These are the 25 easiest unis in the entire country to get a first from

Might as well just drop out and apply to these imo


In every library and every uni group chat, there is always one student who’s worked out precisely how well they need to do in every essay, exam and module to get a first. The spreadsheet’s there, and they remind anyone who’ll listen that you can get rounded up from 67.5 if you have enough credits. If you’re desperate for a first, though, you don’t need to go to that effort – just look at this list and change uni.

We’ve compiled a list of the 25 easiest unis in the entire country to get a first from, based on data collected by stats boffins HESA.

Mixed in with the famous names are a few more decidedly niche institutions, so if it’s a first at all costs you’re after, you know where to try your luck.

Top of the pile is the Royal Academy of Music, where a whopping 52 per cent of students get firsts. Of course, this isn’t much use if you don’t play an instrument to grade eight standard.

Imperial College London is the Russell Group uni most reliably handing out firsts. 47 per cent of 2018/19 grads bagged the top grade.

The presence of Oxford and Durham on this list might, equally, lead you to read this as a list of unis where students actually put the effort in. Perhaps there’s a first-y vibe in the air.

Here are the top 25 easiest unis in the entire country to get a first from:

1. Royal Academy of Music: 52.17 per cent

2. AECC University College: 50.00 per cent

3. Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine: 47.56 per cent

4. Royal College of Music: 42.11 per cent

5. Ravensbourne University London: 39.50 per cent

6. Royal Northern College of Music: 38.24 per cent

7. University College London: 37.78 per cent

8. London School of Economics and Political Science: 36.84 per cent

9. Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance: 36.11 per cent

10. The University of Bradford: 35.90 per cent

11. The University of West London: 35.43 per cent

12. Guildhall School of Music and Drama: 35.29 per cent

13. Staffordshire University: 35.20 per cent

14. The University of Manchester: 35.12 per cent

15. Anglia Ruskin University: 35.03 per cent

16. The University of Oxford: 34.40 per cent

17. Glyndŵr University: 34.18 per cent

18. Conservatoire for Dance and Drama: 33.90 per cent

19. University of Durham: 33.79 per cent

20. The University of Southampton: 33.40 per cent

21. University of Northumbria: 33.36 per cent

22. University for the Creative Arts: 32.96 per cent

23. The University of Bath: 32.72 per cent

24. The University of Greenwich: 32.56 per cent

25. The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama: 32.56 per cent

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