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Criminology at University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham is ranked 2nd of 110 universities for criminology on our measures. 84% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £32.5k after 15 months, rising to £44k after five years.
Typical offer AABThe University of Nottingham, England2 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 CCC1%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC33%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB34%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB17%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA7%
- 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 2 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 ABB (Criminology and Sociology) to AAB (Criminology).
- Highest student satisfaction: Criminology and Sociology (87%).
- Most students stay on: Criminology (96%).
- Every course here offers a placement year.
- Every course here offers a year abroad.
Criminology
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 83%
- Stay on
- 96%
- Entry points
- 120
- Graduate jobs
- 77%*
- Salary
- £32.5k*
Criminology and Sociology
BA · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 92%
- Entry points
- 120
- Graduate jobs
- 77%*
- Salary
- £32.5k*
* 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
- University of ExeterRanked 1
- Loughborough UniversityRanked 3
- University of SurreyRanked 4
Nearby
- Loughborough University7 miles away, ranked 3
- Nottingham Trent University7 miles away, ranked 19
- University of Derby13 miles away, ranked 100
- De Montfort University21 miles away, ranked 13
Living in Nottingham
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with University of Nottingham’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
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