Business Economics at University of Reading

Business Economics (BSc (Hons), L113) 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 96–111 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on reading.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades

~ABB

Competitive

128 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 96–111 points. 85% had fewer than the 128 asked.

20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: L113 · L1 economics
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: October 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Placement year: optional
Year abroad: optional

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

90%

still studying

UK 91%

left higher education

UK 6%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

35 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course79%86%

Learning opportunities85%85%

Assessment and feedback87%79%

Academic support93%90%

Organisation and management96%88%

Learning resources95%90%

Student voice88%80%

15 final-year students · 61% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£30k3 years

£32.5k5 years

£43.5k

£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onThis course

75% working20% working and studying10% other

UK, same subject: 87% in work or study

65%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 70%

75%

say their work is meaningful

UK 80%

50%

use what they learned

UK 50%

Finance Professionals25%
Business and public service associate professionals15%
Administrative occupations10%
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals10%
Sales occupations5%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 50% 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

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Subjects

business economics social sciences

Campus

Campus: University of Reading
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Economics 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	Mathematics with Economics BSc (Hons)	112 - 128 points	112–127
Bangor University	Economics and Finance BSc (Hons)	104 - 128 points	under 96
City St George's, University of London	Mathematics with Finance & Economics BSc (Hons)	128 points	96–111
Goldsmiths, University of London	Economics with Data Science BSc (Hons)	ABB	96–111
Heriot-Watt University	Economics MA (Hons)	BBC - ABB	176–191
Kingston University	Business Economics BSc (Hons)	112 - 128 points	96–111
Oxford Brookes University	Economics BSc (Hons)	128 points	—
University of Kent	Economics and Finance BSc (Hons)	112 - 128 points	96–111
University of Leicester	Business Economics BSc (Hons)	128 points	112–127
University of Liverpool	Chinese Studies and Economics BA (Hons)	ABB	—
University of Reading	Business Economics this course	ABB	96–111

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