Architecture at Newcastle University
Architecture (BA (Hons), K100) at Newcastle University asked for AAA in recent years; 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 ncl.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
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 ncl.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 45% had fewer than the 144 asked.
100 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 66%, other higher education 16%, a baccalaureate 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) for the purpose of eligibility for membership of that body. More ↗
Prescribed by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) for the purpose of registration in the UK. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
92%
still studying
UK 86%
8%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
120 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%92%
Learning opportunities84%87%
Assessment and feedback88%83%
Academic support92%90%
Organisation and management87%81%
Learning resources87%86%
Student voice80%82%
85 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£29k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 70 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
74% working9% working and studying4% studying7% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
91%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
64%
use what they learned
UK 68%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals38%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals21%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Sales occupations3%
- Business and public service associate professionals3%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 145 graduates · 56% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, England
- Postcode
- NE1 7RU
Subjects
architecture architecture, building and planning
Campus
- Campus
- Newcastle Campus
- 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 BA (Hons) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| Newcastle University | Architecture this course | 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
More architecture, building and planning at Newcastle University
- Architecture and Urban Planning BA (Hons)
- Geography and Urban Planning BA (Hons)
- Planning MPlan
- Urban Planning BA (Hons)