Psychology at University of Exeter
Psychology (BSc (Hons), C802) at University of Exeter asked for AAA in recent years; 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 exeter.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 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 exeter.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 17% had fewer than the 144 asked.
215 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 71%, other higher education 23%, a baccalaureate 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C802 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- 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
93%
still studying
UK 86%
6%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
225 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%87%
Learning opportunities84%84%
Assessment and feedback74%80%
Academic support88%89%
Organisation and management84%84%
Learning resources89%89%
Student voice80%82%
135 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£27k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 90 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
61% working10% working and studying12% studying5% unemployed11% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
69%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
91%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
54%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Therapy professionals20%
- Business and public service associate professionals16%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation8%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals8%
- Administrative occupations4%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 200 graduates · 52% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Devon, South West England, England
- Postcode
- EX4 4QJ
Subjects
psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- Streatham Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Psychology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University, Birmingham | Psychology and Criminology BSc (Hons) | 48 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Sport and Exercise Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| Durham University | Philosophy and Psychology BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| King's College London, University of London | Neuroscience and Psychology BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 136 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Psychology this course | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Glasgow | Archaeology/Psychology MA (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Leeds | Psychology BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | Psychology Msci (Hon) | AAA - ABB | 128–143 |
See all 877 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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