University of Essex
University of Essex is ranked in 18 of the subjects we cover. Its strongest subjects are nursing (#22 of 92), sports science (#24 of 98).
Colchester, England18 subjects rankedUniversity website ↗
Which courses here could I get into?
Enter your predicted grades to see, subject by subject, whether you’d meet the typical offer.
We use the offer for each subject’s main course, taken from the university’s own pages. Where we don’t have it, we compare your points with students who actually started. Your grades stay on this device.
Every subject we rank at University of Essex
Strongest subjects first. Tap a column to sort, or a subject for courses, satisfaction, earnings and entry grades.
| NursingTop quarter | #22 of 92 | 112–120 UCAS points | 59 | 93% | £30k | |
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| Sports ScienceTop quarter | #24 of 98 | 112 UCAS points | 53 | 87% | £27k | |
| Computer ScienceTop half | #37 of 134 | ~BBB–BBCestimate | 48 | 85% | £35k | |
| BiologyTop half | #26 of 87 | ~BBB–BBCestimate | 35 | 88% | £27k | |
| BusinessTop half | #51 of 154 | 112 UCAS points | 39 | 90% | – | |
| FilmTop half | #46 of 119 | ~ABB–BBCestimate | 50 | 84% | £25.5k | |
| PsychologyTop half | #50 of 127 | ~BBB–BBCestimate | 44 | 86% | £26k | |
| HistoryTop half | #39 of 93 | BBB–BBC+ others | 32 | 91% | £25k | |
| LawTop half | #51 of 116 | 112 UCAS points | 37 | 84% | – | |
| Social WorkTop half | #35 of 78 | ~AAB–BBBestimate | 72 | 90% | £31k | |
| PoliticsTop half | #42 of 92 | 112 UCAS points+ others | 40 | 87% | £30.5k | |
| Economics | #47 of 90 | ~BBB–BBCestimate | 32 | 88% | £30k | |
| Maths | #34 of 64 | ~ABB–BBCestimate | 30 | 90% | £32k | |
| Criminology | #64 of 110 | 112 UCAS points | 52 | 88% | £27k | |
| Physiotherapy | #35 of 57 | BBB+ others | 45 | 87% | £30k | |
| Engineering | #81 of 112 | ~BBB–BBCestimate | 28 | 85% | £30.8k | |
| Accounting and Finance | #93 of 121 | ~BBB–BBCestimate | 24 | 82% | £28k | |
| English Literature | #93 of 94 | ~BBB–BBCestimate | 5 | 78% | £25k |
~ estimate = we couldn’t get the university’s own offer for that subject, so it’s estimated from courses whose students had similar grades. Check the course page for the real offer.
Also taught here but not ranked yet (not enough published data): Dentistry.
Living in Colchester
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with University of Essex’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
University of Essex accommodation