Graphic Communication at University of Reading
Graphic Communication (BA (Hons), W213) 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 112–127 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
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. At least 24% of them had fewer than the 120 asked.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 91%, a foundation course 9%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W213 · W2 design
- 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
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%90%
Learning opportunities88%87%
Assessment and feedback94%88%
Academic support93%91%
Organisation and management79%78%
Learning resources92%88%
Student voice95%83%
30 final-year students · 97% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£26k5 years£32.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working5% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
85%
use what they learned
UK 53%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 80% 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
typography design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- University of Reading
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Design studies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts University Bournemouth | Communication Design and Strategy BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Fashion Design BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Fashion Design BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 144–159 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Ceramics BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| City St George's, University of London | Mechanical and Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | Graphic Design BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Futureworks | Animation with Illustration BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | 3D Design and Craft BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Chichester | Sustainable Fashion BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | — |
| University of East London | Interior Architecture BA (Hons) | 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Reading | Graphic Communication this course | BBB | 112–127 |
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