University of Sussex
Economics (with a professional placement year)
BA (Hons), 4 years
Typical offer rate
95–100%
high entry
Typical entry
BBC
ABB
Grad employment
85%
15 months after
In professional roles
61%
Median grad salary
£30,000
15 months after
Sussex's Economics with a Professional Placement Year is a four-year BA running over four years with a year in the workplace; the placement is what the extra year adds to an otherwise standard economics programme in theory, quantitative methods and applied policy. Most applicants who meet the grades receive an offer; offers are made around BBC at A-level.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Economics (with a professional placement year) at University of Sussex has a 95–100% 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 Sussex
Sussex is a campus university on the Downs at Falmer, near Brighton, its listed Basil Spence buildings set in parkland and its outlook global and socially engaged.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: University of Sussex · Economics (with a professional 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.