Computing at Abertay University
Computing (BSc (Hons), G400) at Abertay University asked for CCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on abertay.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~CCC
Moderate96 points · around CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check abertay.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 5% had fewer than the 96 asked.
30 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 45%, A-levels or Highers 35%, an Access course 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G400 · G4 computer science (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
0%
left higher education
UK 5%
15%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%90%
Learning opportunities86%86%
Assessment and feedback84%87%
Academic support94%94%
Organisation and management88%84%
Learning resources90%89%
Student voice82%87%
15 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£30.5k5 years£41k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working15% working and studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 80% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
75%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Information Technology Professionals65%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Business and Financial Project Management Professionals5%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 80% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Dundee, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- DD1 1HG
Subjects
applied computing computing
Campus
- Campus
- Dundee Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Others in computing at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry University | Cloud Computing BSc (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| University of Derby | Game Art BA (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lancashire | Web Design and Development (Cyprus) BSc (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| University of Leicester | Creative Computing with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| Abertay University | Computing this course | CCC | 160–175 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | AI and Data Science (Direct Entry) BSc (Hons) | CCC | — |
| Lancaster University | Cyber Security (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 144–159 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Applied Artificial Intelligence with Foundation BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| Robert Gordon University | Computing and Creative Design BSc (Hons) | CCC | 144–159 |
| West Suffolk College | Digital User Experience (UX) Design BSc (Hons) | 64 - 96 points | — |
| University of the West of Scotland | Computer Animation Arts BSc (Hons) | 90 points | 144–159 |
See all 187 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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