Illustration at The University of Edinburgh

Illustration (BA (Hons), W220) at The University of Edinburgh asked for 114–128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.

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

UCAS tariff

~128 points

Competitive

around ABB

Published as 114 - 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 ed.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128

20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 160–175 points. 13% of them had fewer than the 128 asked.

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

Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, other higher education 25%, an Access course 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: W220 · W2 design
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1, Year 2
Year: 2027

Year abroad: optional

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

95%

still studying

UK 85%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

30 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%90%

Learning opportunities85%87%

Assessment and feedback85%88%

Academic support86%91%

Organisation and management80%78%

Learning resources84%88%

Student voice86%83%

35 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£26.5k3 years

£22.5k5 years

£27.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

95% working5% working and studying5% other

UK, same subject: 89% in work or study

65%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 59%

80%

say their work is meaningful

UK 70%

35%

use what they learned

UK 53%

Artistic, literary and media occupations20%
Sales occupations10%
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals10%
Design occupations10%
Administrative occupations5%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24

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

Location

Campus: Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
Postcode: EH8 9JZ

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Subjects

illustration design, and creative and performing arts

Campus

Campus: Central
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Design studies 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
Bangor University	Creative Technologies BSc (Hons)	104 - 128 points	112–127
Brunel University of London	Games Design and Creative Writing BA (Hons)	ABB - BBC	112–127
Bucks New University	Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon)	100 - 128 points	96–111
Glasgow School of Art	Communication Design BA (Hons)	114 - 128 points	176–191
Kingston University	Interaction Design BA (Hons)	112 - 128 points	128–143
Lancaster University	Design BA (Hons)	128 points	128–143
The University of Edinburgh	Illustration this course	114 - 128 points	160–175
University of Dundee	Graphic Design BDes (Hon)	ABB	144–159
University of Exeter	Art History and Visual Culture and Modern Languages with International Placement BA (Hons)	ABB	—
University of Leeds	Art and Design BA (Hons)	ABB	128–143
University of Liverpool	Communication, Media and Popular Music BA (Hons)	ABB	112–127

See all 1,177 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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