Banking and Finance with a Professional Placement Year at Cardiff University
Banking and Finance with a Professional Placement Year (BSc (Hons), 97K6) at Cardiff University asked for AAB - BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiff.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
Published as AAB - BBB
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 cardiff.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 19% had fewer than the 136 asked.
75 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 94%, a degree 3%, other qualifications 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- 97K6
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
93%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 11%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
75 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%88%
Learning opportunities84%88%
Assessment and feedback74%83%
Academic support87%91%
Organisation and management86%91%
Learning resources86%91%
Student voice77%84%
90 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£31.5k5 years£44k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
50% working35% working and studying10% studying5% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
75%
use what they learned
UK 63%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Finance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Banking and Finance BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 96–111 |
| Cardiff University | Banking and Finance with a Professional Placement Year this course | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| City St George's, University of London | Mathematics and Finance BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 96–111 |
| Durham University | Finance BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Lancaster University | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Finance (with placement year) BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Accounting and Finance with Year Abroad BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Finance and Mathematics BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 224–239 |
| University of Kent | Actuarial Science BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| University of Liverpool | Finance and Data Analytics BSc (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
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