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Geography at Cardiff University
Cardiff University is ranked 43rd of 71 universities for geography on our measures. 86% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £27.8k after 15 months, rising to £35.2k after five years.
Typical offer ABB–BBCCardiff University - Main Campus, Wales15 courses
How it compares with other geography courses
The marker shows the typical (median) geography 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 CCC6%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC17%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB29%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB24%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA11%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more13%
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 15 geography 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 (Physical Geography) to ABB (Environmental Geography).
- Least competitive entry: Human Geography with a Professional Placement Year. Half of the students who started had more than 121 UCAS points, against 143 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Environmental Geography with a Year of Study Abroad and Human Geography with a Professional Placement Year (100%).
- Year abroad: Environmental Geography with a Year of Study Abroad, Marine Geography with a Year of Study Abroad and Physical Geography with a Year of Study Abroad offer one.
- Foundation year: Physical Geography (BSc, 4 years, foundation year) and Human Geography and Planning (BSc, 4 years, foundation year) offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BSc, MSci.
- Accredited by Royal Geographical Society: Human Geography and Human Geography with a Professional Placement Year.
Environmental Geography
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 125
- Graduate jobs
- 60%
- Salary
- £28k*
Environmental Geography
MSci · 4 years
Typical offerABB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 125*
- Graduate jobs
- 45%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Environmental Geography with a Year of Study Abroad
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerABB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 131
- Graduate jobs
- 45%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Human Geography
BSc · 3 years
Estimated offer~AAB–BBB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 89%
- Stay on
- 97%
- Entry points
- 126
- Graduate jobs
- 55%
- Salary
- £27.5k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Human Geography with a Professional Placement Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerABB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 84%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 121
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £27.5k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Marine Geography
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 125
- Graduate jobs
- 55%
- Salary
- £28k*
Marine Geography
MSci · 4 years
Typical offerABB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 125*
- Graduate jobs
- 45%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Marine Geography with a Year of Study Abroad
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerABB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 125*
- Graduate jobs
- 45%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Physical Geography
BSc · 3 years
Estimated offer~AAB–ABB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 133
- Graduate jobs
- 45%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Physical Geography
MSci · 4 years
Typical offerABB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 125*
- Graduate jobs
- 45%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Physical Geography with a Year of Study Abroad
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerABB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 75%
- Entry points
- 143
- Graduate jobs
- 45%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Physical Geography
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerCCD–CDD
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 125*
- Graduate jobs
- 45%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Human Geography and Planning
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 84%*
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 124
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £27.5k*
Human Geography and Planning with a Professional Placement Year (Accredited)
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerABB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 84%*
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 123
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £27.5k*
Accredited: Royal Town Planning Institute
Human Geography and Planning
BSc · 4 years
- Satisfied
- 84%*
- Stay on
- 96%*
- Entry points
- 124*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £27.5k*
* 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.
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
- University of PlymouthRanked 41
- University of CumbriaRanked 42
- Bournemouth UniversityRanked 44
- University of SussexRanked 45
Nearby
- University of Bristol26 miles away, ranked 9
- UWE, Bristol30 miles away, ranked 35
- Swansea University35 miles away, ranked 55
- Bath Spa University35 miles away, ranked 67
Living in Cardiff
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with Cardiff University’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
Cardiff University accommodation