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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 University of Southampton
University of Southampton is ranked 6th of 109 universities for music on our measures. 86% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £27k after 15 months, rising to £30.5k after five years.
Typical offer ABB–BBBSouthampton, England4 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 CCC9%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC0%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB10%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB15%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA15%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more50%
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 4 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 BBB (Music) to ABB (Music).
- Least competitive entry: Music. Half of the students who started had more than 155 UCAS points, against 163 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Music (100%).
- Year abroad: Music with Year Abroad and Music and Business Management with Year Abroad offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
Music
BA · 3 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 86%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 155
- Graduate jobs
- 75%
- Salary
- £27k*
Music with Year Abroad
BA · 4 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 163
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £27k*
Music and Business Management
BA · 3 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 96%*
- Entry points
- 162*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £27k*
Music and Business Management with Year Abroad
BA · 4 years
Typical offerABB–BBB
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 96%*
- Entry points
- 162*
- Graduate jobs
- 75%*
- Salary
- £27k*
* 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
- Royal Academy of MusicRanked 4
- University of GlasgowRanked 5
- University of BristolRanked 7
- Guildhall School of Music & DramaRanked 8
Nearby
- Southampton Solent University0 miles away, ranked 75
- University of Winchester14 miles away, ranked 53
- University of Portsmouth15 miles away, ranked 63
- Bournemouth University26 miles away, ranked 69
Living in Southampton
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with University of Southampton’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
University of Southampton accommodation