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Architecture at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Architecture (BA (Hons), K100) at Cardiff Metropolitan University asked for 120–128 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 ↗ Course page on cardiffmet.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff
Competitive
around ABB
Published as 120 - 128 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 cardiffmet.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
0%10%20%30%10%<9615%9630%11215%1285%1445%160176192208224240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128

20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. 69% of them had fewer than the 128 asked.

40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 5%, other higher education 5%.

Course

Award
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code
K100 · K1 architecture
Duration
3 years
Mode
Full-time
Starts
September 2027
Entry
Year 1
Year
2027
Placement year
optional
Prescribed by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) at Part 1 level for the purpose of registration in the UK. More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 86%
25%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%92%
Learning opportunities94%87%
Assessment and feedback98%83%
Academic support97%90%
Organisation and management82%81%
Learning resources89%86%
Student voice96%82%
15 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni
3 years
£22k5 years
£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working20% working and studying10% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus
Cardiff, Wales, Wales
Postcode
CF5 2YB
View on map ↗

Subjects

architecture architecture, building and planning

Campus

Campus
Llandaff Campus
Housing
Accommodation ↗
Union
Students' union ↗

Architecture 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.

UniversityCourseEntryMiddle entrant
Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityArchitecture this course120 - 128 points112–127
Coventry UniversityArchitectural Design and Technology MSci (Hon)128 points96–111
Glasgow School of ArtArchitecture BArch (Hons)114 - 128 points160–175
Kingston UniversityArchitectural Technology BSc (Hons)112 - 128 points128–143
London South Bank UniversityArchitecture BA (Hons)112 - 128 points96–111
Oxford Brookes UniversityInterior Architecture BA (Hons)128 points128–143
University of LiverpoolArchitecture (Design Studies) BA (Hons)ABB—
University of ReadingArchitecture BSc (Hons)ABB112–127
University of RoehamptonArchitectural Technology BSc (Hons)112 - 128 points144–159
Arts University BournemouthArchitecture (Part 1 RIBA/ARB) BA (Hons)104 - 120 points—
Bath Spa UniversityArchitecture BA (Hons)BBB - BCC96–111

See all 204 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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