The top 12 most difficult undergraduate courses to get into a UK university for have been revealed.
While we have listed the top 12 most difficult courses to get a place on, the most recent data shows geography, earth and environmental studies had a 90 per cent offer rate in 2024.
The data comes from UCAS and refers to the 2024 admissions cycle comparing the number of applications to the number of offers given out by universities.
This data is specifically related to UK students that have applied to UK universities so international applications have not been counted.
Here are the top 12 university courses that are the hardest to get a place on, ranked by offer rate:
5. Education and teaching - 63 per cent
60,435 applications from UK students were made for education and teaching undergraduate degrees in the 2024 intake. 38,055 were made an offer. | Getty Images
6. Architecture, building and planning - 74.2 per cent
For architecture, building and planning degrees, 41,750 applications were made from UK students. 30,965 offers were made for the 2024 intake. These include degrees like architecture, building surveying, construction management, interior design, landscape architecture, quantity surveying and town and country planning. | In Pictures via Getty Images
7. Law - 77 per cent
126,300 applications were made from UK students in 2024 to study a law degree. 97,250 were made an offer. | U. Baumgarten via Getty Images
8. Computing - 77.3 per cent
In the 2024 intake, there were 159,945 applications made for computing degrees from UK students for universities in the country. 121,245 of applications received an offer. | Houston Chronicle via Getty Imag