Agricultural Business Management with Placement Year at University of Reading
Agricultural Business Management with Placement Year (BSc (Hons), DN42) at University of Reading asked for BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on reading.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
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 reading.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 34% had fewer than the 120 asked.
75 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- DN42 · D4 agriculture + N2 management studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
76%
still studying
UK 85%
24%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
80 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%86%
Learning opportunities83%86%
Assessment and feedback77%82%
Academic support87%89%
Organisation and management88%86%
Learning resources90%90%
Student voice80%82%
90 final-year students · 61% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£34k5 years£47.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
85% working5% working and studying10% other
UK, same subject: 95% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 57%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 78%
50%
use what they learned
UK 62%
- Managers, directors and senior officials40%
- Elementary occupations25%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
- Animal care and control services5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 75% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Reading, South East England, England
- Postcode
- RG6 6UR
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- University of Reading
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Agriculture 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 St Andrews | Film Studies and Sustainable Development MA (Hons) | 126 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Agricultural Sciences BSc (Hons) | 120 - 132 points | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Agriculture BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Environmental Science and Sustainability BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Agricultural Business Management with Placement Year this course | BBB | 112–127 |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Applied Marine Science MSci | 112 - 120 points | 160–175 |
| Harper Adams University | Agriculture (with Placement) FdSc | 80 - 112 points | — |
| Hartpury University | Agriculture BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University Centre Sparsholt | Agriculture BSc (Hons) | 80 - 112 points | — |
| University of Chester | Animal Welfare Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Royal Agricultural University | Agriculture BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
See all 252 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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