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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.
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Music at Cardiff University
Cardiff University is ranked 48th of 109 universities for music on our measures. 81% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £25k after 15 months, rising to £27k after five years.
Typical offer AAB–BBBCardiff University - Main Campus, Wales6 courses
How it compares with other music courses
The marker shows the typical (median) music 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 CCC10%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC12%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB10%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB9%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA25%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more34%
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 6 music 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 (Music) to AAB (Music).
- Most students stay on: Music (BMus, 4 years, year abroad) (90%).
- Year abroad: Music (BMus, 4 years, year abroad) offers one.
- Foundation year: Music (BA, 4 years, foundation year) offers one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BA, BMus.
Music
BMus · 3 years
Typical offerAAB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 83%
- Stay on
- 80%
- Entry points
- 155
- Graduate jobs
- 60%
- Salary
- £25k*
Music
BMus · 4 years
Typical offerAAB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 80%*
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 147*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Music
BA · 4 years
Typical offerCCD–CDD
- Satisfied
- 80%*
- Stay on
- 85%*
- Entry points
- 147*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Music and English Literature
BA · 3 years
Estimated offer~AAA–ABB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 80%*
- Stay on
- 85%*
- Entry points
- 147*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Music and a Modern Language
BA · 4 years
Estimated offer~AAA–ABB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 80%*
- Stay on
- 85%*
- Entry points
- 147*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Welsh and Music
BA · 3 years
Typical offerBBB–BCC
- Satisfied
- 80%*
- Stay on
- 85%*
- Entry points
- 147*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £25k*
* 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
- London Metropolitan UniversityRanked 46
- Edinburgh Napier UniversityRanked 47
- FutureworksRanked 49
- University of West LondonRanked 50
Nearby
- University of South Wales/Prifysgol De Cymru0 miles away, ranked 89
- University of Bristol26 miles away, ranked 7
- Deep Blue Sound26 miles away, ranked 66
- UWE, Bristol30 miles away, ranked 37
Living in Cardiff
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with Cardiff University’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
Cardiff University accommodation