Cambridge
Music
BA/BSc/MA
Typical offer rate
57–67%
moderate entry
Typical entry
A*A*A
Cambridge's music degree is a BA/BSc/MA studying composition, performance, musicology and music theory within one of the most rigorous academic music programmes in the country. The course combines analytical and historical depth with practical musical engagement. Offers go to a fair share of those who meet the grades. Offers are made around A*A*A at A-level.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Music at Cambridge has a 57–67% 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
Unimetrica estimates your individual offer likelihood for this course from your predicted grades and profile. It shows how it fits into your best five UCAS choices.
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 · Music
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.