Economics at University of Birmingham
Economics (BSc (Hons), L100) at University of Birmingham asked for A*AA - AAA in recent years; 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 birmingham.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~A*AA
High152 points · around AAA
Published as A*AA - AAA
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check birmingham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 39% had fewer than the 152 asked.
180 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other qualifications 7%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L100 · L1 economics
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
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 ↗
Accredited by the EFMD Quality Improvement System. More ↗
Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
94%
still studying
UK 91%
6%
left higher education
UK 6%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
210 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%86%
Learning opportunities91%85%
Assessment and feedback84%79%
Academic support93%90%
Organisation and management95%88%
Learning resources94%90%
Student voice83%80%
185 final-year students · 93% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£36k3 years£34.5k5 years£50.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
46% working32% working and studying14% studying4% unemployed4% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
55%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Finance Professionals50%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals15%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
- Information Technology Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 80 graduates · 51% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B15 2TT
Subjects
economics social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Edgbaston campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Economics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham University | Economics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| Imperial College London | Economics, Finance and Data Science BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 208–223 |
| King's College London, University of London | Economics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | Econometrics & Mathematical Economics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 192–207 |
| University of Bath | Economics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Economics this course | A*AA - AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Bristol | Economics BA (Hons) | A*AA - AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Cambridge | Environment, Law, and Economics BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Exeter | Business Economics BSc (Hons) | A*AA - AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Nottingham | Economics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 144–159 |
| University of Oxford | Economics and Management BA (Hons) | A*AA | 208–223 |
See all 919 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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