Economics and Finance at Swansea University
Economics and Finance (BSc (Hons), L111) at Swansea University asked for 120–128 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 swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 120 - 128 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 swansea.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 70% had fewer than the 128 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a foundation course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L111 · L1 economics
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations. More ↗
Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the Accredited degree accelerated route. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 91%
10%
left higher education
UK 6%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%86%
Learning opportunities84%85%
Assessment and feedback78%79%
Academic support95%90%
Organisation and management90%88%
Learning resources87%90%
Student voice78%80%
20 final-year students · 62% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£25k5 years£32.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 95 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
40% working60% working and studying
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
50%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA1 8EN
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Singleton Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Finance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Law and Accounting and Finance LLB (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Banking and Finance BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Brunel University of London | Financial Mathematics MMath | ABB - ABC | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | Foundation Year in Business, Finance and Accounting Foundation Year | 96 - 128 points | — |
| Heriot-Watt University | Accountancy and Finance MA (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 160–175 |
| Kingston University | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Swansea University | Economics and Finance this course | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Kent | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Leicester | Accounting BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Liverpool | Communication, Media and Popular Music BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Reading | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
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