Aberystwyth University
Creative Writing
BA (Hons), 3 years
Typical offer rate
75–85%
high entry
Grad employment
85%
15 months after
In professional roles
25%
Median grad salary
£19,000
15 months after
Aberystwyth's Creative Writing is a BA developing practice across fiction, poetry, script and creative non-fiction, supported by workshop-based learning and mentoring from practising writers. Students build a portfolio of original work alongside studying contemporary and classical creative texts. An offer is likely for applicants who meet the grades.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University has a 75–85% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.
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Estimate my chancesEntry requirements
- UCAS tariff: 96–120 points
About Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth sits on the mid-Wales coast and was the first of the colleges that came together to form the University of Wales, founded in 1872 above its seafront.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Aberystwyth University · Creative Writing
Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.