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Criminology at University of Exeter
University of Exeter is ranked 1st of 110 universities for criminology on our measures. 78% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £33.5k after 15 months, rising to £50.5k after five years.
Typical offer ABB–BBBStreatham Campus, England2 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 CCC0%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC5%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB33%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB15%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA23%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more23%
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 2 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 BBB (Criminology) to ABB (Criminology).
- Highest student satisfaction: Sociology and Criminology (80%).
- Least competitive entry: Sociology and Criminology. Half of the students who started had more than 133 UCAS points, against 146 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Sociology and Criminology (95%).
- Placement year: Sociology and Criminology offers one.
- Every course here offers a year abroad.
- Degrees awarded: BA, BSc.
Criminology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 75%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 146
- Graduate jobs
- 81%*
- Salary
- £33.5k*
Sociology and Criminology
BA · 3 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 80%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 133
- Graduate jobs
- 81%*
- Salary
- £33.5k*
* 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.
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Similar ranking
- University of NottinghamRanked 2
- Loughborough UniversityRanked 3
Nearby
- Plymouth Marjon University34 miles away, ranked 60
- University of Plymouth34 miles away, ranked 76
- Cardiff University57 miles away, ranked 24
- Cardiff Metropolitan University57 miles away, ranked 51
Living in Exeter
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with University of Exeter’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
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