Cardiff University
Politics
BA (Hons), 3 years
Typical offer rate
86–96%
high entry
Grad employment
87%
15 months after
In professional roles
50%
Median grad salary
£27,500
15 months after
Cardiff's Politics is a BA studying political institutions, democratic theory and comparative government, examining how power is organised and contested in Britain and internationally. The programme draws on a department with strong research expertise in British, European and comparative politics. Most applicants who meet the grades receive an offer.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Politics at Cardiff University has a 86–96% 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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- ABB
- BBC
About Cardiff University
Cardiff is the Russell Group university in the Welsh capital, one of the larger and longer-established in Wales, with a strong research record across the sciences and humanities.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Cardiff University · Politics
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.