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Geography at University of Reading
University of Reading is ranked 28th of 71 universities for geography on our measures. 91% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £28.5k after 15 months, rising to £34.7k after five years.
Typical offer BBBEngland11 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 CCC18%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC32%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB24%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB17%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA8%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more1%
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 11 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.
- Highest student satisfaction: Geography (Physical) (94%).
- Least competitive entry: Geography (Human and Physical) with Professional Experience. Half of the students who started had more than 108 UCAS points, against 125 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Environmental Management and Sustainability with Placement Year (100%).
- Placement year: 10 of the 11 courses offer one.
- Year abroad: 4 of the 11 courses offer one.
- Foundation year: Environmental Management and Sustainability and Environmental Management and Sustainability with Foundation Year offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
Geography (Human and Physical)
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 93%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 118
- Graduate jobs
- 75%
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography (Human and Physical) with Professional Experience
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 89%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 108
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography (Human)
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 84%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 113
- Graduate jobs
- 40%
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography (Human) with Professional Experience
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 85%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 113*
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography (Physical)
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 94%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 111
- Graduate jobs
- 60%
- Salary
- £27.5k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography (Physical) with Professional Experience
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 92%*
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 111*
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £27.5k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Environmental Management and Sustainability
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 125
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Environmental Management and Sustainability with Placement Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 120
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Geography and Economics (Regional Science)
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 91%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 109
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Geography and Economics (Regional Science) with Professional Experience
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 76%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 108
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Environmental Management and Sustainability with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 92%*
- Entry points
- 113*
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- 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.
Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.
Similar ranking
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- University of LincolnRanked 29
- Royal Holloway, University of LondonRanked 30
Nearby
- Royal Holloway, University of London13 miles away, ranked 30
- Brunel University of London19 miles away, ranked 62
- Kingston University26 miles away, ranked 46
- University of Winchester27 miles away, ranked 56
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