Classics at The University of Edinburgh
Classics (MA (Hons), Q800) at The University of Edinburgh asked for 114–144 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 ed.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 114 - 144 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 ed.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. 10% had fewer than the 144 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, a baccalaureate 5%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q800 · Q8 classical studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 93%
0%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%94%
Learning opportunities71%87%
Assessment and feedback69%84%
Academic support93%93%
Organisation and management90%84%
Learning resources98%91%
Student voice75%80%
20 final-year students · 95% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£26k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working11% working and studying10% studying7% unemployed12% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 65%
30%
use what they learned
UK 30%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 55 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
classical studies historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Classics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | Classics BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| Newcastle University | Ancient History BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Classical Studies BA (Hons) | 104 - 147 points | 144–159 |
| Durham University | Ancient History BA (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Classics this course | 114 - 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Classics/Computing MA (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | — |
| University of Oxford | Asian and Middle Eastern Studies with Classics BA (Hons) | AAA | 176–191 |
| University of St Andrews | Ancient History and Greek MA (Hons) | 126 - 144 points | 208–223 |
| King's College London, University of London | Classical Studies with English BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Ancient History BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Ancient History and History BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
See all 395 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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