Highers · 2027 entry · 10 Scottish universities

What can you get into with ACCC Highers?

Grades are only half of it. Loads of courses also want specific Highers, so every subject area below says which ones.

18 courses

where ACCC meets the standard grade offer, out of 1,506.

+93 more if you get a widening access offer.

+35 more where you're one grade short.

2 of 10 universities

By subject area

Art, Design & Media

6 of 124

6 of 6 ask for Higher Art & Design
6 of 6 ask for Higher English

Nursing & Health

6 of 39

Most don't name a specific Higher

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

Social Work & Childhood

1 of 9

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.

None of the courses that want Advanced Highers are within reach of ACCC on the Highers side. 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.