Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh.

Course at EdinburghPredicted A-level grades

Typical offer

A*AA

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Contextual offer

ABB

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

All Edinburgh courses with a contextual offer

Course	Typical offer	Contextual offer	Official page
Accounting and Finance	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Anatomy and Development	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Ancient and Medieval History	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Ancient History	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Architecture	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Artificial Intelligence	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
Astrophysics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Biological Sciences	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Biological Sciences (Biochemistry)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Biological Sciences (Cell Biology)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Biological Sciences (Development, Regeneration and Stem Cells)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Biological Sciences (Evolutionary Biology)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Biological Sciences (Genetics)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Biological Sciences (Molecular Genetics)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Biological Sciences (Zoology)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Biological Sciences with Management	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Biomedical Sciences	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Business and Economics	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Business Management	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Business with Decision Analytics	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Business with Enterprise and Innovation	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Business with Human Resource Management	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Business with Marketing	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Business with Strategic Economics	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Chemical Engineering	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Chemical Physics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Chemistry	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Civil Engineering	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Classical Archaeology and Ancient History	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Classical Studies	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Classics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Clinical Veterinary Medicine	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Computational Physics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Computer Science	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
Computer Science (BSc)	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
Ecological and Environmental Sciences	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Ecological and Environmental Sciences with Management	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Economics	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
Economics and Accounting	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
Economics and Mathematics	AAA*	A*BB	Entry requirements
Economics and Politics	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
Economics with Finance	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
Economics with Management Science	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Electronics and Electrical Engineering	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Engineering Not Known (1st Year)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
English and Scottish Literature	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
English Language and Literature	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
English Literature	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
English Literature and Classics	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
English Literature and History	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
Finance and Business	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
French	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
French and Business	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
French and English Literature	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
French and German	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
French and History	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
French and Italian	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
French and Linguistics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
French and Philosophy	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
French and Politics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
French and Portuguese	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
French and Russian Studies	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
French and Scandinavian Studies	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
French and Spanish	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Geography	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Geography (MA)	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Geophysics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
German	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
German and Business	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
German and English Literature	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
German and History	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
German and Linguistics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
German and Philosophy	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
German and Politics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
German and Portuguese	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
German and Scandinavian Studies	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
German and Spanish	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Global Law	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Government, Policy and Society	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Government, Policy and Society with Quantitative Methods	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
History	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
History and Archaeology	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
History and Classics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
History and Economics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
History and History of Art	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
History and Politics	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
History and Scottish History	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Infectious Diseases	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
International Business	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
International Business with Chinese	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
International Business with French	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
International Business with German	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
International Business with Italian	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
International Business with Spanish	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
International Relations	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
International Relations with Quantitative Methods	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
Italian and Spanish	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Law (LLB)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Law and Accountancy	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Law and French	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Law and German	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Law and History	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Law and International Relations	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Law and Politics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Law and Spanish	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Mathematical Physics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Mechanical Engineering	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Medicinal and Biological Chemistry	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Medicine	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Music	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Neuroscience	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Pharmacology	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Philosophy	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Philosophy and Economics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Philosophy and English Literature	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Philosophy and Linguistics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Philosophy and Mathematics	AAA	A*BB	Entry requirements
Philosophy and Politics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Philosophy and Psychology	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Physics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Politics	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
Politics with Quantitative Methods	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
Politics, Philosophy and Economics	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
Primary Education with Gaelic	ABB	ABB	Entry requirements
Psychology	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
Psychology and Business	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Psychology and Linguistics	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
Psychology and Sociology	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
Reproductive Biology	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Russian Studies and Spanish	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Scandinavian Studies and Spanish	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and Politics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and Social Policy	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Social Policy and Economics	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Social Policy and Politics	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Social Policy and Sociology	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Social Policy with Quantitative Methods	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Sociology	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Sociology and Politics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Sociology and Social Anthropology	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Sociology with Quantitative Methods	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Software Engineering	AAA*	ABB	Entry requirements
Spanish and Business	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Spanish and History	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Spanish and Politics	A*AA	ABB	Entry requirements
Sport Management	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Structural and Fire Safety Engineering	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Structural Engineering with Architecture	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Sustainable Development	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Theoretical Physics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements

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

Frequently asked questions

Who gets a contextual offer at Edinburgh?

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 Edinburgh 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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