Cambridge
Classics
BA/BSc/MA
Typical offer rate
52–62%
moderate entry
Typical entry
A*A*A
Grad employment
84%
15 months after
In professional roles
80%
Median grad salary
£30,000
15 months after
Cambridge's Classics degree is a BA and integrated master's programme studying the languages, literatures, history and philosophy of ancient Greece and Rome, with a rigorous grounding in both Latin and Greek alongside the broader study of classical culture. The programme is among the most demanding classical degrees in the country. The offer rate is moderate. Offers are made around A*A*A at A-level.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Classics at Cambridge has a 52–62% chance of an offer, moderate by UK standards. Most offers are made around A*A*A at A-level. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.
See your personalised chances
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Estimate my chancesEntry requirements
- Typical A-level grades: A*A*A
- UCAS tariff: 160–160 points
About Cambridge
Cambridge teaches through its colleges as well as its faculties, so applicants apply to a college and are taught in small supervisions alongside the lectures, a system little changed in its essentials for a very long time.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Cambridge · Classics
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.