University College London
Archaeology with a Placement Year
Typical offer rate
79–89%
high entry
Grad employment
90%
15 months after
In professional roles
70%
Median grad salary
£32,000
15 months after
UCL's archaeology with a placement year runs over four years with a year in the workplace; the placement is what the extra year adds. The academic content is equivalent to the standard archaeology degree; the placement year provides professional or research experience in an archaeological or heritage context. Most applicants who meet the grades receive an offer.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Archaeology with a Placement Year at University College London has a 79–89% 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 chancesAbout University College London
University College London was the first university in England to admit students regardless of religion and among the first to admit women, on its Bloomsbury campus in central London.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: University College London · Archaeology with a Placement Year
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.