University of Cambridge

East of England32 Courses

University Insights

Aggregated HESA/NSS/LEO statistics averaged across all 32 courses at this institution.

Avg. Graduate Salary
£32,946
15 months after graduation
Student Satisfaction
82%
Average NSS Rating
Student Retention
99%
Continue their studies
Highly Skilled Jobs
83%
Professional/managerial roles

About University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious universities, an ancient collegiate institution in the city of Cambridge in the East of England. Built around its colleges, it carries a long tradition of scholarship and discovery.

Cambridge is particularly celebrated for mathematics, the natural sciences, engineering and medicine, alongside strong humanities and social sciences, and it is a member of the Russell Group. Teaching combines lectures with small-group supervisions, and students experience collegiate life amid historic courts, libraries and the river.

Academic strengths & graduate outcomes

Across 32 courses, University of Cambridge's largest teaching areas are history and philosophy (9 courses), creative arts and design (3 courses) and languages and area studies (3 courses), with further provision in social sciences, engineering and technology and medicine and dentistry. In the latest national data it records 83.3% average course satisfaction (NSS), 99% first-year continuation and 85.9% of graduates in work or further study. Median graduate pay rises from about £32,946 fifteen months after graduating to £49,600 after five years, peaking at £89,500 for Economics.

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Architecture and Planning 2

MDesDesign

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Satisfied84%
Drop-out4%
Salary (3yr)£38k
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MArchArchitecture (BA+ M.Arch)

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Satisfied81%
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Computer Science 1

BAComputer Science

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Satisfied87%
Drop-out1%
Salary£55k
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Creative Arts and Design 1

BAMusic

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Satisfied85%
Drop-out1%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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Economics 1

BAEconomics

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Satisfied82%
Drop-out1%
Salary£54k
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Education and Teaching 1

BAEducation

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Satisfied89%
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Salary£26k
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Engineering and Technology 2

MEngChemical Engineering and Biotechnology

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Satisfied88%
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Salary£40k
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MEngEngineering

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Satisfied83%
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Geography and Earth Sciences 2

BANatural Sciences

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Satisfied85%
Drop-out2%
Salary£31k
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BAGeography

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Satisfied83%
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Salary£31k
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History and Philosophy 11

BAHistory with Modern Languages

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Satisfied85%
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BAArchaeology

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Satisfied74%
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BATheology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion

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Satisfied82%
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Salary£27k
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BAClassics (4 years)

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Satisfied81%
Drop-out1%
Salary£30k
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BAHistory of Art

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Satisfied62%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BAAnglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic

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Satisfied93%
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Salary£31k
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BAHistory

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Satisfied82%
Drop-out1%
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BAHistory with Politics

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Satisfied79%
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Salary£31k
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BAPhilosophy

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Satisfied84%
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Salary£27k
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BThBachelor of Theology for Ministry

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Satisfied84%
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Salary£27k
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BAClassics

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Satisfied81%
Drop-out1%
Salary£30k
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Languages and Area Studies 4

BAModern and Medieval Languages

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Satisfied87%
Drop-out1%
Salary£30k
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BALinguistics

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Satisfied77%
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Salary£26k
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BAAsian and Middle Eastern Studies

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Satisfied80%
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Salary£30k
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BAEnglish

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Satisfied82%
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Salary£28k
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Law 2

BALand Economy

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Satisfied79%
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Salary£35k
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BALaw

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Satisfied87%
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Mathematical Sciences 1

BAMathematics

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Satisfied86%
Drop-out2%
Salary£40k
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Medicine and Dentistry 1

MB,BChirMedicine

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Satisfied73%
Drop-out2%
Salary£38k
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Psychology 1

BAPsychological and Behavioural Sciences

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Satisfied88%
Drop-out1%
Salary£30k
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Social Sciences 1

BAHuman, Social, and Political Sciences

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Satisfied81%
Drop-out1%
Salary£31k
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Veterinary Sciences 1

Vet.M.BVeterinary Medicine

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Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£36k
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