Aberdeen contextual offer checker: typical vs contextual offers by course

A contextual offer is a lower grade requirement some universities make to applicants whose circumstances may have affected their grades. Who is eligible varies by university and sometimes by course, so treat this as a guide and confirm with University of Aberdeen.

Course at AberdeenPredicted A-level grades

Typical offer

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Contextual offer

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A simple grade comparison only. Whether you qualify for a contextual offer is decided by the university.

All Aberdeen courses with a contextual offer

Course	Typical offer	Contextual offer	Official page
Accountancy	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Accountancy and Business Management	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Accountancy and Economics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Accountancy and Finance	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Accountancy and French	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Accountancy and German	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Accountancy and Legal Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and Archaeology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and English	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and Film and Visual Culture	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and French (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and French (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and Gaelic	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and Geography	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and German (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and German (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and History	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and International Relations	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and Language and Linguistics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and Philosophy	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and Politics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and Psychology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and Sociology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and Spanish and Latin American Studies (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and Spanish and Latin American Studies (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and Theology and Religion	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Applied Mathematics (MA)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Archaeology (MA)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Archaeology and Art History	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Archaeology and Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Archaeology and History	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Archaeology and Language and Linguistics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Art History	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Art History and Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Art History and English	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Art History and Film and Visual Culture	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Art History and French	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Art History and History	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Art History and Spanish and Latin American Studies (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Art History and Spanish and Latin American Studies (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Bachelor of Divinity	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Bachelor of Theology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Biomedical Sciences	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Business Management	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and Economics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and English	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and French (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and French (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and Gaelic Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and Geography	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and German (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and German (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and History	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and Information Systems	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and International Relations	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and Legal Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and Mathematics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and Politics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and Psychology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and Real Estate	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and Sociology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and Spanish and Latin American Studies (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Business Management and Spanish and Latin American Studies (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Celtic and Anglo Saxon Studies and German (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Celtic and Anglo Saxon Studies and Spanish and Latin American Studies (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Celtic and Anglo Saxon Studies and Theology and Religion	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies and English	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies and Film and Visual Culture	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies and French (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies and French (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies and Gaelic Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies and German (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies and History	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies and Language and Linguistics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies and Philosophy	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies and Sociology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies and Spanish and Latin American Studies (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Chemical Engineering	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Chemistry	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Civil and Environmental Engineering	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Civil and Structural Engineering	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Civil Engineering	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Comparative Literature and Culture (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Comparative Literature and Culture (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Comparative Literature and Culture and French	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Comparative Literature and Culture and Gaelic	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Comparative Literature and Culture and German	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Comparative Literature and Culture and Spanish and Latin American Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Comparative Literature and Culture with French	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Comparative Literature and Culture with German	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Comparative Literature and Culture with Spanish and Latin American Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Computing	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Criminology and Sociology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Economics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Economics and Finance	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Economics and French (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Economics and Gaelic Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Economics and German (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Economics and German (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Economics and History	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Economics and International Relations	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Economics and Legal Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Economics and Mathematics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Economics and Philosophy	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Economics and Psychology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Economics and Sociology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Economics and Spanish and Latin American Studies (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Engineering	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Engineering (Electronic and Software)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English and Film and Visual Culture	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English and French (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English and French (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English and Gaelic Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English and German (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English and German (7-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English and History	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English and International Relations	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English and Language and Linguistics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English and Philosophy	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English and Scottish Literature	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English and Sociology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English and Spanish and Latin American Studies (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English and Spanish and Latin American Studies (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English and Theology and Religion	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English Language and Literature	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English Law and European Legal Studies	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
English with Creative Writing	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
English with Music Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Film and Visual Culture	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Film and Visual Culture and French (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Film and Visual Culture and French (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Film and Visual Culture and Gaelic Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Film and Visual Culture and German (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Film and Visual Culture and German (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Film and Visual Culture and History	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Film and Visual Culture and International Relations	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Film and Visual Culture and Philosophy	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Film and Visual Culture and Sociology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Film and Visual Culture and Spanish and Latin American Studies (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Film and Visual Culture and Spanish and Latin American Studies (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and Gaelic Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and Geography	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and German	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and History (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and History (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and History of Art	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and International Relations (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and International Relations (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and Language and Linguistics (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and Language and Linguistics (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and Legal Studies (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and Legal Studies (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and Philosophy (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and Philosophy (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and Politics (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and Politics (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and Sociology (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and Sociology (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
French and Spanish and Latin American Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Gaelic Studies and Geography	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Gaelic Studies and German	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Gaelic Studies and History	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Gaelic Studies and Language and Linguistics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Gaelic Studies and Politics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Gaelic Studies and Sociology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Gaelic Studies and Spanish and Latin American Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Gaelic Studies and Theology and Religion	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Geography and German (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Geography and German (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Geography and International Relations	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Geography and Sociology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Geography and Spanish and Latin American Studies (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Geography and Spanish and Latin American Studies (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
German and History (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
German and History (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
German and International Relations (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
German and International Relations (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
German and Language and Linguistics (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
German and Language and Linguistics (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
German and Legal Studies (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
German and Legal Studies (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
German and Mathematics (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
German and Mathematics (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
German and Music Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
German and Philosophy (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
German and Philosophy (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
German and Politics (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
German and Politics (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
German and Sociology (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
German and Sociology (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
German with Spanish and Latin American Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
History	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
History and International Relations	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
History and Language and Linguistics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
History and Legal Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
History and Philosophy	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
History and Politics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
History and Sociology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
History and Spanish and Latin American Studies (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
History and Spanish and Latin American Studies (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
History and Theology and Religion	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
History of Art and Theology and Religion	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
International Business	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
International Business with French	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
International Business with Gaelic	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
International Business with German	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
International Business with Mandarin	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
International Business with Spanish	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
International Law and Comparative Law	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
International Relations and Language and Linguistics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
International Relations and Legal Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
International Relations and Sociology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
International Relations and Spanish and Latin American Studies (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
International Relations and Spanish and Latin American Studies (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
International Relations and Theology and Religion	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Language and Linguistics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Language and Linguistics and Philosophy	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Language and Linguistics and Psychology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Language and Linguistics and Sociology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Language and Linguistics and Spanish and Latin American Studies (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Language and Linguistics and Spanish and Latin American Studies (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Language and Linguistics with Mandarin	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Law	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law and European Legal Studies	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with English Law	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with French Law	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with German Law	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with options in Accountancy	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with options in Business Management	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with options in Economics	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with options in French Language	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with options in Gaelic Language	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with options in German	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with options in Mandarin	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with options in Music	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with options in Spanish Language	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with Spanish Law	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Legal Studies and Philosophy	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Legal Studies and Politics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Legal Studies and Psychology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Legal Studies and Spanish and Latin American Studies (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Legal Studies and Spanish and Latin American Studies (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Mathematics (MA)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Mathematics and Philosophy	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Mathematics and Spanish and Latin American Studies (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Mathematics and Spanish and Latin American Studies (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Mathematics with Gaelic (MA)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Mechanical Engineering	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Mechanical with Oil and Gas Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Modern Languages and Translation and Interpretation Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Petroleum Engineering	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Philosophy	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Philosophy and Politics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Philosophy and Psychology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Philosophy and Sociology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Philosophy and Theology and Religion	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Philosophy, Politics and Economics	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Politics and International Relations	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Politics and Sociology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Politics and Spanish and Latin American Studies (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Politics and Spanish and latin American Studies (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Politics and Theology and Religion	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Psychology (MA)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Psychology and Sociology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Psychology with Counselling Skills	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Psychology with French (MA)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Psychology with Gaelic	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Psychology with German	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Real Estate	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Scottish Studies	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Sociology	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Sociology and Spanish and Latin American Studies (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Sociology and Spanish and Latin American Studies (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Sociology and Theology and Religion	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Spanish and Latin American Studies and Theology and Religion (4-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Spanish and Latin American Studies and Theology and Religion (5-year course)	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements
Theology and Religion	BBC	CCC	Entry requirements

Data updated September 2026. Courses without a published contextual offer are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

Who gets a contextual offer at Aberdeen?

Criteria vary by university and sometimes by course. Common factors include school performance, local area participation or deprivation data, care experience, and eligibility for free school meals or similar. University of Aberdeen decides eligibility itself, so check its official page before assuming you qualify.

Is a contextual offer guaranteed?

No. A contextual offer is a lower grade requirement for eligible applicants who also meet the course's other requirements, such as required subjects. It does not guarantee an offer.

Where does this data come from?

Offers are taken from university course pages (data updated September 2026). Courses without a published contextual offer are not listed. Always confirm on the official page.

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