Cyber Security at York St John University
Cyber Security (BSc (Hons), I103) at York St John University asked for 104 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 yorksj.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~104 points
Moderatearound CCC
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 yorksj.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 15% had fewer than the 104 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, other higher education 30%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- I103 · I1 computer science
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional. 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 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course75%83%
Learning opportunities71%81%
Assessment and feedback84%80%
Academic support86%86%
Organisation and management50%80%
Learning resources79%88%
Student voice83%78%
10 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£26.5k5 years£36k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
75% working5% working and studying15% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
35%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Information Technology Professionals20%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals20%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations10%
- Sales occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 45 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- York, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- YO31 7EX
Subjects
computer and information security computing
Campus
- Campus
- YSJ Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Software engineering 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 Aberdeen | Engineering (Electronic and Software) BEng (Hon) | BBC | 144–159 |
| Coventry University | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Software Engineering MEng | BCC | 128–143 |
| Ravensbourne University London | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| University College Birmingham | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 96 - 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| University of Plymouth | Computer Science (Cyber Security) BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 128–143 |
| University of South Wales | Applied Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of Worcester | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| York St John University | Cyber Security this course | 104 points | 112–127 |
| Abertay University | Ethical Hacking BSc (Hons) | CCC | 160–175 |
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