Applied Psychology at University of Leicester
Applied Psychology (BSc (Hons), C811) at University of Leicester asked for 120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on le.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check le.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 30% had fewer than the 120 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C811 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- 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
95%
still studying
UK 83%
5%
left higher education
UK 13%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 3%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%84%
Learning opportunities87%84%
Assessment and feedback81%83%
Academic support76%85%
Organisation and management85%83%
Learning resources88%89%
Student voice84%80%
15 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£23.5k5 years£28.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
61% working18% working and studying7% studying5% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
47%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
81%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
66%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation15%
- Teaching Professionals8%
- Sales occupations8%
- Business and public service associate professionals8%
- Administrative occupations7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 110 graduates · 53% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leicester, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE1 7RH
Subjects
applied psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- University of Leicester - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Applied 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Criminology and Criminal Psychology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Business Psychology BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Psychology with Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| Keele University | Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Chester | Psychology (Forensic and Investigative Specialism) BSc (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| University of Chichester | Advanced Applied Psychology MSci | 104 - 120 points | — |
| University of Derby | Psychology (Forensic Perspectives) BSc (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| University of Gloucestershire | Criminology and Psychology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hull | Psychology with Sports Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leicester | Applied Psychology this course | 120 points | 112–127 |
See all 166 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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