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Birkbeck, University of London

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#354 QS World
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Rankings

QS World University Ranking

Ranked #354 in 2027 · Overall score 41.5

Academic reputation17.1
Employer reputation8.5
Employment outcomes31.3

Admissions

Offer rate: 85.4%

5,445 applicants · 2025 entry

Admissions statistics for Birkbeck, University of London

In the 2025 UCAS cycle: 5,445 applied, 4,650 received an offer (85.4% offer rate), and 780 were placed.

Placed · 780
Offer declined · 3,870
Not offered · 795

UK offers are usually conditional on exam grades, so a high offer rate does not mean easy admission. The entry requirements are the real bar.

How to apply

UK undergraduate admissions run through UCAS.

Application
Via UCAS (one application, up to 5 course choices)
Deadline
29 January · 15 October for Oxford, Cambridge, medicine, dentistry & veterinary

Academics

Courses & entry tariff

Typical UCAS tariff points that entrants held, by course (Discover Uni). This runs above the published offer, since entrants often carry extra qualifications. For reference, AAA = 144 points and A*A*A* = 168.

100typical entrant tariff (≈ BCC)
Culinary Industry Management123 · ≈BBB
Natural Sciences with Foundation Year122 · ≈BBB
Planetary Science with Astronomy with Foundation Year122 · ≈BBB
Natural Sciences122 · ≈BBB
Planetary Exploration with Astronomy and Astrobiology122 · ≈BBB
Planetary Science with Astronomy122 · ≈BBB
International Business117 · ≈BBB
Biomedicine116 · ≈BBB
Marketing109 · ≈BBC
Business108 · ≈BBC
Psychology106 · ≈BCC
Philosophy105 · ≈BCC
Business Management with Human Resources with Foundation Year104 · ≈BCC
Business Management with International Business with Foundation Year104 · ≈BCC
Business Management with Innovation and Entrepreneurship with Foundation Year104 · ≈BCC
Business Management with Foundation Year104 · ≈BCC
Business Analytics with Foundation Year104 · ≈BCC
Business and Human Resource Management with Foundation Year104 · ≈BCC
Culinary Industry Management with Foundation Year104 · ≈BCC
Enterprise and Innovation with Foundation Year104 · ≈BCC
International Business with Foundation Year104 · ≈BCC
Law and Business with Foundation Year104 · ≈BCC
Marketing with Foundation Year104 · ≈BCC
Management with Foundation Year104 · ≈BCC
Law and Business104 · ≈BCC
Bioscience with Management104 · ≈BCC
Business Management with International Business with Placement104 · ≈BCC
Business Management with Innovation and Entrepreneurship wth Placement104 · ≈BCC
Business Management with Human Resources with Placement104 · ≈BCC
Business Management with Human Resources104 · ≈BCC
Business Management with International Business104 · ≈BCC
Business Management with Innovation and Entrepreneurship104 · ≈BCC
Business Management104 · ≈BCC
Business Management with Placement104 · ≈BCC
Business Analytics104 · ≈BCC
Business Analytics with Placement104 · ≈BCC
Business and Human Resource Management104 · ≈BCC
Enterprise and Innovation104 · ≈BCC
Accounting and Finance103 · ≈BCC
Criminology and Psychological Studies102 · ≈BCC
Psychological Studies with Counselling102 · ≈BCC
Psychological Studies (BA): 3-year, full-time102 · ≈BCC
Criminology and Psychological Studies with Foundation Year102 · ≈BCC
Business Psychology with Placement102 · ≈BCC
Business Psychology102 · ≈BCC
Digital Media and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)102 · ≈BCC
English and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)102 · ≈BCC
Film, Media and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)102 · ≈BCC
History and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)102 · ≈BCC
Modern Languages with International Experience102 · ≈BCC
Languages and Language Teaching (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)102 · ≈BCC
Languages and Language Teaching (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) with International Experience102 · ≈BCC
Modern Languages102 · ≈BCC
Digital Media and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) with Foundation Year102 · ≈BCC
English and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) with Foundation Year102 · ≈BCC
Film, Media and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) with Foundation Year102 · ≈BCC
History and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) with Foundation Year102 · ≈BCC
Languages and Language Teaching (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) with Foundation Year102 · ≈BCC
Economics101 · ≈BCC
Economics and Business with Foundation Year100 · ≈BCC
Economics and Business100 · ≈BCC
Art History and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)98 · ≈CCC
Classics98 · ≈CCC
Classical Studies98 · ≈CCC
Art History98 · ≈CCC
Art History with Curating98 · ≈CCC
Art History and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) with Foundation Year98 · ≈CCC
Classical Studies with Foundation Year98 · ≈CCC
Art History with Foundation Year98 · ≈CCC
Art History with Curating with Foundation Year98 · ≈CCC
Environment, Culture and Communication98 · ≈CCC
Environmental Geoscience with Foundation Year98 · ≈CCC
Environmental Science with Foundation Year98 · ≈CCC
Environment, Culture and Communication with Foundation Year98 · ≈CCC
Geography with Foundation Year98 · ≈CCC
Environmental Geoscience98 · ≈CCC
Environmental Science98 · ≈CCC
Geography98 · ≈CCC
Geology98 · ≈CCC
Biomedicine with Advanced Pathways97 · ≈CCC
Criminology and Criminal Justice97 · ≈CCC
Law95 · ≈CCC
Psychosocial Studies with Principles of Psychodynamic Counselling94 · ≈CCC
Psychosocial Studies94 · ≈CCC
Sociology94 · ≈CCC
Sociology and Criminology94 · ≈CCC
Social and Political Sciences94 · ≈CCC
Psychosocial Studies with Principles of Psychodynamic Counselling with Foundation Year94 · ≈CCC
Psychosocial Studies with Foundation Year94 · ≈CCC
Sociology with Foundation Year94 · ≈CCC
Sociology and Criminology with Foundation Year94 · ≈CCC
Social and Political Sciences with Foundation Year94 · ≈CCC
Journalism and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)93 · ≈CCC
Journalism and Media93 · ≈CCC
Journalism and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) with Foundation Year93 · ≈CCC
Journalism and Media with Foundation Year93 · ≈CCC
Accounting and Economics with Foundation Year91 · ≈CCC or below
Accounting with Foundation Year91 · ≈CCC or below
Accounting and Economics91 · ≈CCC or below
Accounting91 · ≈CCC or below
Accounting with Placement91 · ≈CCC or below
Accounting and Economics with Placement91 · ≈CCC or below
Law and Language with Foundation Year91 · ≈CCC or below
Law and Commercial Law91 · ≈CCC or below
Law and Human Rights91 · ≈CCC or below
Law and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish)91 · ≈CCC or below
Law and Legal Practice91 · ≈CCC or below
English91 · ≈CCC or below
English and Linguistics91 · ≈CCC or below
Linguistics and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)91 · ≈CCC or below
Linguistics and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) with International Experience91 · ≈CCC or below
English with Foundation Yr91 · ≈CCC or below
English and Linguistics with Foundation Year91 · ≈CCC or below
Linguistics and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) with Foundation Year91 · ≈CCC or below
Digital Media (BA) 3-year, full-time91 · ≈CCC or below
Film and Media (BA): 3-year, full-time91 · ≈CCC or below
Digital Media with Foundation Year91 · ≈CCC or below
Film and Media with Foundation Year (BA): 4-year, full-time91 · ≈CCC or below
Health and Social Care90 · ≈CCC or below
Health and Social Care with Professional Practice90 · ≈CCC or below

Cost

Tuition

UK undergraduate tuition fees.

Home (UK)
£9,250 / year
International
Varies by course

Graduate outcomes

£46,500
Median graduate salary
78%
In work or further study
65%
Continue past first year

Earnings and destinations about 15 months after graduating (Discover Uni).

Student body

19,020
undergraduates

Demographics

19%international students
White38.9%
Asian18.3%
Black/African American18.3%
Mixed13.5%
Other9.5%