Archaeology at University of Reading
Archaeology (BA (Hons), V400) 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 course had 96–111 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 55% had fewer than the 120 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 10%.
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
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
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
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%95%
Learning opportunities76%88%
Assessment and feedback75%87%
Academic support91%95%
Organisation and management86%85%
Learning resources92%89%
Student voice73%83%
10 final-year students · 69% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£29.5k3 years£23k5 years£27.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working10% working and studying15% studying15% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 48%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Reading, South East England, England
- Postcode
- RG6 6UR
Subjects
archaeology historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- University of Reading
- 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.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Heritage, Archaeology and History BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | under 96 |
| University of Birmingham | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | 128 points | — |
| Cardiff University | Archaeology BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| University of Liverpool | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | BBB | — |
| University of Nottingham | Archaeology BA (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Reading | Archaeology this course | BBB | 96–111 |
| University of Southampton | Archaeology with Year Abroad BA (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Archaeology BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Archaeology and Celtic & Anglo Saxon Studies MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Chester | Archaeology BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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