Highers · 2027 entry · 10 Scottish universities
What can you get into with AABBD Highers?
Grades are only half of it. Loads of courses also want specific Highers, so every subject area below says which ones.
where AABBD meets the standard grade offer, out of 1,506.
+457 more if you get a widening access offer.
+132 more where you're one grade short.
By subject area
Humanities & Languages
316 of 393
Most don't name a specific Higher
Business & Finance
157 of 262
Most don't name a specific Higher
Art, Design & Media
90 of 124
Most don't name a specific Higher
Engineering
72 of 127
46 of 72 ask for Higher Maths
39 of 72 ask for Higher Chemistry
- Engineering Aberdeen
- Electronics Glasgow
- Engineering Heriot-Watt
Physical Sciences & Maths
70 of 147
40 of 70 ask for Higher Maths
Life Sciences
68 of 107
36 of 68 ask for Higher Chemistry
35 of 68 ask for Higher Biology
Computing & Software
44 of 67
21 of 44 ask for Higher Maths
- Computing Aberdeen
- Data Sciences Heriot-Watt
- Data Analytics Strathclyde
Geography & Environment
23 of 26
Most don't name a specific Higher
Nursing & Health
23 of 39
11 of 23 ask for Higher English
10 of 23 ask for Higher Maths
- Nursing QMU
- Midwifery Robert Gordon
- Nursing Studies Edinburgh
Politics & International Relations
17 of 31
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Politics Dundee
- Politics Stirling
- Public Policy Glasgow
Sociology & Anthropology
15 of 16
Most don't name a specific Higher
Architecture & Planning
14 of 17
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Architecture Dundee
- Quantity Surveying Heriot-Watt
- Landscape Architecture Edinburgh
Education
13 of 14
7 of 13 ask for Higher English
6 of 13 ask for Higher Maths
- Education Dundee
- Education Glasgow
- Primary Education Aberdeen
Psychology
11 of 21
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Psychology Aberdeen
- Psychology Stirling
- Psychology Dundee
Sport & Exercise
11 of 14
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Sport Stirling
- Sport Management Edinburgh
- Sport Exercise Science Glasgow
Social Work & Childhood
8 of 9
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Social Work Edinburgh
- Social Work Strathclyde
- Social Work Dundee
Earth Sciences
5 of 12
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Geology Aberdeen
- Geology Glasgow
- Environmental Geo Science Edinburgh
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
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 52 more courses, AABBD 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.