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Will my grades get me in?
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Architecture at Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University is ranked 43rd of 62 universities for architecture on our measures. 87% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £25k after 15 months, rising to £27.5k after five years.
Typical offer AABCity Centre Campus, England4 courses
How it compares with other architecture courses
The marker shows the typical (median) architecture 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 CCC29%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC23%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB24%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB9%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA10%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more6%
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 4 architecture 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 (Architectural Technology with Foundation Year) to AAB (Architecture RIBA Part 1).
- Highest student satisfaction: Architecture RIBA Part 1 with Foundation Year (90%).
- Least competitive entry: Architecture RIBA Part 1 with Foundation Year. Half of the students who started had more than 81 UCAS points, against 120 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Architectural Technology (90%).
- Placement year: Architectural Technology and Architecture RIBA Part 1 offer one.
- Foundation year: Architectural Technology with Foundation Year and Architecture RIBA Part 1 with Foundation Year offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BArch, BSc.
Architectural Technology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 88%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 113
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Accredited: Chartered Association of Building Engineers, Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists, Chartered Institute of Building
Architecture RIBA Part 1
BArch · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 83%
- Stay on
- 80%
- Entry points
- 120
- Graduate jobs
- 70%
- Salary
- £25k*
Architectural Technology with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerCDD
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 83%*
- Entry points
- 110*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Accredited: Chartered Association of Building Engineers, Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists, Chartered Institute of Building
Architecture RIBA Part 1 with Foundation Year
BArch · 4 years
Typical offerCCD
- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 88%
- Entry points
- 81
- Graduate jobs
- 55%
- Salary
- £25k*
* 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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Nearby
- University of Wolverhampton11 miles away, ranked 45
- Coventry University18 miles away, ranked 42
- University of Derby32 miles away, ranked 19
- De Montfort University34 miles away, ranked 55
Living in Birmingham
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with Birmingham City University’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
Birmingham City University accommodation