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Law at Birkbeck, University of London

Birkbeck, University of London is ranked 115th of 116 universities for law on our measures. 72% of students are positive about the course.

Typical offer BBBBirkbeck College - Bloomsbury Campus, England9 coursesRanked on partial data

#115 of 116 for law1
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Will my grades get me in?

We compare your grades with the typical offer above. Offers can change, so always check the university’s course page.

How it compares with other law courses

  • Student satisfaction72%Below average (average 85%)
  • Stay on course87%About average (average 89%)
  • Graduate-level jobs40%Below average (average 68%)
  • Salary after 15 months–Not published
  • Entry points (median)88Less competitive than average (average 110)

The marker shows the typical (median) law 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.

  1. Under 96 ptsbelow CCC64%
  2. 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC15%
  3. 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB13%
  4. 128–143 ptsABB–AAB5%
  5. 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA3%
  6. 160+ ptsA*A*A or more0%

What graduates earn

  1. 15 months–£26.2k average
  2. 3 years£22.5k£23k average
  3. 5 years£30.5k£30.8k average

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 9 law 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 BBC (Law and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish)) to BBB (Law).
  • Least competitive entry: Law with Foundation Year. Half of the students who started had more than 65 UCAS points, against 117 on the most competitive course here.
  • Most students stay on: Law (95%).
  • Foundation year: Law with Foundation Year and Law and Business with Foundation Year offer one.
  • Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
  • Accredited by Bar Standards Board: Law.
  • Accredited by Solicitors Regulation Authority: Law.
  • Law

    LLB · 4 years

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
    70%
    Stay on
    95%
    Entry points
    103
    Graduate jobs
    40%
    Salary
    –

    Accredited: Bar Standards Board, Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Law and Commercial Law

    LLB · 4 years

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
    72%*
    Stay on
    86%*
    Entry points
    117
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
  • Law and Human Rights

    LLB · 4 years

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
    72%*
    Stay on
    86%*
    Entry points
    88*
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
  • Law and Legal Practice

    LLB · 4 years

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
    72%*
    Stay on
    86%*
    Entry points
    88*
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
  • Law with Foundation Year

    LLB · 4 years

    Foundation year

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
    71%
    Stay on
    80%
    Entry points
    65
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
  • Law and Business

    LLB · 3 years

    Joint or combined

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
    72%*
    Stay on
    86%*
    Entry points
    88*
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
  • Law and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish)

    LLB · 3 years

    Joint or combined

    Typical offerBBC

    Satisfied
    72%*
    Stay on
    86%*
    Entry points
    88*
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
  • Law and Language with FY

    LLB · 3 years

    Joint or combined

    Typical offerBBC

    Satisfied
    72%*
    Stay on
    86%*
    Entry points
    88*
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
  • Law and Business with Foundation Year

    LLB · 4 years

    Foundation yearJoint or combined

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
    72%*
    Stay on
    86%*
    Entry points
    88*
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –

* 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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