Psychology at University of Sheffield
Psychology (BSc (Hons), C800) 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. At least 3% had fewer than the 136 asked.
160 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 3%, a baccalaureate 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C800 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
98%
still studying
UK 86%
2%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
175 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%87%
Learning opportunities87%84%
Assessment and feedback84%80%
Academic support94%89%
Organisation and management96%84%
Learning resources94%89%
Student voice94%82%
95 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24.5k3 years£23.5k5 years£29k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
58% working16% working and studying11% studying4% unemployed11% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
44%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
76%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
56%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Caring personal services13%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals8%
- Administrative occupations8%
- Therapy professionals6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 155 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
psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Psychology 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 Psychology LLB (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Psychology BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 96–111 |
| Durham University | Education Studies - Psychology BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Kingston University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | Criminology and Psychology BA (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Northeastern University London | Psychology BA (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Thought BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Philosophy and Psychology BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Psychology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
| University of Sheffield | Psychology this course | AAB | 144–159 |
See all 877 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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