Agriculture at Royal Agricultural University
Agriculture (Grad Dip) at Royal Agricultural University asked for 104 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on rau.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~104 points
Moderatearound CCC
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 rau.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 35% had fewer than the 104 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Graduate Diploma
- Duration
- 1 year
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 83%
5%
left higher education
UK 8%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%87%
Learning opportunities78%86%
Assessment and feedback78%83%
Academic support92%92%
Organisation and management67%78%
Learning resources83%87%
Student voice72%82%
20 final-year students · 64% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£24k5 years£30k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
85% working5% working and studying5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 48%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 83%
85%
use what they learned
UK 60%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cirencester, South West England, England
- Postcode
- GL7 6JS
Subjects
agriculture agriculture, food and related studies
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Agriculture 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartpury University | Agriculture BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University Centre Sparsholt | Agriculture BSc (Hons) | 80 - 112 points | — |
| University of Chester | Animal Welfare Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Royal Agricultural University | Agriculture this course | 104 points | 96–111 |
| SRUC Scotland's Rural College | Agriculture BSc (Hons) | 84 - 104 points | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Agriculture FdSc | 72 - 96 points | — |
| Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges) | Animal Management HNC | 80 - 96 points | — |
| Harper Adams University | Agricultural Engineering (with Placement) BEng (Hon) | 96 points | — |
| South Eastern Regional College | Animal Management HNC | 96 points | — |
| University Centre Bishop Burton | Precision Agriculture BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| University Centre Reaseheath | Wildlife Conservation and Ecology BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
See all 252 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More agriculture, food and related studies at Royal Agricultural University
- Agri-Management (Top Up) BSc (Hons)
- Agricultural Business Management BSc (Hons)
- Agricultural Business Management with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
- Agricultural Business Management with Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Agriculture BSc (Hons)
- Agriculture and Farm Management FdSc
- Agriculture with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
- Agriculture with Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Animal Management and Applied Zoology (Top Up) BSc (Hons)
- Animal Management and Zoology FdSc
- Bloodstock and Equine Performance Management BSc (Hons)
- Bloodstock and Equine Performance Management with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)