Cambridge
Mathematics
BA/BSc/MA
Typical offer rate
22–32%
highly competitive entry
Typical entry
A*A*A
Grad employment
86%
15 months after
In professional roles
90%
Median grad salary
£40,000
15 months after
Cambridge's mathematics degree is a BA and BSc studying pure and applied mathematics to the highest university level in the country, covering analysis, algebra, number theory, differential equations and theoretical physics among a very wide range of topics. Entry is highly competitive. Offers are made around A*A*A at A-level.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Mathematics at Cambridge has a 22–32% chance of an offer, highly competitive 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 · Mathematics
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.