 |
| Biological SciencesBSc · 4 years · placement | — | — | — | 100% | £25,500 |
| Biomedical ScienceBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 98% | £25,500 |
| Biomedical ScienceBSc · 4 years · placement | — | — | — | 100% | £25,500 |
| Biomedical SciencesMBiomed · 4 years | — | — | — | 100% | £25,500 |
| Biomedical SciencesBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 92% | £30,000 |
| Business EconomicsBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 94% | £32,000 |
| Business Economics with a Professional Placement YearBSc · 4 years | — | — | — | 94% | £32,000 |
| Business ManagementBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 92% | £29,500 |
| ChemistryMChem · 4 years | — | — | — | 95% | £26,500 |
| ChemistryBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 90% | £26,500 |
| ChemistryBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 89% | £26,500 |
| Chemistry with a Placement Year AbroadMChem · 4 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 85% | £26,500 |
| Chemistry with a Placement Year AbroadBSc · 4 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 90% | £26,500 |
| Chemistry with a Year in IndustryBSc · 4 years | — | — | — | 90% | £26,500 |
| Chemistry with Year in IndustryMChem · 4 years | — | — | — | 100% | £26,500 |
| Civil and Environmental EngineeringMEng · 5 years · placement | — | — | — | 93% | £31,000 |
| Civil and Environmental EngineeringMEng · 4 years | — | — | — | 93% | £31,000 |
| Civil and Environmental EngineeringBEng · 3 years | — | — | — | 93% | £31,000 |
| Civil EngineeringMEng · 5 years · placement | — | — | — | 93% | £31,000 |
| Civil EngineeringBEng · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £31,000 |
| Civil EngineeringBEng · 4 years · placement | — | — | — | 95% | £31,000 |
| Civil EngineeringMEng · 4 years | — | — | — | 93% | £31,000 |
| Civil & Environmental EngineeringBEng · 4 years | — | — | — | 93% | £31,000 |
| Computer ScienceMSci · 4 years | — | — | — | 98% | £33,500 |
| Computer ScienceBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 98% | £33,500 |
| Computer ScienceBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 98% | £33,500 |
| Computer Science with a Year in IndustryBSc · 4 years | — | — | — | 98% | £33,500 |
| Computer Science with a Year in IndustryMSci · 5 years | — | — | — | 98% | £33,500 |
| Computer Science with a Year of Study AbroadMSci · 5 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 98% | £33,500 |
| Computer Science with a Year of Study AbroadBSc · 4 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 98% | £33,500 |
| Computer Science with Cyber SecurityBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 98% | £33,500 |
| Computer Science with Cyber Security with a Year in IndustryBSc · 4 years | — | — | — | 98% | £33,500 |
| Computer Science with Cyber Security with a Year of Study AbroadBSc · 4 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 98% | £33,500 |
| CriminologyBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 91% | £23,500 |
| CriminologyBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 86% | £23,500 |
| Criminology and Social PolicyBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 85% | £23,500 |
| Criminology and SociologyBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £23,500 |
| Dental HygieneDipHE · 2 years | — | — | — | 95% | — |
| Dental SurgeryBDS · 5 years | — | — | — | 100% | £47,000 |
| Dental Therapy and Dental HygieneBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 100% | £30,000 |
| Diagnostic Radiography and ImagingBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 91% | £30,000 |
| EconomicsBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 94% | £32,000 |
| EconomicsBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 94% | £32,000 |
| Economics with a Professional Placement YearBSc · 4 years | — | — | — | 94% | £32,000 |
| EducationBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 75% | £24,000 |
| Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBEng · 3 years | — | — | — | 85% | £31,500 |
| Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMEng · 4 years | — | — | — | 89% | £31,500 |
| Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMEng · 5 years · placement | — | — | — | 89% | £31,500 |
| Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBEng · 4 years · placement | — | — | — | 100% | £31,500 |
| EngineeringBEng · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 69% | £32,500 |
| English LanguageBA · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 90% | £23,500 |
| English Language and LinguisticsBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 93% | £23,500 |
| English Language and LiteratureBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 93% | £23,500 |
| English LiteratureBA · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 95% | £23,000 |
| English LiteratureBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £23,000 |
| English Literature and a Modern LanguageBA · 4 years | — | — | — | 95% | £23,000 |
| English Literature and HistoryBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £23,000 |
| English Literature and PhilosophyBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £23,000 |
| English Literature, Journalism and MediaBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £23,000 |
| English Literature with Creative WritingBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £23,500 |
| Environmental GeographyBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £26,000 |
| Environmental GeographyMSci · 4 years | — | — | — | 95% | £26,000 |
| Environmental Geography with a Year of Study AbroadBSc · 4 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 100% | £26,000 |
| Environmental GeoscienceBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 100% | £25,000 |
| Environmental GeoscienceMSci · 4 years | — | — | — | 97% | £25,000 |
| Environmental Geoscience with a Year of Study AbroadBSc · 4 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 100% | £25,000 |
| Environmental Sustainability ScienceBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 97% | £25,000 |
| Exploration GeologyMSci · 4 years | — | — | — | 97% | £25,000 |
| Exploration GeologyBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £25,000 |
| Exploration Geology with a Year of Study AbroadBSc · 4 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 97% | £25,000 |
| Financial MathematicsBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 92% | £27,500 |
| Financial Mathematics with a Professional Placement YearBSc · 4 years | — | — | — | 92% | £27,500 |
| Financial Mathematics with a Year of Study AbroadBSc · 4 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 92% | £27,500 |
| GeologyMSci · 4 years | — | — | — | 97% | £25,000 |
| GeologyBA · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 97% | £25,000 |
| GeologyBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 100% | £25,000 |
| Geology with a Year of Study AbroadBSc · 4 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 97% | £25,000 |
| HistoryBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 88% | £23,500 |
| HistoryBA · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 91% | £23,500 |
| History and a Modern LanguageBA · 4 years | — | — | — | 90% | £25,500 |
| Human and Social SciencesBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £23,500 |
| Human GeographyBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 97% | £27,000 |
| Human Geography and PlanningBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 90% | £30,000 |
| Human Geography and PlanningBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 85% | £30,000 |
| Human Geography and Planning with a Professional Placement Year (Accredited)BSc · 4 years | — | — | — | 90% | £30,000 |
| Human Geography with a Professional Placement YearBSc · 4 years | — | — | — | 100% | £27,000 |
| International RelationsBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £27,000 |
| in Urban Planning and DevelopmentBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 90% | £30,000 |
| in Urban Planning and Development with a Professional Placement YearBSc · 4 years | — | — | — | 95% | £30,000 |
| Journalism and CommunicationBA · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 95% | £24,000 |
| Journalism and CommunicationsBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £24,000 |
| Journalism, Politics and International RelationsBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £27,000 |
| LawLLB · 3 years | — | — | — | 90% | £24,500 |
| Law and WelshLLB · 3 years | — | — | — | 90% | £24,500 |
| Law with CriminologyLLB · 3 years | — | — | — | 91% | £23,500 |
| Law with Politics and International RelationsLLB · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £27,000 |
| Linguistics and a Modern LanguageBA · 4 years | — | — | — | 90% | £23,500 |
| Marine GeographyBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £26,000 |
| Marine GeographyMSci · 4 years | — | — | — | 95% | £26,000 |
| Marine Geography with a Year of Study AbroadBSc · 4 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 100% | £26,000 |
| MathematicsMMath · 4 years | — | — | — | 92% | £27,500 |
| MathematicsBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 92% | £27,500 |
| MathematicsBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 92% | £27,500 |
| Mathematics for the Modern WorldBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 92% | £27,500 |
| Mathematics for the Modern World with a Foundation YearBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 92% | £27,500 |
| Mathematics for the Modern World with a Professional Placement YearBSc · 4 years | — | — | — | 92% | £27,500 |
| Mathematics for the Modern World with a Year of Study AbroadBSc · 4 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 92% | £27,500 |
| Mathematics Operational Research and StatisticsBSc · 4 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 92% | £27,500 |
| Mathematics Operational Research and StatisticsBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 80% | £27,500 |
| Mathematics Operational Research and StatisticsBSc · 4 years · placement | — | — | — | 85% | £27,500 |
| Mathematics with a Professional Placement YearBSc · 4 years · placement | — | — | — | 92% | £27,500 |
| Mathematics with a Professional Placement YearMMath · 5 years · placement | — | — | — | 92% | £27,500 |
| Mathematics with a Year AbroadBSc · 4 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 92% | £27,500 |
| Mathematics with a Year of Study AbroadMMath · 5 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 92% | £27,500 |
| Mechanical and Electrical EngineeringBEng · 4 years · placement | — | — | — | 74% | £32,500 |
| Mechanical and Electrical EngineeringBEng · 3 years | — | — | — | 74% | £32,500 |
| Mechanical and Electrical EngineeringMEng · 4 years | — | — | — | 74% | £32,500 |
| Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Year in Industry)MEng · 5 years | — | — | — | 74% | £32,500 |
| Mechanical EngineeringMEng · 4 years | — | — | — | 85% | £33,000 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBEng · 3 years | — | — | — | 91% | £33,000 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBEng · 4 years · placement | — | — | — | 100% | £33,000 |
| Mechanical EngineeringMEng · 5 years · placement | — | — | — | 90% | £33,000 |
| Media and CommunicationsBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 98% | £24,000 |
| Media, Journalism and CultureBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 91% | £24,000 |
| Medical EngineeringMEng · 5 years · placement | — | — | — | 90% | £32,000 |
| Medical EngineeringMEng · 4 years | — | — | — | 90% | £32,000 |
| Medical EngineeringBEng · 3 years | — | — | — | 90% | £32,000 |
| Medical EngineeringBEng · 4 years · placement | — | — | — | 90% | £32,000 |
| Medical PharmacologyBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £37,000 |
| Medical PharmacologyBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 95% | £37,000 |
| Medicinal ChemistryBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 85% | £26,500 |
| Medicinal Chemistry with a Year in IndustryBSc · 4 years | — | — | — | 90% | £26,500 |
| MedicineMBBCh · 5 years | — | — | — | 100% | £47,000 |
| Medicine (Graduate Entry)MBBCh · 5 years | — | — | — | 100% | £47,000 |
| MidwiferyBMid · 3 years | — | — | — | 89% | £30,500 |
| Modern ChineseBA · 4 years | — | — | — | 85% | £25,500 |
| Modern History, Politics & International RelationsBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £27,000 |
| Modern LanguagesBA · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 90% | £25,500 |
| Modern LanguagesBA · 4 years | — | — | — | 90% | £25,500 |
| MusicBMus · 4 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 90% | £23,500 |
| MusicBMus · 3 years | — | — | — | 80% | £23,500 |
| MusicBA · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 85% | £23,500 |
| Music and a Modern LanguageBA · 4 years | — | — | — | 90% | £25,500 |
| Music and English LiteratureBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £23,000 |
| Nursing (Adult) Autumn IntakeBN · 3 years | — | — | — | 84% | £30,000 |
| Nursing (Child)BN · 3 years | — | — | — | 90% | £30,000 |
| Nursing (Mental Health) Autumn IntakeBNurs · 3 years | — | — | — | 80% | £30,000 |
| Occupational TherapyBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 88% | £26,500 |
| OptometryMOptom · 4 years | — | — | — | 94% | £39,500 |
| OptometryMOptom · 5 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 95% | £39,500 |
| PharmacyMPharm · 4 years | — | — | — | 86% | £35,000 |
| PhilosophyBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 92% | £25,000 |
| PhilosophyBA · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 92% | £25,000 |
| Philosophy and LinguisticsBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 90% | £23,500 |
| Philosophy, Politics and International RelationsBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £27,000 |
| Physical GeographyBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £26,000 |
| Physical GeographyMSci · 4 years | — | — | — | 95% | £26,000 |
| Physical GeographyBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 95% | £26,000 |
| Physical Geography with a Year of Study AbroadBSc · 4 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 75% | £26,000 |
| PhysicsBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £28,000 |
| PhysicsBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 95% | £28,000 |
| PhysicsMPhys · 4 years | — | — | — | 90% | £28,000 |
| Physics with a Professional Placement YearBSc · 4 years | — | — | — | 95% | £28,000 |
| Physics with a Professional Placement YearMPhys · 5 years | — | — | — | 95% | £28,000 |
| Physics with Medical PhysicsBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 100% | £28,000 |
| PhysiotherapyBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 92% | £29,000 |
| PoliticsBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £27,000 |
| Politics and International RelationsBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 95% | £27,000 |
| Politics and International RelationsBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £27,000 |
| Politics and SociologyBScEcon · 3 years | — | — | — | 100% | £23,500 |
| Politics, International Relations and a Modern LanguageBA · 4 years | — | — | — | 95% | £27,000 |
| PsychologyBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 92% | £25,000 |
| PsychologyBSc · 4 years · placement | — | — | — | 90% | £24,500 |
| PsychologyBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 92% | £25,000 |
| Radiotherapy and OncologyBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £30,000 |
| Religion, Philosophy and EthicsBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 92% | £25,000 |
| Social ScienceBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 90% | £23,500 |
| Social SciencesBSc · 4 years · foundation year | — | — | — | 92% | £23,500 |
| SociologyBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 90% | £23,500 |
| Sociology and EducationBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £23,500 |
| Sociology and Social PolicyBSc · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £23,500 |
| TranslationBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 90% | £25,500 |
| Translation with a Placement Year AbroadBA · 4 years · year abroad | — | — | — | 90% | £25,500 |
| WelshBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 90% | £25,500 |
| Welsh and a Modern LanguageBA · 4 years | — | — | — | 90% | £25,500 |
| Welsh and EducationBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 90% | £25,500 |
| Welsh and English LiteratureBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £23,000 |
| Welsh and HistoryBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 90% | £25,500 |
| Welsh and JournalismBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 100% | £25,500 |
| Welsh and LinguisticsBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 90% | £23,500 |
| Welsh and MusicBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 90% | £25,500 |
| Welsh and PhilosophyBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 90% | £25,500 |
| Welsh, Politics and International RelationsBA · 3 years | — | — | — | 95% | £27,000 |
Contains HESA data: Discover Uni dataset, CC BY 4.0. Offers and modules as published by the university; fees per year for the entry year shown on the course page.
Schools whose sixth-formers went to Cardiff
Schools that publish their own leavers’ destinations naming Cardiff. The share is of all the school’s leavers who went to any university that year.
| School | Local authority | Left in | To Cardiff | Sixth-form leavers to any university (DfE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey Court SchoolAcademy converter · 1,650 pupils · source | Richmond upon Thames | 2025 | 32% of 168 university entrants | 53% |
Where the schools are
Cardiff is marked; each dot is a school whose leavers went there. Darker blue means more of the school’s Year 11 leavers stayed in education.
About this page
School counts come from each school’s published leavers’ destinations and from the university’s own Freedom of Information response, matched by name or UKPRN; each row links to its source. A school’s figure counts places accepted in the summer, the university’s counts students registered in the autumn, and the DfE’s sustained-destination statistics on school pages are a third measure. Facts about the university are from its website (source). The Cardiff University name and logo are trade marks of the university, shown to identify it; sch.today is independent of the university.