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Criminology at University of Leicester
University of Leicester is ranked 30th of 110 universities for criminology on our measures. 83% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £26.5k after 15 months, rising to £35k after five years.
Typical offer BBBUniversity of Leicester - Main Campus, England5 courses
How it compares with other criminology courses
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.
- Under 96 ptsbelow CCC16%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC26%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB27%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB13%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA14%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more5%
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 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 CCD (Criminology with a Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Foundation Year) to AAB (Law with Criminology).
- Highest student satisfaction: Criminology and Criminology with a Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Foundation Year (86%).
- Least competitive entry: Sociology with Criminology. Half of the students who started had more than 108 UCAS points, against 126 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Law with Criminology (95%).
- Year abroad: 4 of the 5 courses offer one.
- Foundation year: Criminology with a Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Foundation Year offers one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BA, BSc, LLB.
Criminology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 86%
- Stay on
- 93%
- Entry points
- 111
- Graduate jobs
- 56%*
- Salary
- £26.5k*
Sociology with Criminology
BA · 3 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 76%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 108
- Graduate jobs
- 56%*
- Salary
- £26.5k*
Criminology with a Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerCCD
- Satisfied
- 86%
- Stay on
- 93%
- Entry points
- 111
- Graduate jobs
- 56%*
- Salary
- £26.5k*
Criminology with Forensic Psychology
BSc · 3 years
Estimated offer~ABB–BBC
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 83%
- Stay on
- 93%
- Entry points
- 118
- Graduate jobs
- 56%*
- Salary
- £26.5k*
Law with Criminology
LLB · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 77%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 126
- Graduate jobs
- 56%*
- Salary
- £26.5k*
* 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
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- University of ChesterRanked 29
- Roehampton UniversityRanked 31
- Kingston UniversityRanked 32
Nearby
- De Montfort University0 miles away, ranked 13
- Loughborough University14 miles away, ranked 3
- University of Nottingham21 miles away, ranked 2
- Coventry University22 miles away, ranked 68
Living in Leicester
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with University of Leicester’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
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