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Criminology at Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth University is ranked 82nd of 110 universities for criminology on our measures. 87% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £26k after 15 months, rising to £23.5k after five years.
Typical offer BBB–CCCAberystwyth, Wales7 courses
How it compares with other criminology courses
The marker shows the typical (median) criminology 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 CCC48%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC22%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB14%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB3%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA8%
- 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 7 criminology 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 CCC (Criminology) to ABB (Law and Criminology).
- Highest student satisfaction: Criminology and Criminal Psychology (90%).
- Least competitive entry: Criminology. Half of the students who started had more than 93 UCAS points, against 112 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Criminology and Sociology and Psychology and Criminology (with integrated year in industry) (100%).
- Placement year: Psychology and Criminology (with integrated year in industry) offers one.
- Foundation year: Criminology (with integrated foundation year) offers one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BSc, LLB.
Criminology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBB–CCC
- Satisfied
- 89%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 93
- Graduate jobs
- 30%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Criminology and Sociology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBB–CCC
- Satisfied
- 86%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 98
- Graduate jobs
- 30%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Criminology (with integrated foundation year)
BSc · 4 years
Typical offer48 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 89%
- Stay on
- 55%
- Entry points
- 93
- Graduate jobs
- 30%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Criminology and Criminal Psychology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBB–CCC
- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 99
- Graduate jobs
- 30%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Law and Criminology
LLB · 3 years
Typical offerABB–BCC
- Satisfied
- 84%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 103
- Graduate jobs
- 30%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Psychology and Criminology (with integrated year in industry)
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerBBB–CCC
- Satisfied
- 89%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 94*
- Graduate jobs
- 30%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Psychology/Criminology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBB–CCC
- Satisfied
- 79%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 112
- Graduate jobs
- 30%
- Salary
- £26k*
Accredited: British Psychological Society
* 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
- University of StaffordshireRanked 81
- University of the Highlands and IslandsRanked 82
- Oxford Brookes UniversityRanked 82
- University of Greater ManchesterRanked 85
Nearby
- Bangor University55 miles away, ranked 79
- Swansea University55 miles away, ranked 20
- University of Wales: Trinity Saint David56 miles away, ranked 103
- Wrexham University67 miles away, ranked 7
Living in Aberystwyth
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with Aberystwyth University’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
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