Finance and Business (with a professional placement year) at University of Sussex
Finance and Business (with a professional placement year) (BSc (Hons), NN1H) 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 112–127 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 112–127 points. At least 75% of them had fewer than the 147 asked.
25 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a foundation course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- NN1H · N1 business studies
- 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 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 ↗
Recognised by the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA). 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 ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 80%
0%
left higher education
UK 15%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course79%85%
Learning opportunities77%87%
Assessment and feedback72%86%
Academic support83%91%
Organisation and management88%88%
Learning resources86%90%
Student voice81%82%
10 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£32.5k5 years£42.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
66% working19% working and studying2% studying6% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
59%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
60%
use what they learned
UK 63%
- Finance Professionals31%
- Administrative occupations18%
- Business and public service associate professionals17%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Sales occupations4%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 90 graduates · 54% 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 ↗
Business 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | Modern Languages and Business Studies BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| University of Strathclyde | International Business BA (Hons) | 120 - 147 points | 192–207 |
| University of Sussex | Finance and Business (with a professional placement year) this course | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| Durham University | Marketing and Management BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| Loughborough University | Economics and Management BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Accountancy - Flying Start Degree Programme BSc (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Chemistry with Business Management BSc (Hons) | 136 - 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | International Business and Modern Languages with Year Abroad BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | International Business BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Liverpool | Law with Business LLB (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | International Business, Finance and Economics BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
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