Highers · 2027 entry · 10 Scottish universities
What can you get into with ABCD Highers?
Grades are only half of it. Loads of courses also want specific Highers, so every subject area below says which ones.
where ABCD meets the standard grade offer, out of 1,506.
+369 more if you get a widening access offer.
+35 more where you're one grade short.
By subject area
Nursing & Health
8 of 39
Most don't name a specific Higher
- Nursing QMU
- Adult Nursing Dundee
- Nursing Mental Health Robert Gordon
Art, Design & Media
6 of 124
6 of 6 ask for Higher Art & Design
6 of 6 ask for Higher English
- Photography Robert Gordon
Life Sciences
3 of 107
3 of 3 ask for Higher Chemistry
3 of 3 ask for Higher Biology
Humanities & Languages
1 of 393
Most don't name a specific Higher
Geography & Environment
1 of 26
Most don't name a specific Higher
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 97 more courses, ABCD 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.