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University College London contextual offers

University College London 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.

Who is eligible for a contextual offer at University College London?

To be considered for a contextual offer from University College London you need 'home' fee status, plus a UK state-school education and (an IMD quintile 1 area, a TUNDRA quintile 1 area, free school meals, estrangement from your parents or care experience).

Everyone must:

• Have 'home' (UK) fee status

Then you need both of these:

• Attend, or last attended, a UK state school or college
• Any one of:
  • Live in England's most deprived 20% of areas (IMD quintile 1)
  • Live in a TUNDRA quintile 1 area (the 20% of areas where fewest young people go to university)
  • Have been eligible for free school meals
  • Are estranged from your parents or guardians
  • Are care-experienced or a care leaver

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.

How much lower is University College London's contextual offer?

Across the 334 University College London courses where we have both offers, the contextual offer is most often two grades lower (300 courses; for example ABB becomes BBC), and between one and four grades lower overall.

Contextual offer for each University College London course (335)

Course	Standard	Contextual
Ancient History	AAA	ABB
Ancient Languages	ABB	BCC
Anthropology	AAB	BBB
Anthropology with Study Abroad	AAB	BBB
Applied Medical Sciences	AAA	ABB
Archaeology	ABB	BBC
Archaeology	ABB	BBC
Archaeology and Anthropology	AAB	BBB
Archaeology with Placement Year	ABB	BBC
Archaeology with Study Abroad	ABB	BBC
Architectural and Interdisciplinary Studies	AAB	BBC
Architectural and Interdisciplinary Studies with Study Abroad	AAB	BBC
Architecture	AAB	BBC
Architecture	AAB	BBC
Art and Technology	ABB	CCC
Arts and Sciences (Cultures)	A*AA	AAB
Arts and Sciences (Cultures) with Study Abroad	A*AA	AAB
Arts and Sciences (Health and Environment)	A*AA	AAB
Arts and Sciences (Health and Environment) with Study Abroad	A*AA	AAB
Arts and Sciences (Sciences and Engineering)	A*AA	AAB
Arts and Sciences (Sciences and Engineering) with Study Abroad	A*AA	AAB
Arts and Sciences (Societies)	A*AA	AAB
Arts and Sciences (Societies) with Study Abroad	A*AA	AAB
Astrophysics	A*AA	AAB
Astrophysics	A*AA	AAB
Audiology	AAB	BBB
Bachelor of Laws (UCL) and Bachelor of Laws (HKU) with Study Abroad	A*AA	AAB
Biochemical Engineering	AAA	ABB
Biochemical Engineering	AAA	ABB
Biochemistry	AAA	ABB
Biochemistry	AAA	ABB
Biological Sciences	AAA	ABB
Biological Sciences	AAA	ABB
Biomedical Engineering	A*AA	AAB
Biomedical Engineering	A*AA	AAB
Biomedical Sciences	AAA	AAB
Bioprocessing of New Medicines (Business and Management)	AAA	ABB
Bulgarian and Czech	ABB	BBC
Bulgarian and Danish	ABB	BBC
Bulgarian and Dutch	ABB	BBC
Bulgarian and East European Studies	ABB	BBC
Bulgarian and Finnish	ABB	BBC
Bulgarian and French	ABB	BBC
Bulgarian and German	ABB	BBC
Bulgarian and Hebrew	ABB	BBC
Bulgarian and Hungarian	ABB	BBC
Bulgarian and Italian	ABB	BBC
Bulgarian and Norwegian	ABB	BBC
Bulgarian and Polish	ABB	BBC
Bulgarian and Portuguese	ABB	BBC
Bulgarian and Romanian	ABB	BBC
Bulgarian and Russian	ABB	BBC
Bulgarian and Serbian/Croatian	ABB	BBC
Bulgarian and Spanish	ABB	BBC
Bulgarian and Swedish	ABB	BBC
Bulgarian and Ukrainian	ABB	BBC
Business and Health	ABB	BBC
Business and Health	ABB	BBC
Cancer Biomedicine	AAA	ABB
Cancer Biomedicine	AAA	ABB
Chemical Engineering	AAA	ABB
Chemical Engineering	AAA	ABB
Chemistry	AAA	ABB
Chemistry	AAA	ABB
Chemistry with Study Abroad	AAA	ABB
Child Health Sciences	AAB	ABB
Child Health Sciences	AAB	ABB
Civil Engineering	A*AA	AAB
Civil Engineering	A*AA	AAB
Classical Archaeology and Classical Civilisation	ABB	BBC
Classics	AAB	BBB
Classics and Ancient Middle Eastern Studies	AAB	BBB
Classics and the Ancient World	AAB	BBB
Communications	AAB	BBB
Comparative Literature	AAA	ABB
Comparative Literature with Study Abroad	AAA	ABB
Computer Science	A*A*A	A*AB
Computer Science	A*A*A	A*AB
Computer Science and Mathematics	A*A*A	A*AB
Construction Engineering, Innovation and Leadership	AAA	ABB
Construction Project Management	ABB	BBB
Creative Arts and Humanities	AAB	ABB
Crime and Security Science	AAB	BBB
Crime and Security Science	AAB	BBB
Czech and Danish	ABB	BBC
Czech and Dutch	ABB	BBC
Czech and East European Studies	ABB	BBC
Czech and Finnish	ABB	BBC
Czech and French	ABB	BBC
Czech and German	ABB	BBC
Czech and Hebrew	ABB	BBC
Czech and Hungarian	ABB	BBC
Czech and Italian	ABB	BBC
Czech and Norwegian	ABB	BBC
Czech and Polish	ABB	BBC
Czech and Portuguese	ABB	BBC
Czech and Romanian	ABB	BBC
Czech and Russian	ABB	BBC
Czech and Serbian/Croatian	ABB	BBC
Czech and Spanish	ABB	BBC
Czech and Swedish	ABB	BBC
Czech and Ukrainian	ABB	BBC
Czech and Yiddish	ABB	BBC
Danish and Dutch	ABB	BBC
Danish and Finnish	ABB	BBC
Danish and French	ABB	BBC
Danish and German	ABB	BBC
Danish and Hebrew	ABB	BBC
Danish and Hungarian	ABB	BBC
Danish and Italian	ABB	BBC
Danish and Polish	ABB	BBC
Danish and Portuguese	ABB	BBC
Danish and Romanian	ABB	BBC
Danish and Russian	ABB	BBC
Danish and Serbian/Croatian	ABB	BBC
Danish and Spanish	ABB	BBC
Danish and Ukrainian	ABB	BBC
Danish and Yiddish	ABB	BBC
Data Science	A*AA	A*BB
Dutch	ABB	BBC
Dutch and English	AAA	ABB
Dutch and Film Studies	ABB	BBC
Dutch and Finnish	ABB	BBC
Dutch and French	ABB	BBC
Dutch and German	ABB	BBC
Dutch and Hebrew	ABB	BBC
Dutch and History of Art	ABB	BBC
Dutch and Hungarian	ABB	BBC
Dutch and Italian	ABB	BBC
Dutch and Latin	ABB	BBC
Dutch and Management Studies	AAB	BBB
Dutch and Norwegian	ABB	BBC
Dutch and Philosophy	ABB	BBC
Dutch and Polish	ABB	BBC
Dutch and Portuguese	ABB	BBC
Dutch and Romanian	ABB	BBC
Dutch and Russian	ABB	BBC
Dutch and Serbian/Croatian	ABB	BBC
Dutch and Spanish	ABB	BBC
Dutch and Swedish	ABB	BBC
Dutch and Ukrainian	ABB	BBC
Dutch and Yiddish	ABB	BBC
Early Childhood Education	ABB	BBB
Earth Sciences	AAB	BBB
Earth Sciences	AAB	BBB
Earth Sciences with Study Abroad	AAB	BBB
Economics	A*AA	A*AB
Economics and Business with East European Studies	AAA	ABB
Economics and Business with East European Studies with Study Abroad	AAA	ABB
Economics and Statistics	A*AA	A*BB
Economics with Study Abroad	A*AA	A*AB
Education, Society and Culture	ABB	BBB
Electronic and Electrical Engineering	A*AA	AAB
Electronic and Electrical Engineering	A*AA	AAB
Engineering and Architecture MEngArch	AAA	ABB
English	AAA	ABB
Environmental Geoscience	AAB	BBB
Environmental Geoscience	AAB	BBB
European Social and Political Studies	A*AA	A*AB
European Social and Political Studies (Dual Degree)	A*AA	A*AB
Experimental Linguistics	AAB	BBB
Experimental Linguistics with Study Abroad	AAB	BBB
Fine Art	ABB	CCC
Fine Art	ABB	CCC
Finnish and East European Studies	ABB	BBC
Finnish and French	ABB	BBC
Finnish and German	ABB	BBC
Finnish and Hebrew	ABB	BBC
Finnish and Hungarian	ABB	BBC
Finnish and Italian	ABB	BBC
Finnish and Norwegian	ABB	BBC
Finnish and Polish	ABB	BBC
Finnish and Portuguese	ABB	BBC
Finnish and Romanian	ABB	BBC
Finnish and Russian	ABB	BBC
Finnish and Serbian/Croatian	ABB	BBC
Finnish and Spanish	ABB	BBC
Finnish and Swedish	ABB	BBC
Finnish and Ukrainian	ABB	BBC
Finnish and Yiddish	ABB	BBC
French	ABB	BBB
French and English	AAA	ABB
French and Film Studies	ABB	BBC
French and German	ABB	BBC
French and Hebrew	ABB	BBC
French and History of Art	ABB	BBC
French and Hungarian	ABB	BBC
French and Italian	ABB	BBC
French and Latin	ABB	BBC
French and Management Studies	AAB	BBB
French and Norwegian	ABB	BBC
French and Philosophy	AAA	ABB
French and Polish	ABB	BBC
French and Portuguese	ABB	BBC
French and Romanian	ABB	BBC
French and Russian	ABB	BBC
French and Serbian/Croatian	ABB	BBC
French and Spanish	ABB	BBC
French and Swedish	ABB	BBC
French and Ukrainian	ABB	BBC
French and Yiddish	ABB	BBC
Geography	AAB	BBB
Geography	AAB	BBB
Geography and Economics	A*AA	A*AB
Geography with Study Abroad	AAB	BBB
Geography with Study Abroad	AAB	BBB
Geology	AAB	BBB
Geology	AAB	BBB
Geophysics	AAB	BBB
Geophysics	AAB	BBB
German	ABB	BBC
German and English	AAA	ABB
German and Film Studies	ABB	BBC
German and Hebrew	ABB	BBC
German and History of Art	ABB	BBC
German and Hungarian	ABB	BBC
German and Italian	ABB	BBC
German and Latin	ABB	BBB
German and Management Studies	AAB	BBB
German and Norwegian	ABB	BBC
German and Philosophy	AAB	BBB
German and Polish	ABB	BBC
German and Romanian	ABB	BBC
German and Russian	ABB	BBC
German and Serbian/Croatian	ABB	BBC
German and Spanish	ABB	BBC
German and Swedish	ABB	BBC
German and Ukrainian	ABB	BBC
German and Yiddish	ABB	BBC
Global Humanitarian Studies	ABB	BBB
Hebrew and Hungarian	ABB	BBC
Hebrew and Italian	ABB	BBC
Hebrew and Jewish Studies	ABB	BBC
Hebrew and Norwegian	ABB	BBC
Hebrew and Polish	ABB	BBC
Hebrew and Portuguese	ABB	BBC
Hebrew and Romanian	ABB	BBC
Hebrew and Russian	ABB	BBC
Hebrew and Serbian/Croatian	ABB	BBC
Hebrew and Spanish	ABB	BBC
Hebrew and Swedish	ABB	BBC
Hebrew and Ukrainian	ABB	BBC
Hebrew and Yiddish	ABB	BBC
History	AAA	ABB
History (Central and East European) and Jewish Studies	ABB	BBC
History and Philosophy of Science	AAB	BBB
History and Politics of the Americas	AAB	BBB
History and Politics of the Americas with Study Abroad	AAB	BBB
History of Art	AAB	ABC
History of Art, Materials and Technology	AAB	ABC
History with Study Abroad	AAA	ABB
History, Politics and Economics	AAA	ABB
Human Neuroscience	AAA	ABB
Human Sciences	AAA	ABB
Human Sciences	AAA	ABB
Hungarian and East European Studies	ABB	BBC
Hungarian and Italian	ABB	BBC
Hungarian and Norwegian	ABB	BBC
Hungarian and Polish	ABB	BBC
Hungarian and Portuguese	ABB	BBC
Hungarian and Romanian	ABB	BBC
Hungarian and Russian	ABB	BBC
Hungarian and Serbian/Croatian	ABB	BBC
Hungarian and Spanish	ABB	BBC
Hungarian and Swedish	ABB	BBC
Hungarian and Ukrainian	ABB	BBC
Hungarian and Yiddish	ABB	BBC
Icelandic	ABB	BBC
Infection and Immunity	AAA	ABB
Information Management for Business	AAA	ABB
Information, Data and Society	ABB	BBB
International Management	A*AA	AAB
International Social and Political Studies	A*AA	A*AB
Italian	ABB	BBC
Italian and Film Studies	ABB	BBC
Italian and History of Art	ABB	BBC
Italian and Latin	ABB	BBC
Italian and Management Studies	AAB	BBB
Italian and Norwegian	ABB	BBC
Italian and Philosophy	AAB	BBB
Italian and Polish	ABB	BBC
Italian and Portuguese	ABB	BBC
Italian and Romanian	ABB	BBC
Italian and Russian	ABB	BBC
Italian and Serbian/Croatian	ABB	BBC
Italian and Spanish	ABB	BBC
Italian and Swedish	ABB	BBC
Italian and Ukrainian	ABB	BBC
Italian and Yiddish	ABB	BBC
Language and Culture	ABB	BBB
Law	A*AA	AAB
Law with French Law with Study Abroad	A*AA	AAB
Law with German Law with Study Abroad	A*AA	AAB
Law with Hispanic Law with Study Abroad	A*AA	AAB
Linguistics	AAB	BBB
Linguistics with Study Abroad	AAB	BBB
Management Science	A*AA	A*BB
Management Science	A*AA	A*BB
Management for Social Change	AAA	ABB
Mathematics	A*A*A	A*A*C
Mathematics	A*A*A	A*A*C
Mathematics and Physics	A*A*A	A*AA
Mathematics and Physics	A*A*A	A*AA
Mathematics and Statistical Science	A*A*A	A*A*C
Mathematics and Statistical Science	A*A*A	A*A*C
Mathematics with Economics	A*A*A	A*A*C
Mathematics with Economics	A*A*A	A*A*C
Mathematics with Management Studies	A*A*A	A*A*C
Mathematics with Management Studies	A*A*A	A*A*C
Mathematics with Modern Languages	A*A*A	A*A*C
Mathematics with Modern Languages	A*A*A	A*A*C
Mathematics with Theoretical Physics	A*A*A	A*AA
Mathematics with Theoretical Physics	A*A*A	A*AA
Mechanical Engineering	A*AA	A*AB
Mechanical Engineering	A*AA	A*AB
Media	AAB	BBB
Medical Innovation and Enterprise	AAA	ABB
Medical Innovation and Enterprise	AAA	ABB
Medical Physics	A*AA	AAB
Medicine MBBS	A*AA	AAB
Natural Sciences	A*AA	AAB
Natural Sciences	A*AA	AAB
Neuroscience	AAA	AAB
Neuroscience	AAA	AAB
Norwegian and Polish	ABB	BBC
Norwegian and Portuguese	ABB	BBC
Norwegian and Romanian	ABB	BBC
Norwegian and Russian	ABB	BBC
Norwegian and Serbian/Croatian	ABB	BBC
Norwegian and Spanish	ABB	BBC
Norwegian and Ukrainian	ABB	BBC
Norwegian and Yiddish	ABB	BBC
Nutrition and Medical Sciences	AAA	ABB
Pharmaceutical Sciences	AAB	BBB
Pharmacology	—	ABB

See every University College London course for the full entry requirements.

University College London's official policy

This page summarises University College London's published contextual offer policy. Meeting the criteria means University College London 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.

Other universities' contextual offers

• Aberystwyth University
• Aston University
• Bangor University
• Bath Spa University
• Birmingham City University
• Bournemouth University
• Brunel University of London
• Cardiff Metropolitan University
• Cardiff University
• City St George's, University of London
• Coventry University
• Durham University
• Edge Hill University
• Edinburgh Napier University
• Glasgow Caledonian University
• Goldsmiths, University of London
• Harper Adams University
• Heriot-Watt University
• Imperial College London
• Keele University
• King's College London
• Lancaster University
• London School of Economics and Political Science
• Loughborough University
• Newcastle University
• Northumbria University
• Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
• Queen's University Belfast
• Robert Gordon University
• Royal Holloway, University of London
• Sheffield Hallam University
• Swansea University
• UWE Bristol
• University of Aberdeen
• University of Bath
• University of Birmingham
• University of Bristol
• University of Cambridge
• University of Chester
• University of Chichester
• University of Derby
• University of Dundee
• University of East Anglia
• University of East London
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Exeter
• University of Glasgow
• University of Gloucestershire
• University of Hull
• University of Kent
• University of Lancashire
• University of Leeds
• University of Leicester
• University of Lincoln
• University of Liverpool
• University of Manchester
• University of Plymouth
• University of Reading
• University of Salford
• University of Sheffield
• University of South Wales
• University of Southampton
• University of Strathclyde
• University of Suffolk
• University of Surrey
• University of Sussex
• University of Wales Trinity Saint David
• University of Warwick
• University of Winchester
• University of Wolverhampton
• University of Worcester
• University of York
• University of the Arts London