Criminology at University of Sheffield
Criminology (BA (Hons), M900) at University of Sheffield asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sheffield.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 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 sheffield.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 144–159 points.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- M900 · M9 other law, often criminology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%88%
Learning opportunities76%86%
Assessment and feedback59%84%
Academic support81%90%
Organisation and management47%83%
Learning resources94%90%
Student voice65%80%
15 final-year students · 84% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£23.5k5 years£29k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 85 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
69% working14% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
57%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 44%
81%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
55%
use what they learned
UK 44%
- Business and public service associate professionals19%
- Administrative occupations12%
- Elementary occupations9%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals8%
- Sales occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 180 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- S10 2TN
Subjects
criminology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Law with Criminology LLB (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff University | Criminology BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| Durham University | Anthropology and Sociology BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Kingston University | Psychology with Criminology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bath | Criminology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Politics and Sociology BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Politics and Sociology BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Criminology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Digital Media & Information Studies/Sociology MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Kent | Law and Criminology LLB (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | Criminology this course | AAB | 144–159 |
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