Psychology at York St John University
Psychology (BSc (Hons), C801) at York St John University asked for 120 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
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
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 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 47% had fewer than the 120 asked.
105 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 3%, other higher education 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C801 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
91%
still studying
UK 86%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
9%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
130 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%87%
Learning opportunities79%84%
Assessment and feedback72%80%
Academic support78%89%
Organisation and management89%84%
Learning resources84%89%
Student voice79%82%
65 final-year students · 64% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£20.5k5 years£25k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working25% working and studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
20%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
30%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- York, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- YO31 7EX
Subjects
psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- YSJ Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Psychology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Psychology with Clinical Applications BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Psychology BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Childhood and Youth Studies and Psychology BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Criminology and Psychology BA/BSc (H) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Psychology with Counselling Studies BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Chester | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Cumbria | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Derby | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| York St John University | Psychology this course | 120 points | 112–127 |
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