Highers · 2027 entry · 10 Scottish universities
What can you get into with AAAAB Highers?
Grades are only half of it. Loads of courses also want specific Highers, so every subject area below says which ones.
where AAAAB meets the standard grade offer, out of 1,506.
+134 more if you get a widening access offer.
+51 more where you're one grade short.
By subject area
Humanities & Languages
392 of 393
Most don't name a specific Higher
Business & Finance
225 of 262
Most don't name a specific Higher
Physical Sciences & Maths
121 of 147
73 of 121 ask for Higher Maths
Engineering
115 of 127
52 of 115 ask for Higher Maths
41 of 115 ask for Higher Chemistry
- Engineering Aberdeen
- Engineering Edinburgh
- Electronics Glasgow
Art, Design & Media
114 of 124
Most don't name a specific Higher
Life Sciences
85 of 107
47 of 85 ask for Higher Biology
38 of 85 ask for Higher Chemistry
Computing & Software
59 of 67
32 of 59 ask for Higher Maths
- Computing Aberdeen
- Data Sciences Heriot-Watt
- Data Analytics Strathclyde
Politics & International Relations
30 of 31
Most don't name a specific Higher
Nursing & Health
29 of 39
15 of 29 ask for Higher English
14 of 29 ask for Higher Maths
Geography & Environment
26 of 26
Most don't name a specific Higher
Psychology
21 of 21
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Psychology Aberdeen
- Psychology Edinburgh
- Psychology Strathclyde
Sociology & Anthropology
16 of 16
Most don't name a specific Higher
Architecture & Planning
15 of 17
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Architecture Dundee
- Quantity Surveying Heriot-Watt
- Architectural Studies Strathclyde
Education
14 of 14
7 of 14 ask for Higher English
6 of 14 ask for Higher Maths
- Education Dundee
- Education Glasgow
- Primary Education Aberdeen
Sport & Exercise
14 of 14
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Sport Stirling
- Sport Management Edinburgh
- Sport Exercise Science Glasgow
Social Work & Childhood
9 of 9
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Social Work Edinburgh
- Social Work Strathclyde
- Social Work Dundee
Earth Sciences
8 of 12
Most don't name a specific Higher
Medicine & Dentistry
8 of 11
7 of 8 ask for Higher Maths
6 of 8 ask for Higher Biology
- Dentistry Dundee
- Dentistry Glasgow
- Medicine 5 Years Aberdeen
Other
3 of 3
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Combined Studies Heriot-Watt
- Interdisciplinary Futures Edinburgh
- Communication Culture Technology Glasgow
What one more grade gets you
- One B up to A +51 courses See AAAAA
Got Advanced Highers too?
This page only counts Highers. Some offers also ask for Advanced Highers, usually for pupils applying in S6, and those courses aren't in the numbers above.
For 80 more courses, AAAAB covers the Highers part of the offer and the rest depends on your Advanced Highers. Add them in the calculator as Advanced Highers and it'll count them properly.
Your subjects decide the rest
Put your actual subjects in the calculator and it'll tell you exactly which of these you get, plus the ones you're one grade off.
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How it's worked out
Your grades go against each course's standard offer, best grade to best grade, the same way the calculator does it. Offers only care about the grades, so any B counts as a B. Courses that ask for Advanced Highers aren't counted here. The subject numbers come from the requirements on each uni's own course pages, checked in September 2026. Always check the course page before you apply, because requirements can change.