Accounting at University of the West of Scotland
Accounting (BAcc (Hon), N400) at University of the West of Scotland asked for 135 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 uws.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~135 points
Competitivearound ABB
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 uws.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 135
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 80% had fewer than the 135 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 50%, A-levels or Highers 40%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Accountancy (with Honours)
- Code
- N400 · N4 accounting
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 3, Year 4, Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for the purpose of exemptions 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 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 of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations. More ↗
Accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 82%
10%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 2%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%87%
Learning opportunities86%86%
Assessment and feedback90%84%
Academic support92%91%
Organisation and management92%89%
Learning resources90%91%
Student voice85%81%
20 final-year students · 69% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£21k5 years£25.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Paisley, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- PA1 2BE
Subjects
accounting business and management
Campus
- Campus
- Paisley
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- Lanarkshire
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Accountancy BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | Accounting BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 144–159 |
| Durham University | Accounting BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Accountancy BA (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| Lancaster University | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Accounting and Finance (with placement year) BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Accounting and Business BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Accountancy BAcc (Hon) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Liverpool | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Accounting this course | 135 points | 96–111 |
See all 510 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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