Psychology with Counselling at Aberystwyth University
Psychology with Counselling (BSc (Hons), C843) at Aberystwyth University asked for 96–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on aber.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 96 - 120 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check aber.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 70% had fewer than the 120 asked.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science
- Code
- C843 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course80%90%
Learning opportunities84%87%
Assessment and feedback80%85%
Academic support85%90%
Organisation and management80%76%
Learning resources97%88%
Student voice73%81%
10 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£18.5k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working25% working and studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
35%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
55%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Aberystwyth, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SY23 3DD
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Aberystwyth
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Psychology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Psychology with Counselling this course | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Psychology with Clinical Applications BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Psychology BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Childhood and Youth Studies and Psychology BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Criminology and Psychology BA/BSc (H) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Psychology with Counselling Studies BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Chester | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Cumbria | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Derby | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
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