Psychology at The University of Edinburgh
Psychology (BSc (Hons), C802) at The University of Edinburgh: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 176–191 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check ed.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 176–191 points.
110 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 77%, a baccalaureate 11%, no formal qualifications 6%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C802 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
94%
still studying
UK 86%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
110 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%87%
Learning opportunities79%84%
Assessment and feedback70%80%
Academic support85%89%
Organisation and management80%84%
Learning resources92%89%
Student voice73%82%
75 final-year students · 66% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£26.5k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
55% working10% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
40%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Skilled trades occupations10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Psychology at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bath | Education with Psychology BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| Aberystwyth University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Psychology BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Childhood and Youth Studies and Psychology BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Criminology and Psychology BA/BSc (H) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Criminology and Psychological Studies BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and Psychology MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Abertay University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | CCC | 144–159 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Applied Psychology BSc (Hons) | — | — |
| The University of Edinburgh | Psychology this course | — | 176–191 |
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