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Accounting and Finance at University of Leicester
University of Leicester is ranked 32nd of 121 universities for accounting and finance on our measures. 90% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £28k after 15 months, rising to £40.6k after five years.
Typical offer ABBUniversity of Leicester - Main Campus, England10 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 CCC19%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC37%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB24%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB8%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA9%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more3%
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 10 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 BCC (Accounting and Finance with a Foundation Year) to AAB (Mathematics and Actuarial Science).
- Highest student satisfaction: Accounting and Accounting with a Foundation Year (93%).
- Least competitive entry: Accounting and Finance. Half of the students who started had more than 109 UCAS points, against 126 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Accounting and Accounting with a Foundation Year (95%).
- Every course here offers a placement year.
- Year abroad: 8 of the 10 courses offer one.
- Foundation year: 4 of the 10 courses offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
Accounting
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 93%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 111
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: ACCA (accountancy), CIMA (management accounting), ICAEW (chartered accountancy)
Accounting and Finance
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 88%
- Entry points
- 109
- Graduate jobs
- 60%
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: ACCA (accountancy), CIMA (management accounting), ICAEW (chartered accountancy)
Finance
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 111
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: ACCA (accountancy), CIMA (management accounting), ICAEW (chartered accountancy)
Accounting and Finance with a Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerBCC
- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 88%
- Entry points
- 109
- Graduate jobs
- 60%
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: ACCA (accountancy), CIMA (management accounting), ICAEW (chartered accountancy)
Accounting with a Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerBCC
- Satisfied
- 93%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 111
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: ACCA (accountancy), CIMA (management accounting), ICAEW (chartered accountancy)
Finance with a Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerBCC
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 111
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: ACCA (accountancy), CIMA (management accounting), ICAEW (chartered accountancy)
Economics and Accounting
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 81%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 116
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: ACCA (accountancy), CIMA (management accounting), ICAEW (chartered accountancy)
Mathematics and Actuarial Science
MMath · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 89%*
- Stay on
- 88%*
- Entry points
- 110*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
Mathematics and Actuarial Science
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB–ABB
- Satisfied
- 85%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 126
- Graduate jobs
- 75%
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
Economics and Accounting with a Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerBCC
- Satisfied
- 81%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 116
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: ACCA (accountancy), CIMA (management accounting), ICAEW (chartered accountancy)
* 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.
Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.
Similar ranking
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- University of YorkRanked 31
- Buckinghamshire New UniversityRanked 33
- University of EdinburghRanked 34
Nearby
- Loughborough University14 miles away, ranked 14
- University of Nottingham21 miles away, ranked 30
- Coventry University22 miles away, ranked 118
- University of Warwick25 miles away, ranked 2
Living in Leicester
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with University of Leicester’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
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