Politics at Aberystwyth University
Politics (BA (Hons), L203) at Aberystwyth University asked for 96–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on aber.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 96 - 120 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check aber.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 90% had fewer than the 120 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts
- Code
- L203 · L2 politics
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%89%
Learning opportunities84%83%
Assessment and feedback80%82%
Academic support85%91%
Organisation and management95%85%
Learning resources97%90%
Student voice90%79%
10 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£22k5 years£28.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
40% working15% working and studying20% studying25% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
30%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Teaching Professionals15%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Sales occupations15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Elementary occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Aberystwyth, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SY23 3DD
Subjects
politics social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Aberystwyth
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Politics at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Politics this course | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Criminology and Politics BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Sustainable Futures: Arts, Ecology, and Systems Change BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | — |
| City St George's, University of London | International Political Economy BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| Edge Hill University | History and Politics BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | History with Politics BA (Hons) | BBB | under 96 |
| University of Brighton | Politics and International Relations BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Buckingham | Security, Intelligence and Cyber BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | — |
| University of Glasgow | Global Sustainable Development MA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 208–223 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Politics and International Relations BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hull | Law with Politics LLB (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
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