Computer Science (with Placement year) at Anglia Ruskin University
Computer Science (with Placement year) (BEng (Hon), G401) at Anglia Ruskin University asked for 96–112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on aru.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 96 - 112 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 aru.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
75% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. 40% of them had fewer than the 112 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, a baccalaureate 10%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- G401 · G4 computer science (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT on behalf of the Engineering Councilfor the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a CharteredEngineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 12%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
40 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%83%
Learning opportunities81%81%
Assessment and feedback84%82%
Academic support82%88%
Organisation and management74%81%
Learning resources91%89%
Student voice78%79%
15 final-year students · 61% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£26.5k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
80% working5% working and studying5% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
75%
use what they learned
UK 60%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cambridge, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CB1 1PT
Subjects
computer science computing
Campus
- Campus
- ARU Cambridge Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Computer science 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglia Ruskin University | Computer Science (with Placement year) this course | 96 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Electronic Engineering and Computer Science MEng (Hon) | 96 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Computer Science (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 48 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Birmingham City University | Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence (January) BSc (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Birmingham Newman University | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Bucks New University | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Aberdeen | Business Management and Information Systems MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Bradford | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
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