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Accounting and Finance at Lancaster University
Lancaster University is ranked 20th of 121 universities for accounting and finance on our measures. 88% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £28.4k after 15 months, rising to £43.1k after five years.
Typical offer AABBailrigg Campus, Lancaster, England12 courses
How it compares with other accounting and finance courses
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.
- Under 96 ptsbelow CCC8%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC7%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB42%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB22%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA13%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more8%
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 12 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 AAB (Accounting and Finance) to AAA (Mathematics with Finance).
- Highest student satisfaction: Finance (90%).
- Least competitive entry: Finance. Half of the students who started had more than 122 UCAS points, against 139 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Finance (Industry) and Economics and Finance (Industry) (100%).
- Placement year: 5 of the 12 courses offer one.
- Year abroad: Economics and Finance (Study Abroad) and Mathematics with Finance (Study Abroad) offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Accredited by AACSB (business schools): 8 of the 12 courses.
Accounting and Finance
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 88%
- Stay on
- 92%
- Entry points
- 126
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £27k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), ACCA (accountancy), EFMD (business schools)
Accounting and Finance (Industry)
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 97%
- Entry points
- 124
- Graduate jobs
- 65%
- Salary
- £27k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), ACCA (accountancy), EFMD (business schools)
Finance
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 122
- Graduate jobs
- 70%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), ACCA (accountancy), EFMD (business schools)
Finance (Industry)
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 89%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 139
- Graduate jobs
- 70%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), ACCA (accountancy), EFMD (business schools)
Accounting and Management
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 80%
- Entry points
- 132
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £27k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), ACCA (accountancy), EFMD (business schools)
Accounting and Management (Industry)
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 126*
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £27k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), ACCA (accountancy), EFMD (business schools)
Economics and Finance
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 138
- Graduate jobs
- 70%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), ACCA (accountancy), EFMD (business schools)
Economics and Finance (Industry)
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 129
- Graduate jobs
- 70%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), ACCA (accountancy), EFMD (business schools)
Economics and Finance (Study Abroad)
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 89%*
- Stay on
- 94%*
- Entry points
- 126*
- Graduate jobs
- 70%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Mathematics with Finance
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 89%*
- Stay on
- 94%*
- Entry points
- 126*
- Graduate jobs
- 70%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Mathematics with Finance (Placement Year)
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 89%*
- Stay on
- 94%*
- Entry points
- 126*
- Graduate jobs
- 70%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Mathematics with Finance (Study Abroad)
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 89%*
- Stay on
- 94%*
- Entry points
- 126*
- Graduate jobs
- 70%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
* 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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- Cardiff UniversityRanked 21
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Nearby
- University of Lancashire14 miles away, ranked 51
- University of Greater Manchester32 miles away, ranked 108
- University of Salford40 miles away, ranked 54
- UA9240 miles away, ranked 95
Living in Lancaster
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