Aston University makes contextual offers (lower entry requirements) to applicants whose background may have limited their opportunities. Here's who qualifies for 2027 entry and how much lower the offer is.
Find out in about two minutes whether you could get a contextual offer from Aston University, and from every other university with a published scheme.
Check if you qualify →To be considered for a contextual offer from Aston University you need 'home' fee status and a UK state-school education, plus one of the following: free school meals, a POLAR4 quintile 1-2 area, a disability or long-term health condition, a widening-access programme, a widening-participation school, care experience or refugee or asylum-seeker status.
Everyone must:
Then you need any one of these:
Criteria based on where you live are worked out from your home postcode, which the checker looks up for you. Each link above explains what the criterion means.
Of the 4 Aston University courses where we have both offers, 3 are two grades lower and 1 is one grade lower. The most common change is ABB to BBC.
| Course | Standard | Contextual |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Science (Audiology) | ABB | BBC |
| Neuroscience | BBB | BCC |
| Optometry | AAB | BBB |
| Pharmacy | ABB | BBB |
See every Aston University course for the full entry requirements.
This page summarises Aston University's published contextual offer policy. Meeting the criteria means Aston University may make you a contextual offer; it doesn't guarantee one, and some courses (often medicine, dentistry and other heavily oversubscribed courses) can have their own rules. Always check the university's own policy before relying on it.
Check whether your postcode, school and circumstances meet Aston University's criteria.
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