Archaeology at University of York
Archaeology (BSc (Hons), V402) at University of York asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on york.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 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 york.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 50% had fewer than the 128 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- V402 · V4 archaeology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Accreditation by the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA), working in partnership with University Archaeology UK (UAUK), recognises academic programmes which provide students with appropriate workplace skills relevant to both a career in the historic environment and CIfA membership at Practitioner grade. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%95%
Learning opportunities81%88%
Assessment and feedback86%87%
Academic support95%95%
Organisation and management80%85%
Learning resources96%89%
Student voice71%83%
30 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£19.5k5 years£24.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working15% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
25%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
40%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
15%
use what they learned
UK 48%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- York, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- YO10 5DD
Subjects
archaeological sciences physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- The University of York
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Forensic and archaeological sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Glasgow | Archaeology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| Kingston University | Forensic Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| UCL (University College London) | Archaeology BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Archaeology BSc (Hons) | BBB - ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Surrey | Criminology with Forensic Investigation BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of York | Archaeology this course | ABB | 128–143 |
| Bath Spa University | Forensic Science BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Keele University | Forensic Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Kent | Forensic Science BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leicester | Criminology with Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Staffordshire | Forensic Investigation BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
See all 181 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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