Sociology at Cardiff University
Sociology (BSc (Hons), 8H46) at Cardiff University asked for ABB - BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiff.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as ABB - BBC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check cardiff.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 40% had fewer than the 128 asked.
50 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- 8H46
- 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 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
50 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%88%
Learning opportunities85%86%
Assessment and feedback77%84%
Academic support88%90%
Organisation and management93%83%
Learning resources84%90%
Student voice75%80%
30 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£23.5k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
75% working5% working and studying5% studying15% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
35%
use what they learned
UK 43%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
sociology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- 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 | Law and Criminology LLB (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Criminology and Psychology BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Anthropology and Sociology BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | under 96 |
| Cardiff University | Sociology this course | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Keele University | Law with Criminology LLB (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Kingston University | Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Film and English Literature BA (Hons) | 128 points | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Criminology BA (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Sociology and Psychology BA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Religion, Theology and Society BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Liverpool | History and Criminology BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
See all 1,246 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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