Architecture at University of Reading
Architecture (BSc (Hons), K100) at University of Reading asked for ABB in recent years; 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 reading.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
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 128
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 71% had fewer than the 128 asked.
60 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 88%, a foundation course 10%, other higher education 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- K100 · K1 architecture
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
Prescribed by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) at Part 1 level for the purpose of registration in the UK. More ↗
Validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) at Part 1 level for the purpose of eligibility for membership of the RIBA. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
79%
still studying
UK 86%
17%
left higher education
UK 10%
3%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
65 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%92%
Learning opportunities83%87%
Assessment and feedback82%83%
Academic support85%90%
Organisation and management82%81%
Learning resources80%86%
Student voice85%82%
45 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£36.5k5 years£48.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working10% working and studying15% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
100%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 78%
100%
use what they learned
UK 64%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 60% 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
architecture architecture, building and planning
Campus
- Campus
- University of Reading
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Architecture 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Architecture BA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Coventry University | Architectural Design and Technology MSci (Hon) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| Glasgow School of Art | Architecture BArch (Hons) | 114 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| Kingston University | Architectural Technology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| London South Bank University | Architecture BA (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Interior Architecture BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Architecture (Design Studies) BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of Reading | Architecture this course | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Roehampton | Architectural Technology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 144–159 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Architecture (Part 1 RIBA/ARB) BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | — |
| Bath Spa University | Architecture BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
See all 204 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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