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Computer Science at University of Salford
University of Salford is ranked 100th of 134 universities for computer science on our measures. 81% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £29k after 15 months, rising to £29.3k after five years.
Typical offer 112 UCAS pointsSalford University, England9 courses
How it compares with other computer science courses
The marker shows the typical (median) computer science 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 CCC30%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC21%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB14%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB16%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA10%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more9%
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 9 computer science 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.
- Highest student satisfaction: Computer Science with Cyber Security (81%).
- Least competitive entry: Computer Science with Foundation Year. Half of the students who started had more than 90 UCAS points, against 133 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Computer Science with Cyber Security and Software Engineering with Foundation Year (90%).
- Placement year: 7 of the 9 courses offer one.
- Foundation year: 4 of the 9 courses offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT: Computer Science, Computer Science with Cyber Security and Software Engineering.
Computer Science
BSc · 3 years
Typical offer112 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 80%
- Stay on
- 80%
- Entry points
- 129
- Graduate jobs
- 40%
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT
Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence
BSc · 3 years
Typical offer112 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 83%*
- Entry points
- 112*
- Graduate jobs
- 64%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Computer Science with Cyber Security
BSc · 3 years
Typical offer112 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 81%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 133
- Graduate jobs
- 90%
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT
Creative Computing
BSc · 3 years
Estimated offer~ABB–BBC
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 93%*
- Stay on
- 85%*
- Entry points
- 112
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Software Engineering
BSc · 3 years
Typical offer112 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 76%
- Stay on
- 80%
- Entry points
- 130
- Graduate jobs
- 65%
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT
Computer Science with Cyber Security with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offer64 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 93
- Graduate jobs
- 64%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Computer Science with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offer64 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 80%
- Entry points
- 90
- Graduate jobs
- 64%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Creative Computing with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
- Satisfied
- 93%*
- Stay on
- 85%*
- Entry points
- 107*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Software Engineering with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offer64 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 77%*
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 96
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £30k*
* 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
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- Buckinghamshire New UniversityRanked 102
Nearby
- UA920 miles away, ranked 73
- University of Manchester4 miles away, ranked 14
- Manchester Metropolitan University4 miles away, ranked 41
- University of Greater Manchester8 miles away, ranked 106
Living in Manchester
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