The University of Essex

Colchester · East of England · England · 563 full-time undergraduate courses · website ↗

TEF Silver — overall teaching rating

Will you get in?

Based on the UCAS tariff points students actually held on entry — a better guide than a published offer, because it reflects who was admitted.

Typical entry tariff

115UCAS points

Mid (BCC–BBC)

Life after graduation

Median earnings: £31,271
In work or study: 86%
Student satisfaction: 85%
Continue to year 2: 69%

What they teach

Share of this university's undergraduate courses by subject area.

Social Sciences28%

History, Philosophy & Religion22%

Languages & Area Studies18%

Business & Management14%

Combined & General Studies11%

Biological & Sport Sciences9%

Law8%

Media & Journalism8%

Psychology7%

Engineering & Technology6%

Example courses

Economics (Including Placement Year)
Financial Economics (Including Placement Year)
Management Economics (Including Placement Year)
Psychology (Including Year Abroad)
Psychology
Psychology (Including Placement Year)
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Including Placement Year)

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Source: Discover Uni, © HESA (HESA, www.hesa.ac.uk), licensed under CC BY 4.0 — data aggregated from course-level records to institution level. Teaching ratings from the Office for Students (OGL v3). Tuition fees are set by each university and are not published as open data; check the university's own course pages for current fees.

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