University of Reading
Business Economics with Placement Year
BSc (Hons), 4 years
Typical offer rate
90–100%
high entry
Typical entry
BBC
ABB
Grad employment
91%
15 months after
In professional roles
80%
Median grad salary
£28,000
15 months after
Reading's Business Economics with Placement Year is a BSc that runs over four years with a year in the workplace; the placement is what the extra year adds to an otherwise standard programme combining economic analysis with business applications. Most applicants who meet the grades receive an offer, made around BBC at A-level.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Business Economics with Placement Year at University of Reading has a 90–100% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. Most offers are made around BBC at A-level. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.
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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: BBC
- ABB
About University of Reading
Reading teaches on its parkland Whiteknights campus in the Thames Valley, known for agriculture, meteorology and the environmental sciences.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: University of Reading · Business Economics with 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.