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Psychology at Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University is ranked 46th of 127 universities for psychology on our measures. 87% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £24k after 15 months, rising to £24.5k after five years.
Typical offer BBCCity Centre Campus, England4 courses
How it compares with other psychology courses
The marker shows the typical (median) psychology 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 CCC50%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC17%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB14%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB8%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA8%
- 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 4 psychology 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 (Psychology with Foundation Year) to BBC (Psychology).
- Least competitive entry: Psychology with Foundation Year. Half of the students who started had more than 58 UCAS points, against 110 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Psychology with Criminology (91%).
- Placement year: Psychology, Psychology and Counselling and Psychology with Criminology offer one.
- Foundation year: Psychology with Foundation Year offers one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
Psychology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 103
- Graduate jobs
- 65%
- Salary
- £24k*
Accredited: British Psychological Society
Psychology with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerCDD
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 81%
- Entry points
- 58
- Graduate jobs
- 55%*
- Salary
- £24k*
Accredited: British Psychological Society
Psychology and Counselling
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 86%
- Stay on
- 87%
- Entry points
- 110
- Graduate jobs
- 50%
- Salary
- £24k*
Accredited: British Psychological Society
Psychology with Criminology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 89%
- Stay on
- 91%
- Entry points
- 108
- Graduate jobs
- 35%
- Salary
- £24k*
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.
Similar ranking
- Newcastle UniversityRanked 44
- Bournemouth UniversityRanked 45
- Northeastern University LondonRanked 47
- University of the Arts, LondonRanked 48
Nearby
- Aston University0 miles away, ranked 8
- University of Birmingham7 miles away, ranked 7
- Birmingham Newman University8 miles away, ranked 73
- University of Wolverhampton11 miles away, ranked 98
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.
Birmingham City University accommodation