Financial Mathematics with a Professional Placement Year at Cardiff University
Financial Mathematics with a Professional Placement Year (BSc (Hons), 15R6) 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 48% had fewer than the 136 asked.
225 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 98%, other higher education 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- 15R6
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
92%
still studying
UK 89%
4%
left higher education
UK 10%
4%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
250 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course80%89%
Learning opportunities81%86%
Assessment and feedback76%82%
Academic support87%94%
Organisation and management82%87%
Learning resources89%90%
Student voice71%81%
120 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£27.5k5 years£36.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working7% working and studying8% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
55%
use what they learned
UK 47%
- Finance Professionals20%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals10%
- Engineering professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 57% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
mathematics mathematical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Mathematics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | Financial Mathematics 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 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Data Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB - AAB | 160–175 |
| Loughborough University | Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Data Science with Year of Professional Experience BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 160–175 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Computer Science and Mathematics BSc (Hons) | AAB - ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Mathematical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Accounting & Mathematics BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of Leeds | Chemistry and Mathematics MChem (H) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Liverpool | Actuarial Mathematics BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | Economics and Mathematics BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
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