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Criminology at Bournemouth University

Bournemouth University is ranked 95th of 110 universities for criminology on our measures. 77% of students are positive about the course.

Typical offer BBB–BCCEngland5 coursesRanked on partial data

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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 criminology courses

  • Student satisfaction77%Below average (average 86%)
  • Stay on course83%About average (average 85%)
  • Graduate-level jobs–Not published
  • Salary after 15 months–Not published
  • Entry points (median)101Less competitive than average (average 105)

The marker shows the typical (median) criminology 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 CCC35%
  2. 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC34%
  3. 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB16%
  4. 128–143 ptsABB–AAB7%
  5. 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA6%
  6. 160+ ptsA*A*A or more2%

What graduates earn

  1. 15 months–£27k average
  2. 3 years£23.5k£22.5k average
  3. 5 years£30.5k£27.5k 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 5 criminology 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 BCC (Sociology and Criminology) to ABB (Criminology with Law).
  • Highest student satisfaction: Criminology with Law (80%).
  • Least competitive entry: Criminology with Law (with Foundation Year). Half of the students who started had more than 71 UCAS points, against 115 on the most competitive course here.
  • Most students stay on: Sociology and Criminology and Criminology with Psychology (90%).
  • Every course here offers a placement year.
  • Foundation year: Criminology with Law (with Foundation Year) offers one.
  • Courses last between 3 and 4 years.

  • Criminology

    BA · 3 years

    Optional placement year

    Estimated offer~BBB–BBC

    Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.
    Satisfied
    78%
    Stay on
    83%
    Entry points
    103
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Sociology and Criminology

    BA · 3 years

    Optional placement year

    Typical offerBBB–BCC

    Satisfied
    72%
    Stay on
    90%
    Entry points
    111
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Criminology with Law

    BA · 3 years

    Optional placement yearJoint or combined

    Typical offerABB–BBC

    Satisfied
    80%
    Stay on
    85%
    Entry points
    115
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Criminology with Psychology

    BA · 3 years

    Optional placement yearJoint or combined

    Typical offerABB–BBC

    Satisfied
    80%
    Stay on
    90%
    Entry points
    106
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Criminology with Law (with Foundation Year)

    BA · 4 years

    Optional placement yearFoundation yearJoint or combined

    Typical offerABB–BBC

    Satisfied
    77%*
    Stay on
    70%
    Entry points
    71
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageWrong offer?

* 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.

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