Architecture at Manchester Metropolitan University

Architecture (BA (Hons), K100) at Manchester Metropolitan University asked for 144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on mmu.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~144 points

High

around AAA

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 mmu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144

23% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 144–159 points. 25% of them had fewer than the 144 asked.

125 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 78%, other qualifications 14%, no formal qualifications 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: K100 · K1 architecture
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Prescribed by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) at Part 1 level for the purpose of registration in the UK. More ↗

Validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) at Part 1 level for the purpose of eligibility for membership of the RIBA. More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

94%

still studying

UK 86%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 1%

190 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%92%

Learning opportunities84%87%

Assessment and feedback79%83%

Academic support86%90%

Organisation and management80%81%

Learning resources88%86%

Student voice88%82%

155 final-year students · 89% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£25k3 years

£23k5 years

£28.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onThis course

78% working6% working and studying6% studying4% unemployed7% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

85%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 80%

85%

say their work is meaningful

UK 78%

70%

use what they learned

UK 64%

Science, engineering and technology associate professionals60%
Elementary occupations10%
Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals5%
Administrative occupations5%
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals5%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 70 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Manchester, North West England, England
Postcode: M15 6BH

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Subjects

architecture architecture, building and planning

Campus

Campus: University of Manchester/MMU
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Architecture 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	Architecture BSc (Hons)	AAA - AAB	160–175
Kingston University	Architecture MArch (4 Year)	128 - 144 points	—
Lancaster University	Architecture BA (Hons)	144 points	128–143
Loughborough University	Architecture (with placement year) MArch (Hon)	AAA	160–175
Manchester Metropolitan University	Architecture this course	144 points	144–159
Newcastle University	Architecture BA (Hons)	AAA	144–159
The University of Edinburgh	Structural Engineering with Architecture BEng (Hon)	120 - 144 points	160–175
University of Glasgow	Civil Engineering with Architecture MEng (Hon)	144 points	—
University of Liverpool	Architecture BA (Hons)	AAA	128–143
University of Manchester	Architecture BA (Hons)	AAA	—
University of Nottingham	Architecture BArch (Hons)	AAA	144–159

See all 204 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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