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Accounting and Finance at Birkbeck, University of London

Birkbeck, University of London is ranked 77th of 121 universities for accounting and finance on our measures. 88% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £33.8k after 15 months, rising to £34.6k after five years.

Typical offer BBCBirkbeck College - Bloomsbury Campus, England10 courses

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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 accounting and finance courses

  • Student satisfaction88%About average (average 87%)
  • Stay on course75%Below average (average 85%)
  • Graduate-level jobs38%Below average (average 60%)
  • Salary after 15 months£33.8kAbove average (average £28k)
  • Entry points (median)85Less competitive than average (average 105)

The marker shows the typical (median) accounting and finance 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 CCC61%
  2. 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC15%
  3. 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB10%
  4. 128–143 ptsABB–AAB8%
  5. 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA4%
  6. 160+ ptsA*A*A or more3%

What graduates earn

  1. 15 months£33.8k£28k average
  2. 3 years£29.4k£25.5k average
  3. 5 years£34.6k£32.4k 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 10 accounting and finance 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 (Accounting) to BBB (Finance).
  • Least competitive entry: Finance with Foundation year. Half of the students who started had more than 48 UCAS points, against 112 on the most competitive course here.
  • Placement year: Accounting with Placement and Accounting and Economics with Placement offer one.
  • Foundation year: 4 of the 10 courses offer one.
  • Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
  • Accounting

    BSc · 3 years

    Typical offerBBC

    Satisfied
    87%*
    Stay on
    74%*
    Entry points
    84*
    Graduate jobs
    35%*
    Salary
    £32k*
  • Accounting and Finance

    BSc · 3 years

    Typical offerBBC

    Satisfied
    91%
    Stay on
    80%*
    Entry points
    112
    Graduate jobs
    35%*
    Salary
    £32k*
  • Accounting with Placement

    BSc · 4 years

    Placement year

    Typical offerBBC

    Satisfied
    87%*
    Stay on
    74%*
    Entry points
    84*
    Graduate jobs
    35%*
    Salary
    £32k*
  • Finance

    BSc · 3 years

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
    88%*
    Stay on
    80%*
    Entry points
    102
    Graduate jobs
    40%*
    Salary
    £35k*
  • Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year

    BSc · 4 years

    Foundation year

    Typical offerBBC

    Satisfied
    88%*
    Stay on
    80%*
    Entry points
    65
    Graduate jobs
    35%*
    Salary
    £32k*
  • Accounting with Foundation Year

    BSc · 4 years

    Foundation year

    Typical offerBBC

    Satisfied
    87%*
    Stay on
    74%*
    Entry points
    84*
    Graduate jobs
    35%*
    Salary
    £32k*
  • Finance with Foundation year

    BSc · 4 years

    Foundation year

    Typical offerBBB

    Satisfied
    88%*
    Stay on
    80%*
    Entry points
    48
    Graduate jobs
    40%*
    Salary
    £35k*
  • Accounting and Economics

    BSc · 3 years

    Joint or combined

    Typical offerBBC

    Satisfied
    87%*
    Stay on
    74%*
    Entry points
    84*
    Graduate jobs
    35%*
    Salary
    £32k*
  • Accounting and Economics with Placement

    BSc · 4 years

    Placement yearJoint or combined

    Typical offerBBC

    Satisfied
    87%*
    Stay on
    74%*
    Entry points
    84*
    Graduate jobs
    35%*
    Salary
    £32k*

* 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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