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Chemistry at Cardiff University
Cardiff University is ranked 29th of 59 universities for chemistry on our measures. 87% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £28.5k after 15 months, rising to £34k after five years.
Typical offer ABB–BBCCardiff University - Main Campus, Wales9 courses
How it compares with other chemistry courses
The marker shows the typical (median) chemistry 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 CCC2%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC17%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB24%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB20%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA16%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more21%
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 9 chemistry 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 (Chemistry) to AAB (Chemistry).
- Highest student satisfaction: Chemistry (MChem, 4 years) (91%).
- Least competitive entry: Chemistry (BSc, 3 years). Half of the students who started had more than 129 UCAS points, against 149 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Chemistry with Year in Industry (100%).
- Year abroad: Chemistry with a Placement Year Abroad (BSc, 4 years, year abroad) and Chemistry with a Placement Year Abroad (MChem, 4 years, year abroad) offer one.
- Foundation year: Chemistry (BSc, 4 years, foundation year) offers one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BSc, MChem.
Chemistry
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 82%
- Stay on
- 89%
- Entry points
- 129
- Graduate jobs
- 75%
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry
MChem · 4 years
Typical offerAAB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 91%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 149
- Graduate jobs
- 70%
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry with Year in Industry
MChem · 4 years
Estimated offer~AAB–BBB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 132
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry with a Placement Year Abroad
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerABB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 144
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry with a Placement Year Abroad
MChem · 4 years
Typical offerAAB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 133*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry with a Year in Industry
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerABB–BBC
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 139
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 136
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Medicinal Chemistry with a Year in Industry
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 90%*
- Entry points
- 133*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £28.5k*
Chemistry
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerCCD–CDD
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 90%*
- Entry points
- 133*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- 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.
Estimated offers (marked ~) are our estimate, not the university’s published offer. They come from courses whose students had similar grades, and are right to within one grade for about 84% of courses where we can check. Always check the course page.
Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.
Similar ranking
- University of EdinburghRanked 27
- Swansea UniversityRanked 28
- Keele UniversityRanked 30
- University of NottinghamRanked 31
Nearby
- University of South Wales/Prifysgol De Cymru8 miles away, ranked 54
- University of Bristol26 miles away, ranked 14
- Swansea University35 miles away, ranked 28
- University of Bath39 miles away, ranked 10
Living in Cardiff
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