Economics with Placement Year at University of Reading
Economics with Placement Year (BSc (Hons), L103) 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. 65% 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
- L103 · L1 economics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 91%
5%
left higher education
UK 6%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course80%86%
Learning opportunities80%85%
Assessment and feedback64%79%
Academic support73%90%
Organisation and management77%88%
Learning resources85%90%
Student voice53%80%
10 final-year students · 58% 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
55% working35% working and studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
50%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 80% 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
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 | Economics with Placement Year this course | ABB | 112–127 |
See all 919 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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