Sussex 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 Sussex.

Course at SussexPredicted A-level grades

Typical offer

ABB

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Contextual offer

BBC

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

All Sussex courses with a contextual offer

Course	Typical offer	Contextual offer	Official page
Accounting and Finance	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Accounting and Finance (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
American Studies (with a year abroad)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
American Studies and English (with a year abroad)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
American Studies and Film Studies (with a year abroad)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
American Studies and History (with a year abroad)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
American Studies and Politics (with a year abroad)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Anthropology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Anthropology and International Development	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Anthropology with a Language	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Art History	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Art History (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Art History and Film Studies	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Banking and Digital Finance	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Banking and Digital Finance (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Biochemistry	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Biochemistry (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Biology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Biomedical Science	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Business Analytics	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Business Analytics (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Chemistry	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Childhood and Youth: Theory and Practice	BBB	BCC	Entry requirements
Climate Justice, Sustainability and Development	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Computer Science	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Computer Science (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Computing for Business and Management	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Computing for Business and Management (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Computing for Digital Media and Games	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Computing for Digital Media and Games (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Creative Writing	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Criminology	BBB	BCC	Entry requirements
Criminology and Sociology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Criminology with Psychology	BBB	BCC	Entry requirements
Data Science	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Data Science (with a placement year)	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Drama and English	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Drama and Film Studies	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Drama with a Language	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Drama, Theatre and Performance	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Ecology and Conservation	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Economics	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Economics (BSc, with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Economics (BSc)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Economics (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Economics and Data Science	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Economics and Data Science (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Economics and Finance	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Economics and Finance (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Economics and Management Studies	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Economics and Management Studies (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Economics and Sustainable Development	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Economics and Sustainable Development (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Education	BBB	BCC	Entry requirements
Education with Psychology	BBB	BCC	Entry requirements
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
English	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
English and Art History	ABB	BCC	Entry requirements
English and Creative Writing	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
English and Film Studies	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
English and History	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
English and Media Studies	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
English Language and Linguistics	BBB	BCC	Entry requirements
English Language and Linguistics (with TESOL)	BBB	BCC	Entry requirements
English Language and Literature	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Film Studies	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Filmmaking	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Finance and Business	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Finance and Business (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Finance and Technology (FinTech)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Finance and Technology (FinTech) (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Genetics	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Geography	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Geography (BA)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Geography and Anthropology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Geography and International Development	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Geography and International Relations	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Geography with a Language	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Geography, Sustainable Development and Climate Change	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
History	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
History and Anthropology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
History and International Relations	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
History and Philosophy	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
History and Politics	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
History and Sociology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
International Business	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
International Business (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
International Business (with a year abroad)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
International Development	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
International Development with a Language	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
International Relations	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
International Relations and Anthropology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
International Relations and Development	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
International Relations and Sociology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
International Relations with a Language	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law	AAB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with a Language	AAB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with American Studies (with a year abroad)	AAB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with Business and Management	AAB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with Criminology	AAB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with International Relations	AAB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with Politics	AAB	BBC	Entry requirements
Law with Psychology	AAB	BBC	Entry requirements
Liberal Arts	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Marketing and Management	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Marketing and Management (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Marketing and Management with Psychology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Marketing and Management with Psychology (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Mathematics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Mathematics with Data Science	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Mathematics with Economics	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Mathematics with Finance	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Mechanical Engineering	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Mechanical Engineering (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Media and Communications	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Media and Journalism	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Media Production	BBB	BCC	Entry requirements
Medical Neuroscience	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Music	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Music Technology	BBB	BBC	Entry requirements
Neuroscience	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Neuroscience with Psychology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Philosophy	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Philosophy and English	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Philosophy and Sociology	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE)	AAB	BBC	Entry requirements
Physics	ABB	BCC	Entry requirements
Physics (with a placement year)	ABB	BCC	Entry requirements
Physics with Astrophysics	ABB	BCC	Entry requirements
Physics with Data Science	ABB	BCC	Entry requirements
Politics	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Politics and International Relations	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Politics and Philosophy	ABB	BBB	Entry requirements
Politics and Sociology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Primary and Early Years Education (with Qualified Teacher Status)	BBB	BCC	Entry requirements
Product Design	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Product Design (BA, with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Product Design (BA)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Product Design (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Psychology	AAB	BCC	Entry requirements
Psychology (with a placement year)	AAB	BCC	Entry requirements
Psychology with Business and Management	AAB	BCC	Entry requirements
Psychology with Clinical Approaches	AAB	BCC	Entry requirements
Psychology with Criminology	AAB	BCC	Entry requirements
Psychology with Neuroscience	AAB	BCC	Entry requirements
Robotic and Mechatronic Engineering	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Robotic and Mechatronic Engineering (with a placement year)	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Social Work	BBB	BCC	Entry requirements
Sociology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Sociology and International Development	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Sociology with a Language	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Sociology with Media Studies	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Software Engineering	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements
Theoretical Physics	ABB	BCC	Entry requirements
Zoology	ABB	BBC	Entry requirements

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

Frequently asked questions

Who gets a contextual offer at Sussex?

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 Sussex 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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