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Which A-levels do you need for Economics? Requirements at 43 UK universities
Of the 147 Economics degree courses at 43 UK universities (2027 entry), 57 require Mathematics (39%); the most common standard offer is AAA (32 courses). The safest three subjects are Mathematics, Economics and Further Mathematics, which keep 146 of 147 courses open. An admissions test is required by 6 courses, most often the TMUA (5) and the TARA (1).
- Courses
- 147
- Universities
- 43
- Most common standard offers
- AAA (32), AAB (29) and ABB (27)
- Admissions tests
- TMUA (5 courses) and TARA (1 course); the other 141 courses do not ask for one
- Data
- 2027 entry · official course pages, verified October 2026
Subject demandacross 147 courses
RequiredOptionalSelect a subject to see what it opens in the Course Finder.
- Mathematicsrequired 57 · optional 7 · recommended 5
- Economicsoptional 14 · recommended 7
- Further Mathematicsrequired 1 · optional 2 · recommended 10
- Historyoptional 8 · recommended 4
- Psychologyoptional 7 · recommended 4
- Geographyoptional 7 · recommended 4
- Businessoptional 7 · recommended 4
- Politicsoptional 7 · recommended 4
- Sociologyoptional 7 · recommended 4
- English Literatureoptional 7 · recommended 4
The safest three subjects
Ranked by how many courses' subject requirements the three meet. This covers subjects only, not grades.
Mathematics + Economics + Further Mathematics
Keeps 146 of 147 courses open
Check Mathematics, Economics, Further Mathematics in the Course Finder
Course by course147 courses
| University | Course | Required / options | Standard offer | Admissions test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | Economics and Management | Mathematics | A*AA | TARA |
| Cambridge | Economics (BA) | Mathematics | A*A*A | TMUA |
| Imperial | Economics, Finance and Data Science (BSc) | Mathematics | A*AA | TMUA |
| UCL | Economics BSc (Econ) | Mathematics | A*AA | TMUA |
| UCL | Economics and Statistics BSc (Econ) | Mathematics | A*AA | — |
| UCL | Economics and Business with East European Studies BA | Mathematics | AAA | — |
| LSE | BSc Economics | Mathematics | A*AA | TMUA |
| LSE | BSc Economics and Data Science | Mathematics | A*AA | — |
| LSE | BSc Econometrics and Mathematical Economics | Mathematics | A*AA | TMUA |
| LSE | BSc Economics and Economic History | Mathematics + 1 of Economics/History | AAA | — |
| Warwick | Economic Studies and Global Sustainable Development BASc | Mathematics | A*AA | — |
| Warwick | Economics BSc+1 (also covers: Economics and Management BSc) | Mathematics | A*AA | — |
| Warwick | Economics, Politics and International Studies BSc/BA | Any subjects | A*AA | — |
| Warwick | Economics, Psychology and Philosophy (EPP) BA/BSc | Any subjects | A*AA | — |
| Edinburgh | Economics and Statistics MA+1 (also covers: Economics and Mathematics MA) | Mathematics | A*AA | — |
| Edinburgh | Economics MA+4 (also covers: Economics and Politics MA, Economics with Finance MA, Economics and Accounting MA, Economics with Management Science MA) | Mathematics | A*AA | — |
| Manchester | Economics BAEcon+7 (also covers: Accounting and Finance BAEcon, Economics and Finance BAEcon, Economics and Philosophy BAEcon, Economics and Politics BAEcon, Economics and Sociology BAEcon, Finance BAEcon, Data Science and Economics BAEcon) | 1 of Accounting/Economics/Business etc. | AAA | — |
| Manchester | Economics BSc | Mathematics | AAA | — |
| KCL | Economics & Management BSc | Mathematics + 1 of Classics/English Language/English Literature etc. | A*AA | — |
| KCL | Economics BSc | Mathematics | A*AA | — |
| Bristol | Economics and Mathematics BSc | Mathematics + 1 of Biology/Chemistry/Computer Science etc. | A*A*A | — |
| Bristol | Economics and Accounting BSc | Mathematics | AAA | — |
| Bristol | Economics and Data Science BSc | Mathematics | A*AA | — |
| Bristol | Economics and Econometrics BSc | Mathematics | A*AA | — |
| Bristol | Economics and Finance BSc | Mathematics | AAA | — |
| Bristol | Economics and Management BSc | Mathematics | AAA | — |
| Bristol | Economics and Politics BSc | Mathematics + 1 of Art and Design/Business/Chinese etc. | AAA | — |
| Bristol | Economics BA | Any subjects | A*AA | — |
| Bristol | Economics BSc+1 (also covers: Economics with Innovation MSci) | Mathematics | A*AA | — |
| Durham | Economics and Mathematics BSc | Mathematics | A*AA | — |
| Durham | Economics and Politics BA | Mathematics + 1 of English Literature/English Language/History etc. | A*AA | — |
| Durham | Economics BSc+1 (also covers: Economics with Management BSc) | Mathematics | A*AA | — |
| St Andrews | Economics MA+1 (also covers: Economics BSc) | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| St Andrews | Financial Economics MA+1 (also covers: Financial Economics BSc) | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Bath | Economics and Mathematics BSc | Mathematics, Further Mathematics | A*AA | — |
| Bath | Economics BSc+1 (also covers: Economics with Politics BSc) | Mathematics | A*AA | — |
| Glasgow | Business Economics MA(SocSci)+3 (also covers: Business Economics/Business & Management MA(SocSci), Business Economics/Politics MA(SocSci), Business Economics/Psychology MA(SocSci)) | Mathematics + 1 of English Literature/English Language/History etc. | AAB | — |
| Glasgow | Economics MA(SocSci)+5 (also covers: Economics/Geography MA(SocSci), Economics/Mathematics MA(SocSci), Economics/Philosophy MA(SocSci), Economics/Politics MA(SocSci), Economics/Psychology MA(SocSci)) | Mathematics + 1 of English Literature/English Language/History etc. | AAB | — |
| Glasgow | Economics/English Language & Linguistics MA+10 (also covers: Economics/English Literature MA, Economics/French MA, Economics/German MA, Economics/Greek MA, Economics/History MA, Economics/Latin MA, Economics/Philosophy MA, Economics/Russian MA, Economics/Theatre Studies MA, Economics/Theology & Religious Studies MA) | Mathematics + 1 of English Literature/English Language/History etc. | ABB | — |
| Glasgow | Economics/Music MA | Music, Mathematics | ABB | — |
| Southampton | Economics and Actuarial Science BSc+1 (also covers: Economics with Data Science BSc) | Mathematics | AAA | — |
| Southampton | Economics BA | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Southampton | Economics BSc+3 (also covers: Economics MEcon, Economics and Finance BSc, Economics and Business Management BSc) | Mathematics | AAB | — |
| Leeds | Economics and Mathematics BSc | Mathematics | AAA | — |
| Leeds | Business Economics BSc | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Leeds | Economics and Finance BSc | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Leeds | Economics and Geography BA | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Leeds | Economics and History BA | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Leeds | Economics and Politics BA | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Leeds | Economics BSc | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Birmingham | Economics and Politics BSc | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Birmingham | Economics BA | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Birmingham | Economics BSc | Mathematics | AAA | — |
| Birmingham | Mathematical Economics and Statistics BSc | Mathematics | AAA | — |
| Nottingham | Economics and Econometrics BSc | Mathematics | AAA | — |
| Nottingham | Economics BSc+1 (also covers: Economics and International Economics BSc) | Any subjects | A*AA | — |
| Nottingham | Industrial Economics BSc+1 (also covers: Industrial Economics with Insurance BSc) | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Sheffield | Economics and Mathematics BSc | Mathematics | AAA | — |
| Sheffield | Economics and Politics BA | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Sheffield | Economics BA | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Sheffield | Economics BSc | Mathematics | AAB | — |
| Sheffield | Economics with Finance BSc | Mathematics | AAA | — |
| Exeter | Business Economics BSc | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Exeter | Economics and Politics BSc | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Exeter | Economics BSc+1 (also covers: Economics and Finance BSc) | 1 of Mathematics/Further Mathematics | AAA | — |
| York | Economics and Econometrics BSc+2 (also covers: Economics and Finance BSc, Economics, Econometrics and Finance BSc) | Mathematics | AAB | — |
| York | Economics and Mathematics BSc | Mathematics | AAA | — |
| York | Economics and Philosophy BSc | Mathematics | AAB | — |
| York | Economics and Politics BSc | Mathematics | AAB | — |
| York | Economics BSc+1 (also covers: Economics and Management BSc) | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Lancaster | Business Economics BSc | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Lancaster | Economics and Finance BSc | Mathematics | AAB | — |
| Lancaster | Economics and Politics BA | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Lancaster | Economics BA | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Lancaster | Economics BSc | Mathematics | AAB | — |
| Lancaster | Economics, Politics and International Relations BA | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Loughborough | Economics and Finance BSc | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| Loughborough | Economics and Management BSc | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Loughborough | Economics BSc | Any subjects | AAA | — |
| QMUL | Economics BSc (Econ)+6 (also covers: Economics and Finance BSc (Econ), Economics and International Relations BSc (Econ), Economics and Politics BSc (Econ), Economics, Finance and Management BSc (Econ), Economics, Statistics and Mathematics BSc (Econ), Finance BSc (Econ)) | Mathematics | AAA | — |
| Cardiff | Economics and Management BSc | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Cardiff | Economics BSc+1 (also covers: Business Economics BSc) | Mathematics | AAB | — |
| Newcastle | Economics BSc+2 (also covers: Economics and Finance BSc, Economics and Business Management BSc) | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Liverpool | Business Economics BA | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Liverpool | Economics BA | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Liverpool | Economics BSc | Mathematics | AAB | — |
| Leicester | Business Economics BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Leicester | Economics and Accounting BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Leicester | Economics and Data Analytics BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Leicester | Economics BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Leicester | Financial Economics and Banking BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Reading | Business Economics BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Reading | Economics and Finance BSc | 1 of Mathematics/Physics/Chemistry etc. | ABB | — |
| Reading | Economics BA | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Reading | Economics BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Surrey | Economics and Mathematics BSc | Mathematics | ABB | — |
| Surrey | Business Economics and Data Analytics BSc | 1 of Mathematics/Economics; or Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Surrey | Economics and Finance BSc | 1 of Mathematics/Economics; or Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Surrey | Economics BSc | 1 of Mathematics/Economics; or Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Sussex | Economics and Data Science BSc | Mathematics | BBB | — |
| Sussex | Economics and Management Studies BSc | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| Sussex | Economics BSc+3 (also covers: Economics BA, Economics and Finance BSc, Economics and Sustainable Development BSc) | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| UEA | Business Economics BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| UEA | Economics and Finance BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| UEA | Economics BA | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| UEA | Economics BSc+1 (also covers: Economics with Accountancy BSc) | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| UEA | Economics, Behaviour and Data Science BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Aberdeen | Economics MA+15 (also covers: Business Management and Economics MA, Economics and Finance MA, Economics and French MA, Economics and Gaelic Studies MA, Economics and Geography MA, Economics and German MA, Economics and History MA, Economics and International Relations MA, Economics and Legal Studies MA, Economics and Philosophy MA, Economics and Politics MA, Economics and Psychology MA, Economics and Sociology MA, Economics and Spanish & Latin American Studies MA, Philosophy, Politics and Economics MA) | Any subjects | BBC | — |
| Strathclyde | Economics BA+5 (also covers: Economics & Business Law BA, Economics & Finance BA, Economics & Human Resource Management BA, Economics & Marketing BA, Economics & Psychology BA) | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Strathclyde | Economics, Mathematics & Statistics BA | Mathematics | ABB | — |
| QUB | Business Economics BSc+1 (also covers: Economics and Accounting BSc) | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| QUB | Economics (Major) with French BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| QUB | Economics (Major) with Spanish BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| QUB | Economics BSc+2 (also covers: Economics MEcon, Economics (Major) with Finance BSc) | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Royal Holloway | Economics and Data Science BSc (Econ) | Mathematics | BBB | — |
| Royal Holloway | Economics BSc (Econ)+3 (also covers: Economics with Political Studies BSc (Econ), Economics and Management BSc, Economics, Politics and International Relations BSc) | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| Royal Holloway | Financial and Business Economics BSc (Econ) | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| City St George's | Business Economics BSc | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| City St George's | Economics and Data Science BSc | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| City St George's | Economics and Politics BSc | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| City St George's | Economics BA+1 (also covers: Economics with Accounting BSc) | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| City St George's | Economics BSc | 1 of Economics/Mathematics/Further Mathematics/Physics | ABB | — |
| City St George's | Financial Economics BSc | Mathematics | BBB | — |
| Kent | Economics BSc+3 (also covers: Economics and Finance BSc, Economics and Management BSc, Economics and Politics BSc) | Any subjects | BBC | — |
| Essex | Business Economics BA+1 (also covers: Financial Economics and Accounting BA) | Any subjects | BBC | — |
| Essex | Economics and Politics BSc | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Essex | Economics BA+2 (also covers: Financial Economics BA, Management Economics BA) | Any subjects | BBC | — |
| Essex | Economics BSc+3 (also covers: Financial Economics BSc, Management Economics BSc, Economics with Data Science BSc) | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Essex | Economics Integrated Master | Any subjects | AAB | — |
| Swansea | Economics and Business BSc | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| Swansea | Economics BSc+1 (also covers: Economics and Finance BSc) | Any subjects | ABB | — |
| Heriot-Watt | Economics MA+2 (also covers: Economics and Finance MA, Economics and Business Management MA) | Any subjects | BBC | — |
| Dundee | Business Economics BSc | Any subjects | BBC | — |
| Dundee | Business Economics with Marketing and Geography MA | Any subjects | CCC | — |
| Dundee | Business Economics with Marketing and History MA | Any subjects | CCC | — |
| Dundee | Business Economics with Marketing and Politics MA | Any subjects | CCC | — |
| Dundee | Business Economics with Marketing and Psychology MA | Any subjects | CCC | — |
| Dundee | Business Economics with Marketing BSc+1 (also covers: Business Economics with Marketing MA) | Any subjects | CCC | — |
| Dundee | Economics and History MA | Any subjects | CCC | — |
| Dundee | Economics and International Relations MA | Any subjects | CCC | — |
| Dundee | Economics and Politics MA | Any subjects | CCC | — |
| Dundee | Economics BSc+1 (also covers: Economics MA) | Any subjects | CCC | — |
| Dundee | Financial Economics BSc+1 (also covers: Financial Economics MA) | Any subjects | CCC | — |
| Aston | Business Economics BSc | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| Aston | Economics and Finance BSc | Any subjects | BBB | — |
| Aston | Economics and Politics BSc | Any subjects | BBC | — |
| Aston | Economics BSc | Any subjects | BBB | — |
Also consider: joint degrees with Economics as the second subject64 courses
- History and Economics · Oxford
- Environment, Law, and Economics (BA) (formerly Land Economy) · Cambridge
- Mathematics with Economics MSci · UCL
- Statistics with Economics and Finance BSc · UCL
- History, Politics and Economics BA · UCL
- Philosophy and Economics BA · UCL
- Geography and Economics BSc · UCL
- BSc Mathematics and Economics · LSE
- BSc Mathematics with Economics · LSE
- BSc Geography with Economics · LSE
- BSc Environment and Sustainable Development with Economics · LSE
- BSc International Social and Public Policy with Economics · LSE
- BSc Philosophy and Economics · LSE
- BSc Politics and Economics · LSE
- French and Economics BA · Warwick
- German and Economics BA · Warwick
- Hispanic Studies and Economics BA · Warwick
- Italian and Economics BA · Warwick
- Modern Languages and Economics BA · Warwick
- Business and Economics MA · Edinburgh
- History and Economics MA · Edinburgh
- Philosophy and Economics MA · Edinburgh
- Politics, Philosophy and Economics MA · Edinburgh
- Psychology and Economics MA · Edinburgh
- Social Policy and Economics MA · Edinburgh
- Politics, Philosophy and Economics BA · Manchester
- Philosophy and Economics BSc · Bristol
- Politics, Philosophy and Economics BA · Bristol
- International Development with Economics BSc · Bath
- Politics with Economics BSc · Bath
34 more joint degrees not listed.
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FAQ
Do you need Mathematics to study Economics?
Of the 147 Economics courses at 43 UK universities, 57 list Mathematics as required (39%); 90 do not list it as required (7 of them accept it as one of a choice of subjects), for example Economics, Politics and International Studies BSc/BA at Warwick; Economics BAEcon at Manchester; Economics BA at Bristol.
What is the typical A-level offer for Economics?
The most common standard offers across the 147 Economics courses are AAA (32), AAB (29) and ABB (27); check each course page for the exact requirement.
Do you need an admissions test for Economics?
6 of the 147 courses require one: TMUA (5 courses) and TARA (1 course); the other 141 do not. Check each course page for the details.