Music at University of Cambridge
Music (BA (Hons), W300) 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 208–223 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~A*AA
High152 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
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152
The middle entrant had 208–223 points. At least 6% had fewer than the 152 asked.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 94%, other higher education 6%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W300 · W3 music
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
98%
still studying
UK 85%
2%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
55 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%89%
Learning opportunities91%85%
Assessment and feedback79%84%
Academic support96%92%
Organisation and management69%75%
Learning resources94%87%
Student voice77%77%
30 final-year students · 53% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£27k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working20% working and studying15% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 79%
75%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Business and public service associate professionals25%
- Teaching Professionals20%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations15%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation10%
- Finance Professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cambridge, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CB3 0AG
Subjects
music design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- University of Cambridge
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Music 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 Bristol | Music and Modern Languages BA (Hons) | 122 - 153 points | 144–159 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Audio Engineering BSc (Hons) | 126 - 152 points | 144–159 |
| University of Cambridge | Music this course | A*AA | 208–223 |
| Newcastle University | Contemporary and Popular Music BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Physics with Music BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 144–159 |
| Royal Northern College of Music | Graduate Diploma of the RNCM and Bachelor of Music with Honours (The University of Manchester) BMus (Hon) | 144 points | — |
| University of Glasgow | Computing Science/Music MA (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Oxford | Music BA (Hons) | AAA | 176–191 |
| University of Sussex | Music BA (Hons) | 120 - 141 points | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | Music BMus (Hon) | AAB - BBB | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Mathematics and Music BA (Hons) | 136 points | 160–175 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side