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Psychology at University of Plymouth
University of Plymouth is ranked 36th of 127 universities for psychology on our measures. 84% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £26k after 15 months, rising to £26.5k after five years.
Typical offer 112 UCAS pointsUniversity of Plymouth Campus, England11 courses
How it compares with other psychology courses
The marker shows the typical (median) psychology 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 CCC20%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC24%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB26%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB14%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA8%
- 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 11 psychology 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.
- Highest student satisfaction: Psychology (BSc, 3 years, placement year, year abroad, foundation year) (85%).
- Least competitive entry: Psychology with Integrated Foundation Year. Half of the students who started had more than 69 UCAS points, against 127 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Psychology with Criminology and Psychology with Human Biology (100%).
- Every course here offers a placement year.
- Every course here offers a year abroad.
- Foundation year: 4 of the 11 courses offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
Psychology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offer112 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 85%
- Stay on
- 93%
- Entry points
- 119
- Graduate jobs
- 59%
- Salary
- £26k*
Accredited: British Psychological Society
Psychology
MPsych · 4 years
Typical offer120 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 83%*
- Stay on
- 80%
- Entry points
- 127
- Graduate jobs
- 54%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Accredited: British Psychological Society
Psychology with Clinical Perspectives
MPsych · 4 years
Typical offer120 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 77%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 122
- Graduate jobs
- 54%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Accredited: British Psychological Society
Psychology with Integrated Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
- Satisfied
- 83%*
- Stay on
- 81%
- Entry points
- 69
- Graduate jobs
- 54%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Accredited: British Psychological Society
Criminology and Psychology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offer104 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 74%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 115
- Graduate jobs
- 54%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Psychology with Criminology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offer112 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 81%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 123
- Graduate jobs
- 54%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Accredited: British Psychological Society
Psychology with Early Childhood Studies
BSc · 3 years
Typical offer112 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 83%*
- Stay on
- 90%*
- Entry points
- 115*
- Graduate jobs
- 54%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Psychology with Education
BSc · 3 years
Typical offer112 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 83%*
- Stay on
- 90%*
- Entry points
- 115*
- Graduate jobs
- 54%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Psychology with Human Biology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offer112 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 79%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 108
- Graduate jobs
- 54%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Accredited: British Psychological Society
Psychology with Human Neuroscience
MPsych · 4 years
Typical offer120 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 83%*
- Stay on
- 80%
- Entry points
- 118
- Graduate jobs
- 54%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Accredited: British Psychological Society
Psychology with Sociology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offer112 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 67%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 121
- Graduate jobs
- 54%*
- Salary
- £26k*
Accredited: British Psychological Society
* 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
- Buckinghamshire New UniversityRanked 34
- Queen Mary University of LondonRanked 35
- University of ManchesterRanked 37
- Brunel University of LondonRanked 38
Nearby
- Plymouth Marjon University0 miles away, ranked 38
- University of Exeter34 miles away, ranked 4
- Swansea University83 miles away, ranked 68
- University of Wales: Trinity Saint David83 miles away, ranked 54
Living in Plymouth
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