Accounting and Finance (with a professional placement year) at University of Sussex
Accounting and Finance (with a professional placement year) (BSc (Hons), NN4H) at University of Sussex asked for 128–147 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sussex.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~147 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 128 - 147 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check sussex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 147
20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points. At least 88% of them had fewer than the 147 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, a baccalaureate 5%, a foundation course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- NN4H · N4 accounting
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations. More ↗
Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations. More ↗
Accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations. More ↗
Accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations. More ↗
Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the Accredited degree accelerated route. More ↗
Accredited by the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment for the purpose of sitting a professional qualification due to the high percentage overlap between CISI and the University's syllabus. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%88%
Learning opportunities84%88%
Assessment and feedback88%83%
Academic support94%91%
Organisation and management91%91%
Learning resources90%91%
Student voice84%84%
15 final-year students · 89% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£29k5 years£40.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working35% working and studying
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
60%
use what they learned
UK 63%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 70% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Brighton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- BN1 9RH
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Falmer Campus, Falmer
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Accounting 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's College London, University of London | Accounting & Finance BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 144–159 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Economics and Accounting BSc (Hons) | 122 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| University of Warwick | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | 152 points | 160–175 |
| University of Sussex | Accounting and Finance (with a professional placement year) this course | 128 - 147 points | 96–111 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | Accounting & Finance BSc (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of Bath | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | AAA - A*AB | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | Accounting BSc (Hons) | AAA | under 96 |
| University of Nottingham | Finance, Accounting and Management BSc (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
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