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Archaeology at University of Cambridge

Archaeology (BA (Hons), V400) at University of Cambridge asked for A*AA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 176–191 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades
High
152 points · around 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 undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
0%10%20%30%<969611212815%14430%16020%1765%19210%20822415%240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152

The middle entrant had 176–191 points.

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

Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other qualifications 10%, a degree 5%.

Course

Award
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code
V400 · V4 archaeology
Duration
3 years
Mode
Full-time
Starts
October 2027
Entry
Year 1
Year
2027
Accreditation by the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA), working in partnership with University Archaeology UK (UAUK), recognises academic programmes which provide students with appropriate workplace skills relevant to both a career in the historic environment and CIfA membership at Practitioner grade. More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 94%
0%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%94%
Learning opportunities89%87%
Assessment and feedback84%83%
Academic support100%93%
Organisation and management47%84%
Learning resources90%91%
Student voice69%81%
15 final-year students · 57% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months
£30k3 years
£31.5k5 years
£43.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 70 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
40% working20% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed20% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 57%
81%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus
Cambridge, East of England, England
Postcode
CB3 9DF
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Subjects

archaeology historical, philosophical and religious studies
physical and biological anthropology social sciences

Campus

Campus
University of Cambridge
Housing
Accommodation ↗
Union
Students' union ↗

Archaeology 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.

UniversityCourseEntryMiddle entrant
University of SouthamptonArchaeology BA (Hons)120 - 162 points112–127
University of St AndrewsMedieval History and Archaeology MA (Hons)144 - 159 points—
Queen's University BelfastAnthropology and Archaeology BA (Hons)122 - 152 points112–127
University of CambridgeArchaeology this courseA*AA176–191
University of LeicesterAncient History and Archaeology BA (Hons)128 - 152 points96–111
Newcastle UniversityAncient History and Archaeology BA (Hons)128 - 147 points128–143
University of GlasgowArchaeology/Psychology MA (Hons)128 - 144 points192–207
University of OxfordArchaeology and Anthropology BA (Hons)AAA192–207
Durham UniversityAncient History and Archaeology BA (Hons)AAB144–159
University of BristolArchaeology and Anthropology BA (Hons)AAB - BBB128–143
University of ExeterAncient History and Archaeology BA (Hons)ABB - AAB128–143

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