Criminology and Social Policy at Cardiff University
Criminology and Social Policy (BSc (Hons), 8D46) at Cardiff University asked for ABB - BBC 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
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as ABB - BBC
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 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 44% had fewer than the 128 asked.
230 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a degree 2%, other qualifications 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- 8D46
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%88%
Learning opportunities85%86%
Assessment and feedback81%84%
Academic support86%90%
Organisation and management88%83%
Learning resources92%90%
Student voice79%80%
155 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£23.5k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
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 ↗
Social policy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University Belfast | Education Studies and Social Policy BA (Hons) | 120 - 132 points | 128–143 |
| University of Strathclyde | Education and Social Policy BA (Hons) | 120 - 132 points | 192–207 |
| Bangor University | Criminology and Psychology BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | Criminology and Social Policy this course | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Kingston University | Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Swansea University | Criminology and Criminal Justice with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Social Policy BA (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Social Policy, Sociology and Crime BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response BSc (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Sheffield | Sociology BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | BA Intelligence and International Security BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
See all 228 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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