Criminology at Cardiff University
Criminology (BSc (Hons), L370) 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 course 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 20% had fewer than the 136 asked.
70 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 97%, an Access course 1%, other qualifications 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L370 · L3 sociology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
86%
still studying
UK 85%
7%
left higher education
UK 10%
7%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
70 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%88%
Learning opportunities89%86%
Assessment and feedback85%84%
Academic support85%90%
Organisation and management91%83%
Learning resources88%90%
Student voice83%80%
35 final-year students · 61% responded · NSS 2024-26
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
criminology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology 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 | Law with Criminology LLB (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff University | Criminology this course | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| Durham University | Anthropology and Sociology BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Kingston University | Psychology with Criminology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | Criminology and Psychology BA (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bath | Criminology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Politics and Sociology BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Politics and Sociology BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Criminology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Digital Media & Information Studies/Sociology MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Kent | Law and Criminology LLB (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 128–143 |
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