Sociology (with integrated year studying abroad) at Aberystwyth University
Sociology (with integrated year studying abroad) (BA (Hons), L302) 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 subject here had under 96 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had under 96 points. At least 70% had fewer than the 120 asked.
60 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 92%, no formal qualifications 3%, an Access course 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts
- Code
- L302 · L3 sociology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
84%
still studying
UK 85%
16%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
80 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%88%
Learning opportunities88%86%
Assessment and feedback86%84%
Academic support93%90%
Organisation and management91%83%
Learning resources92%90%
Student voice85%80%
70 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£20.5k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working15% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
30%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
55%
use what they learned
UK 43%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
- Protective service occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Sales occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 45 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Aberystwyth, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SY23 3DD
Subjects
sociology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Aberystwyth
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology 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 | Sociology (with integrated year studying abroad) this course | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Psychology and Sociology BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Childhood and Youth Studies and Sociology BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Business Management and Criminology BA/BSc (H) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Sustainable Futures: Arts, Ecology, and Systems Change BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | — |
| Cardiff University | Sociology and Education BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 128–143 |
| City St George's, University of London | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| Edge Hill University | Criminology BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Criminology BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Derby | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
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