Highers · 2027 entry · 10 Scottish universities
What can you get into with ABBBB Highers?
Grades are only half of it. Loads of courses also want specific Highers, so every subject area below says which ones.
where ABBBB meets the standard grade offer, out of 1,506.
+357 more if you get a widening access offer.
+141 more where you're one grade short.
By subject area
Humanities & Languages
295 of 393
Most don't name a specific Higher
Business & Finance
131 of 262
Most don't name a specific Higher
Art, Design & Media
79 of 124
Most don't name a specific Higher
Physical Sciences & Maths
67 of 147
39 of 67 ask for Higher Maths
Life Sciences
55 of 107
33 of 55 ask for Higher Chemistry
32 of 55 ask for Higher Biology
Engineering
47 of 127
35 of 47 ask for Higher Chemistry
21 of 47 ask for Higher Maths
- Engineering Aberdeen
- Engineering Academy Strathclyde
- Biomedical Engineering Dundee
Computing & Software
41 of 67
18 of 41 ask for Higher Maths
- Computing Aberdeen
- Data Sciences Heriot-Watt
- Mathematics AI Stirling
Nursing & Health
24 of 39
12 of 24 ask for Higher English
10 of 24 ask for Higher Maths
- Nursing QMU
- Midwifery Robert Gordon
- Nursing Studies Edinburgh
Geography & Environment
21 of 26
Most don't name a specific Higher
Architecture & Planning
13 of 17
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Architecture Dundee
- Quantity Surveying Heriot-Watt
- Landscape Architecture Edinburgh
Sociology & Anthropology
12 of 16
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Sociology Aberdeen
- Sociology QMU
- Social Anthropology Edinburgh
Politics & International Relations
12 of 31
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Politics Dundee
- Politics And Sociology Aberdeen
- Global Sustainable Development Glasgow
Education
11 of 14
7 of 11 ask for Higher English
6 of 11 ask for Higher Maths
- Education Dundee
- Education Glasgow
- Primary Education Aberdeen
Psychology
10 of 21
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Psychology Aberdeen
- Psychology Dundee
- Psychology QMU
Social Work & Childhood
6 of 9
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Social Work Edinburgh
- Social Work Dundee
- Social Work Robert Gordon
Earth Sciences
5 of 12
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Geology Aberdeen
- Geology Glasgow
- Environmental Geo Science Edinburgh
Sport & Exercise
4 of 14
2 of 4 ask for Higher Chemistry
2 of 4 ask for Higher Biology
- Sport Management Edinburgh
- Sport Exercise Science Glasgow
- Sports And Exercise Science Aberdeen
Other
2 of 3
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Interdisciplinary Futures Edinburgh
- Communication Culture Technology Glasgow
What one more grade gets you
- One B up to A +141 courses See AABBB
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 30 more courses, ABBBB 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.