Finance (International Business) with Placement Year at University of Reading
Finance (International Business) with Placement Year (BSc (Hons), N391) 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 subject here 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 67% had fewer than the 128 asked.
125 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 83%, a foundation course 15%, an Access course 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- N391 · N3 finance
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Recognised by the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA). More ↗
Accredited by the EFMD Quality Improvement System. More ↗
Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
82%
still studying
UK 85%
16%
left higher education
UK 11%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
170 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%88%
Learning opportunities84%88%
Assessment and feedback77%83%
Academic support86%91%
Organisation and management89%91%
Learning resources85%91%
Student voice81%84%
175 final-year students · 72% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£32.5k3 years£38.5k5 years£48.5k
£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
65% working20% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
60%
use what they learned
UK 63%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 50% 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
finance business and management
Campus
- Campus
- University of Reading
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Finance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Law and Accounting and Finance LLB (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Banking and Finance BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Brunel University of London | Financial Mathematics MMath | ABB - ABC | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | Foundation Year in Business, Finance and Accounting Foundation Year | 96 - 128 points | — |
| Heriot-Watt University | Accountancy and Finance MA (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 160–175 |
| Kingston University | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| University of Kent | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Leicester | Accounting BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Liverpool | Communication, Media and Popular Music BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Reading | Finance (International Business) with Placement Year this course | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Roehampton | Business Management and Finance BSc (Hons) | 96 - 128 points | under 96 |
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