Psychology (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University
Psychology (Study Abroad) (BSc (Hons), C801) at Lancaster University asked for 134–136 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 lancs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~136 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 134 - 136 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check lancs.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 35% had fewer than the 136 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C801 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 86%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%87%
Learning opportunities65%84%
Assessment and feedback56%80%
Academic support68%89%
Organisation and management41%84%
Learning resources88%89%
Student voice42%82%
10 final-year students · 69% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£23.5k5 years£30.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
45% working5% working and studying15% studying30% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
49%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
40%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation19%
- Business and public service associate professionals17%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Administrative occupations8%
- Caring personal services8%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 80% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lancaster, North West England, England
- Postcode
- LA1 4YW
Subjects
psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Psychology 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 Psychology LLB (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Psychology BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 96–111 |
| Durham University | Education Studies - Psychology BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Kingston University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | Psychology (Study Abroad) this course | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Northeastern University London | Psychology BA (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Criminology and Psychology BSc (Hons) | AAB - ABB | 96–111 |
| University of Leeds | Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Thought BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Philosophy and Psychology BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Psychology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
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