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Accounting and Finance at Cardiff University
Cardiff University is ranked 21st of 121 universities for accounting and finance on our measures. 84% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £32k after 15 months, rising to £40.9k after five years.
Typical offer AAB–BBBCardiff University - Main Campus, Wales7 courses
How it compares with other accounting and finance courses
The marker shows the typical (median) accounting and finance course. How we measure
Who gets in
UCAS points of students who started, with the A-level grades worth the same points. These totals include every qualification students had (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels and so on), so many people here had a lower offer than their total suggests.
- Under 96 ptsbelow CCC2%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC1%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB12%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB35%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA22%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more28%
What graduates earn
The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure.
Compare the 7 accounting and finance courses here
Each course has its own satisfaction, drop-out and entry figures where enough students answered. Add your grades above to see your fit for each one.
- Typical offers range from CDD (Accounting and Finance) to AAB (Accounting).
- Least competitive entry: Accounting (BSc, 3 years). Half of the students who started had more than 152 UCAS points, against 160 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Accounting and Finance (BSc, 4 years, placement year) (95%).
- Placement year: Accounting (BSc, 4 years, placement year) and Accounting and Finance (BSc, 4 years, placement year) offer one.
- Foundation year: Accounting and Finance (BSc, 4 years, foundation year) offers one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Accredited by AACSB (business schools): 4 of the 7 courses.
- Accredited by ACCA (accountancy): 4 of the 7 courses.
Accounting
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 152
- Graduate jobs
- –
- Salary
- –
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), ACCA (accountancy), CIMA (management accounting)
Accounting
BSc · 4 years
Estimated offer~AAA–ABB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 88%*
- Entry points
- 140*
- Graduate jobs
- –
- Salary
- –
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), ACCA (accountancy), CIMA (management accounting)
Accounting and Finance
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 85%
- Stay on
- 88%
- Entry points
- 160
- Graduate jobs
- –
- Salary
- –
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), ACCA (accountancy), CIMA (management accounting)
Accounting and Finance
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 154
- Graduate jobs
- 70%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), ACCA (accountancy), CIMA (management accounting)
Banking and Finance
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 82%*
- Stay on
- 93%*
- Entry points
- 142*
- Graduate jobs
- 70%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Banking and Finance with a Professional Placement Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 82%*
- Stay on
- 93%*
- Entry points
- 142*
- Graduate jobs
- 70%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Accounting and Finance
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerCCD–CDD
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 88%*
- Entry points
- 140*
- Graduate jobs
- –
- Salary
- –
* When a course is too small to publish its own figure, we show the figure for similar courses at this university. Highlighted figures are the best of this university’s own course figures. Entry points are the middle UCAS score of students who started, counting all their qualifications, so they’re usually higher than the offer.
Typical offers are taken from each university’s own course page (checked October 2026). Offers change each year and some courses ask for specific subjects, so always check the course page before you apply.
Estimated offers (marked ~) are our estimate, not the university’s published offer. They come from courses whose students had similar grades, and are right to within one grade for about 84% of courses where we can check. Always check the course page.
Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.
Similar ranking
- University of ReadingRanked 19
- Lancaster UniversityRanked 20
- Liverpool John Moores UniversityRanked 22
- University of SussexRanked 23
Nearby
- Cardiff Metropolitan University0 miles away, ranked 29
- University of South Wales/Prifysgol De Cymru0 miles away, ranked 89
- University of Bristol26 miles away, ranked 11
- UWE, Bristol30 miles away, ranked 73
Living in Cardiff
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with Cardiff University’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
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