Manchester 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 Manchester.

Course at ManchesterPredicted A-level grades

Typical offer

AAA

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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 Manchester courses with a contextual offer

Course	Typical offer	Contextual offer	Official page
Accounting (3-year course)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Accounting (4-year course)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Accounting and Finance	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Actuarial Science and Mathematics	A*AA	A*AB	Entry requirements
Aerospace Engineering	A*AA	AAA	Entry requirements
American Studies (3-year course)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
American Studies (4-year course)	AAB	BBB	Entry requirements
Ancient History	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Ancient History and Archaeology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Ancient History and History	AAB	ABC	Entry requirements
Arabic and French	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Arabic and Spanish	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Arabic Studies	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Archaeology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Archaeology and Anthroplogy	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Art History and English Literature	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Art History and French	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Art History and History	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Art History and Italian	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Biochemistry (3-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Biochemistry (4-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Biochemistry with a Modern Language	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Biochemistry with Entrepreneurship	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Biology (3-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Biology (4-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Biology with a Modern Language	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Biology with Entrepreneurship	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Biology with Science and Society (3-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Biology with Science and Society (4-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Biomedical Sciences (3-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Biomedical Sciences (4-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Biomedical Sciences with a Modern Language	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Biomedical Sciences with Entrepreneurship	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Biotechnology (3-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Biotechnology (4-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Biotechnology with Entrepreneurship	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Business Accounting	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Chemical Engineering	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Chemistry (3-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Chinese and Linguistics	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Chinese Studies	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Civil Engineering (BEng)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Classical Studies	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Classics	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Computer Science	AAA	AAA	Entry requirements
Computer Science	AAA	AAA	Entry requirements
Computer Science and Mathematics (3-year course)	AAA	AAA	Entry requirements
Computer Science and Mathematics (4-year course)	AAA	AAA	Entry requirements
Criminology	AAB	BBB	Entry requirements
Criminology and Data Analytics	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Criminology with International Study	AAB	BBB	Entry requirements
Cultural, Creative and Media Industries	AAB	BBB	Entry requirements
Dental Hygiene and Therapy	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Dentistry	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Digital Media, Culture and Society	AAB	BBB	Entry requirements
Drama	AAB	BBB	Entry requirements
Drama and English Literature	AAB	ABC	Entry requirements
Drama and Screen Studies	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Earth and Planetary Sciences	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
East Asian Studies	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
East Asian Studies with International Study	AAB	BBB	Entry requirements
Economics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Economics (BSc)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Economics and Data Analytics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Economics and Finance	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Economics and Philosophy	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Economics and Politics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Economics and Sociology	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Education	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Educational Psychology	AAB	BBB	Entry requirements
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (3-year course)	A*AA	AAA	Entry requirements
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (4-year course)	A*AA	AAA	Entry requirements
English Language	AAB	BBB	Entry requirements
English Language and English Literature	AAB	ABC	Entry requirements
English Literature	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
English Literature and American Studies	AAB	ABC	Entry requirements
English Literature and French	AAB	ABC	Entry requirements
English Literature and German	AAB	ABC	Entry requirements
English Literature and History	A*AA	AAB	Entry requirements
English Literature and Spanish	AAB	ABC	Entry requirements
English Literature with Creative Writing	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Environmental Management	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Environmental Management (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Environmental Science (3-year course)	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Fashion Buying and Merchandising	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Fashion Management	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Fashion Marketing	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Fashion Product Innovation	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Film Studies and East Asian Studies	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and English Language	AAB	BBB	Entry requirements
Film Studies and English Literature	AAB	ABC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and French	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and History	AAB	ABC	Entry requirements
Film Studies and History of Art	AAB	BBB	Entry requirements
Film Studies and Spanish	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Finance	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
French and Chinese	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
French and German	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
French and Italian	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
French and Japanese	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
French and Russian	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
French and Spanish	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
French Studies	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Genetics (3-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Genetics (4-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Genetics with a Modern Language	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Genetics with Entrepreneurship	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Geography (3-year course)	AAB	BBB	Entry requirements
Geography (4-year course)	AAB	BBB	Entry requirements
Geography (BSc, with a placement year)	AAB	BBB	Entry requirements
Geography (BSc)	AAB	BBB	Entry requirements
Geography with International Study	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Geography with International Study (BA)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
German and Russian	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
German and Spanish	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
German Studies	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Global Development	AAB	BBB	Entry requirements
Global Development with International Study	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Healthcare Science (Audiology)	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
History	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
History and American Studies	AAB	ABC	Entry requirements
History and French	AAB	ABC	Entry requirements
History and German	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
History and Russian	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
History and Sociology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
History and Spanish	AAB	ABC	Entry requirements
History of Art	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Immunology (3-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Immunology (4-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Immunology (with a Modern Language)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Immunology with Entrepreneurship	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Information Technology Management for Business (3-year course)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Information Technology Management for Business (4-year course)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
International Business, Finance and Economics (3-year course)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
International Business, Finance and Economics (4-year course)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response	AAB	BBB	Entry requirements
International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response and Arabic	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response and Chinese	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response and French	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response and Spanish	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
International Management	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Italian and Spanish	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Italian Studies	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Japanese Studies	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law	A*AA	AAB	Entry requirements
Law with Criminology	A*AA	AAB	Entry requirements
Law with International Study	A*AA	AAB	Entry requirements
Law with Politics	A*AA	AAB	Entry requirements
Liberal Arts	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Liberal Arts with International Study	A*AA	AAB	Entry requirements
Life Sciences (3-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Life Sciences (4-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Life Sciences with a Modern Language	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Life Sciences with Entrepreneurship	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Linguistics	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Linguistics and Arabic	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Linguistics and French	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Linguistics and German	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Linguistics and Italian	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Linguistics and Japanese	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Linguistics and Portuguese	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Linguistics and Russian	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Linguistics and Sociology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Linguistics and Spanish	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Management (3-year course)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Management (4-year course)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Management (Accounting and Finance) (3-year course)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Management (Accounting and Finance) (4-year course)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Management (Human Resources) (3-year course)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Management (Human Resources) (4-year course)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Management (Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship) (3-year course)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Management (International Business Economics) (3-year course)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Management (International Business Economics) (4-year course)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Management (Marketing) (3-year course)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Management (Marketing) (4-year course)	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Materials Science and Engineering	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Mathematics (3-year course)	A*AA	A*AB	Entry requirements
Mathematics (with a placement year)	A*AA	A*AB	Entry requirements
Mathematics and Philosophy	A*AA	A*AB	Entry requirements
Mathematics and Physics	AAA	A*AA	Entry requirements
Mathematics and Statistics	A*AA	A*AB	Entry requirements
Mathematics with Finance	A*AA	A*AB	Entry requirements
Mechanical Engineering	AAA	A*AA	Entry requirements
Mechatronic Engineering (3-year course)	A*AA	AAA	Entry requirements
Mechatronic Engineering (4-year course)	A*AA	AAA	Entry requirements
Medical Biochemistry (3-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Medical Biochemistry (4-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Medical Physiology (3-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Medical Physiology (4-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Medical Physiology with a Modern Language	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Medical Physiology with Entrepreneurship	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Medicine	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Microbiology (3-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Microbiology (4-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Microbiology with a Modern Language	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Microbiology with Entrepreneurship	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Middle Eastern Studies	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Midwifery	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Modern History with Economics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Modern Language and Business and Management (Arabic)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Modern Language and Business and Management (Chinese)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Modern Language and Business and Management (French)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Modern Language and Business and Management (German)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Modern Language and Business and Management (Italian)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Modern Language and Business and Management (Japanese)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Modern Language and Business and Management (Portuguese)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Modern Language and Business and Management (Russian)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Modern Language and Business and Management (Spanish)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Molecular Biology (3-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Molecular Biology (4-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Molecular Biology with a Modern Language	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Molecular Biology with Entrepreneurship	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Music	AAB	ABC	Entry requirements
Neuroscience (3-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Neuroscience (4-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Neuroscience with a Modern Language	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Neuroscience with Entrepreneurship	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Pharmacology (3-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Pharmacology (4-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Pharmacology with a Modern Language	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Pharmacology with Entrepreneurship	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Philosophy	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Philosophy and Criminology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Philosophy and Politics	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Philosophy and Religion	AAB	BBB	Entry requirements
Physics (3-year course)	AAA	A*AA	Entry requirements
Physics with Astrophysics	AAA	A*AA	Entry requirements
Physics with Theoretical Physics	AAA	A*AA	Entry requirements
Planning and Real Estate (3-year course)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Planning and Real Estate (4-year course)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Politics and Arabic	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Politics and Chinese	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Politics and Criminology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Politics and Data Analytics	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Politics and French	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Politics and German	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Politics and International Relations	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Politics and Italian	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Politics and Japanese	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Politics and Modern History	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Politics and Portuguese	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Politics and Russian	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Politics and Social Anthropology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Politics and Sociology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Politics and Spanish	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Politics, Philosophy and Economics	AAA	ABB	Entry requirements
Psychology	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Religion and Anthropology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Religions, Theology and Ethics	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Russian and Spanish	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Russian Studies	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and Criminology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and Data Analytics	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and Philosophy	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Social Anthropology and Sociology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Sociology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Sociology and Arabic	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Sociology and Chinese	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Sociology and Criminology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Sociology and Data Analytics	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Sociology and French	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Sociology and German	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Sociology and Italian	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Sociology and Japanese	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Sociology and Philosophy	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Sociology and Portuguese	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Sociology and Russian	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Sociology and Spanish	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Spanish and Chinese	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Spanish and Japanese	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Spanish and Portuguese	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Speech And Language Therapy	AAB	ABB	Entry requirements
Zoology (3-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Zoology (4-year course)	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Zoology with a Modern Language	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements
Zoology with Entrepreneurship	AAA	AAB	Entry requirements

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

Frequently asked questions

Who gets a contextual offer at Manchester?

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 Manchester 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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