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Criminology at Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University is ranked 54th of 110 universities for criminology on our measures. 89% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £26k after 15 months, rising to £26k after five years.
Typical offer BBCCity Centre Campus, England5 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 CCC41%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC26%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB18%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB8%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA5%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more2%
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 5 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 CDD (Sociology and Criminology with Foundation Year) to BBC (Criminology).
- Highest student satisfaction: Criminology, Policing and Investigation (93%).
- Least competitive entry: Sociology and Criminology with Foundation Year. Half of the students who started had more than 55 UCAS points, against 108 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Criminology and Psychology with Criminology (91%).
- Placement year: 4 of the 5 courses offer one.
- Foundation year: Sociology and Criminology with Foundation Year offers one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Accredited by British Psychological Society: Psychology with Criminology.
Criminology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 91%
- Entry points
- 100
- Graduate jobs
- 49%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Sociology and Criminology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 101
- Graduate jobs
- 49%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Sociology and Criminology with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerCDD
- Satisfied
- 78%
- Stay on
- 70%
- Entry points
- 55
- Graduate jobs
- 49%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Criminology, Policing and Investigation
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 93%
- Stay on
- 87%
- Entry points
- 105
- Graduate jobs
- 49%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Psychology with Criminology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 89%
- Stay on
- 91%
- Entry points
- 108
- Graduate jobs
- 35%
- 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.
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Nearby
- University College Birmingham0 miles away, ranked 21
- Aston University0 miles away, ranked 67
- University of Birmingham7 miles away, ranked 14
- Birmingham Newman University8 miles away, ranked 45
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.
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