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University College London · United Kingdom

Economics BSc (Econ)

A three-year economics degree in London.

Where
LondonUnited Kingdom
Degree
BScEcon
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
13 January 2027
Admission
SelectiveEntrance exam
EU/EEA fee
£40,800 a yearoverseas fee, 2027/28
More facts
Degree
BScEcon
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 15 October 2026, 18:00 UK time

    Oxford, Cambridge, medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine/science
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Thirteen months before the course starts. UCAS says it is unusual for these universities to consider a late application. Admissions tests for these courses register earlier still, and the registration deadline is not the test date.

    UCAS’s deadline for these courses, three months before everyone else’s. UCAS says it is unusual for these universities to consider a late application, so treat 18:00 UK time on 15 October as the end. Admissions test registration closes even earlier.

    Source

  2. 26 October to 21 December 2026, 18:00 GMT

    UAT-UK admissions tests (ESAT, TMUA, TARA) - test booking for the January sitting
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Published as test booking from 26 October 2026 3pm GMT to 21 December 2026 6pm GMT (registration reopens 5 October 2026). The time is the closing time. Not available for Oxford or Cambridge applicants. Other universities let you pick a sitting. Used for 2027 entry by Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford and UCL (ESAT); those four and LSE, Warwick and Durham (TMUA); and Oxford and UCL (TARA), per the test pages on esat-tmua.ac.uk.

    Source

  3. 13 January 2027

    Applications close
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this programme (8 more)

  1. 12 October to 16 October 2026

    UAT-UK admissions tests (ESAT, TMUA, TARA) - October sitting
    Details

    Published as "tests 12-16 October 2026". Oxford and Cambridge applicants must use this October sitting apart from a few exceptions. Used for 2027 entry by Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford and UCL (ESAT); those four and LSE, Warwick and Durham (TMUA); and Oxford and UCL (TARA), per the test pages on esat-tmua.ac.uk.

    Source

  2. 21 December 2026

    UAT-UK tests: booking for the January sitting closes, 18:00 UK time
    DetailsSource

  3. 31 December 2026

    LNAT (Law): last day to sit the test for UCL
    Details

    Published as "KCL, LSE and UCL: sit by 31 December 2026". LNAT universities listed are Cambridge, Oxford, King's College London, LSE, UCL, Bristol, Durham and SUSS (Singapore).

    Source

  4. 4 January to 8 January 2027

    UAT-UK admissions tests (ESAT, TMUA, TARA) - January sitting
    Details

    Published as "tests 4-8 January 2027". Not available for Oxford or Cambridge applicants. Used for 2027 entry by Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford and UCL (ESAT); those four and LSE, Warwick and Durham (TMUA); and Oxford and UCL (TARA), per the test pages on esat-tmua.ac.uk.

    Source

  5. 4 January 2027

    UAT-UK January sitting begins (runs 4–8 January)
    DetailsSource

  6. 25 February 2027

    Extra opens
    Details

    For anyone who used all five choices and holds no offer: one further choice at a time.

    For applicants holding no offers.

    Source

  7. 2 July 2027

    Clearing opens
    Rolling
    Details

    For applicants holding no offer, or whose results missed their conditions. Runs on vacancies, so it rewards moving quickly.

    IB results come out 6 July, so Clearing is already open when you get them.

    Source

  8. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    The point of the conditional offer. Universities confirm or release places against results that have only just arrived, which is what the whole UK calendar is built around.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the United Kingdom

What it is

Economic theory with the maths and statistics to use it, applied to questions such as climate change, inequality and inflation. Students can present research at the annual Explore Econ conference and hear visiting economists at the Stone Centre and finance lectures.

What you need

  • IB Diplomaat least 39 points
  • Maths HL (AA or AI)minimum 7
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at University College London

Offers run from 34 points (16 at HL) to 40 (20 at HL), no HL below 5. English A: 5 for English Levels 1–2, 6 for Level 3, HL 6 or SL 7 for Level 4, HL 7 for Level 5.

Where it says so

Check it on ucl.ac.uk

How places are decided

    • Entrance exam
    • IB grades
    The TMUA is required alongside the UCAS application; no interview is listed for 2027. Resits are not accepted.
Sources (2)
  1. Economics BSc (Econ) at UCL — checked 2026-09-25
  2. IB applicants at UCL

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