Graphic Design at Edinburgh Napier University
Graphic Design (BDes (Hon), W210) at Edinburgh Napier University asked for CCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on napier.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~CCC
Moderate96 points · around CCC
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 napier.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 5% had fewer than the 96 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, other higher education 30%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Design (with Honours)
- Code
- W210 · W2 design
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%90%
Learning opportunities91%87%
Assessment and feedback84%88%
Academic support96%91%
Organisation and management75%78%
Learning resources76%88%
Student voice80%83%
30 final-year students · 90% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£22k5 years£27.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working5% working and studying15% studying5% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
60%
use what they learned
UK 53%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH10 5DT
Subjects
graphic design design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Merchiston Campus, Colinton Road
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Design studies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Napier University | Graphic Design this course | CCC | 160–175 |
| Falmouth University | Fashion Marketing BA (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Games Development BSc (Hons) | CCC | 176–191 |
| Grwp Llandrillo Menai | 3D Art & Games Development FdSc | 72 - 96 points | — |
| KLC School of Design | Interior Design BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| University College Birmingham | Graphic Design BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Art and Design BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Derby | Illustration BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Dundee | Interior & Environmental Design BDes (Hon) | CCD - CCC | 144–159 |
| University of East London | Fashion Cultures and Business BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Lancashire | Graphic Design (Cyprus) BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
See all 1,177 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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