Universities That Accept 24 IB Points: UK Courses and Offers

By Michael Thompson · Education Specialist; 10 years teaching the IB at Bromsgrove School · Published 4 October 2026 · Updated 6 October 2026

388 undergraduate courses at 26 UK universities list 24 IB points as their standard offer, according to the UCAS entry requirements in our course directory, and a 24-point total meets the standard points offer for 4% of the 10,917 UK courses that publish one. The higher-level grades and subject requirements then decide the rest. Below, the courses are grouped by subject area and by university, and what one or two points either way would change.

Key Takeaways

388 courses at 26 universities: list 24 IB points as their standard offer in our directory (2026 entry).
4% of all IB offers are at or below this level: so 24 points meets the published points total for only a small share of courses; the higher-level grades decide the rest.
No Russell Group courses at exactly this level: Russell Group offers start at 26 points; see the Russell Group IB requirements page.
Biggest subject areas: Business & Management (55), Creative Arts & Design (52) and Computing (36).
Most often paired with CCC at A-level: 15% of these courses list that A-level offer alongside 24 points.
780 courses list exactly 26 points: led by Business & Management, Computing and Creative Arts & Design.

1. What 24 IB points gets you in the UK

In our directory, 388 undergraduate courses at 26 UK universities list 24 IB points as their standard offer. The question behind a search for universities that accept 24 IB points has a long answer, so this page sorts it by subject area and by university, and shows what one or two more points would add.

For context, 4% of the 10,917 courses with a published IB offer ask for 24 points or fewer. Universities that ask for 24 IB points most often ask A-level applicants for CCC (15% of these courses), which is the clearest guide to how selective this band is.

Two things a points total does not tell you. First, most offers also name grades in specific higher-level subjects; 13% of the courses at 24 points list required subjects in their UCAS entry, and the course page shows the full requirement. Second, the IB points a university asks for is a different thing from the UCAS Tariff points your diploma converts to; universities that make IB offers quote the diploma total, not the tariff.

2. Courses asking for 24 points, by subject area

Subject area	Courses	Universities	Examples
Business & Management	55	13	Film Business & Production (BIMM University); Stage Management (Birmingham City University); Events Management (Coventry University)
Creative Arts & Design	52	12	Art (University of Reading); Fashion Design (Anglia Ruskin University); Fine Art (Cardiff Metropolitan University)
Computing	36	6	Game Art (Cardiff Metropolitan University); Game Art (Falmouth University); Animation (Ravensbourne University London)
Performing Arts	34	11	Popular Music (Birmingham City University); Music Production (De Montfort University); Music (Falmouth University)
Media & Communication	32	11	Film (Anglia Ruskin University); Filmmaking (BIMM University); Graphic Design and Communication (Cardiff Metropolitan University)
Education	18	7	Education Studies (Birmingham City University); Primary Education Studies (Cardiff Metropolitan University); Education Studies with Mandarin (De Montfort University)
English & Literature	16	6	English Literature (Anglia Ruskin University); English and Creative Writing (Cardiff Metropolitan University); Creative Writing (De Montfort University)
Other	16	10	Ceramics (Cardiff Metropolitan University); Accountancy (Coventry University); Drawing (Falmouth University)
Nursing & Health	14	6	Nursing Studies (Adult) (Glasgow Caledonian University); Nursing (Mental Health) (Robert Gordon University); Sport and Exercise Nutrition (Ulster University)
Law	12	6	LLB Law (Cardiff Metropolitan University); Commercial Law (Coventry University); Sociology with Criminology (Ulster University)
Architecture & Building	11	5	Interior Design (Cardiff Metropolitan University); Architecture (Falmouth University); Interior Design (Istituto Marangoni London)
Sociology & Social Sciences	10	3	Social Work (Cardiff Metropolitan University); Sociology (Ulster University); Sociology (University of Portsmouth)
Psychology	10	4	Psychology and Criminology (Cardiff Metropolitan University); Criminology with Psychology (De Montfort University); Sociology with Psychology (University of Portsmouth)
Languages & Linguistics	10	2	Irish with Music (Ulster University); Modern Languages (University of Portsmouth)
Engineering	9	5	Mechanical Engineering (Coventry University); Robotics (Falmouth University); Broadcast Engineering (Ravensbourne University London)
History & Archaeology	9	3	Marine and Natural History Photography (Falmouth University); History (Ulster University); History (University of Portsmouth)

The remaining 44 courses are spread across Politics & International Relations, Physical Sciences, Geography & Environment, Biological Sciences, Sport Science, Agriculture, Economics, Veterinary, Medicine & Dentistry and Mathematics.

Every course links to its page in the directory, which carries the full entry requirement, the A-level equivalent and the university's own course page.

3. Russell Group courses at 24 points

None of the courses at 24 points in our directory is at a Russell Group university. The lowest Russell Group IB offers in the directory start at 26 points; see Russell Group IB requirements by university for where they begin.

4. Medicine, dentistry, law and veterinary science at 24 points

Medicine and dentistry: no medicine or dental surgery degree in the directory lists 24 points as its standard offer; the lowest medicine and dentistry offers start at 30 points.

Law: 5 degrees with "law" in the title at 24 points, including LLB Law (Cardiff Metropolitan University), Commercial Law (Coventry University) and Business and Law (University of Roehampton).

Veterinary science: no veterinary medicine or science degree in the directory lists 24 points as its standard offer; the lowest veterinary science offers start at 32 points.

These subjects usually add admissions tests, interviews and specific higher-level sciences on top of the points total, so the points figure is a floor rather than the whole requirement.

5. What 26 points unlocks

Two more points, at 26 points, would add 780 courses at 23 universities, led by Business & Management (106), Computing (103) and Creative Arts & Design (57).

Because an offer is a minimum, the courses at every lower band are open to you as well: 4% of all courses with an IB offer ask for 24 points or fewer.

6. How to use this list

Read the whole offer, not the total. Open the course page and check the higher-level grades and required subjects before you shortlist; a 36-point course that wants 6 in HL Mathematics is a different proposition from one that does not.
Build a spread. Five UCAS choices work best as a mix of courses at your predicted total, a couple above it and at least one comfortably below.
Check contextual offers. Many universities make lower offers to eligible applicants, typically one to three points below the standard figure.
Studying outside the UK? IB students applying to UK universities covers predicted grades, how offers are expressed and what universities ask for on top of the points total.
Convert carefully. If a university quotes UCAS Tariff points instead of an IB total, use the UCAS Tariff calculator rather than a rule of thumb.

7. How this list was built

Entry requirements come from the UCAS course listings for 2026 entry held in the MyRevisionAgent course directory (snapshot June 2026): 10,917 undergraduate degree courses at 119 UK universities that list an IB points offer. Delivery variants of the same course (placement year, year abroad) are counted once, and foundation-year routes are left out because their offers are for a preparatory year rather than the degree. The figure shown is the IB points total each university lists as its standard offer; where a listing gives a range, such as a contextual offer alongside the standard one, the higher figure is used, because it is the one that meets the offer in every case. Most also require specific grades at higher level, which the course page shows. Offers change between cycles and contextual offers can be lower, so confirm the current requirement with the university before you apply.

8. What to do next

Shortlist five to eight courses from the tables above, open each course page and note the higher-level requirements beside the points total. Then check your predicted grades against them: if you are one or two points short on a course you want, look at its contextual offer and at the lower bands; if you are ahead, use the 26-point list to see what else is open to you.

FAQ

Is 24 IB points a good score for UK universities?

It meets the standard points offer for 4% of the 10,917 UK courses in our directory that publish an IB requirement, and 388 courses list exactly 24 points as their offer, most often alongside an A-level offer of CCC.

What is 24 IB points in A-levels?

Universities that ask for 24 IB points most often ask A-level applicants for CCC (15% of courses at this level), though the pairing varies by course. That is a university's judgement of equivalence; the UCAS Tariff conversion is a separate calculation, explained in our IB to UCAS points guide.

Can I get into medicine with 24 IB points?

No medicine or dentistry course in our directory lists 24 points as its standard offer; the lowest medicine and dentistry offers start at 30 points, and every one also requires an admissions test, specific higher-level sciences and an interview.

Which Russell Group universities accept 24 IB points?

None in our directory lists a course at exactly 24 points; Russell Group offers start at 26 points.

Do Oxford and Cambridge accept 24 IB points?

The lowest IB offer in our directory at Oxford is 38 points, so 24 points is below Oxford's published offers. Cambridge is not in these tables because its UCAS listings in our directory carry no current IB figure; its typical IB offer is 40-42 points with 776 at higher level, so check the course page.

References

Calculate your UCAS Tariff points - UCAS - https://www.ucas.com/applying/before-you-apply/what-and-where-to-study/entry-requirements/calculate-your-ucas-tariff-points

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