Anthropology and Sociology at Durham University
Anthropology and Sociology (BA (Hons), LL36) at Durham University asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on durham.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
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 durham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 20% had fewer than the 136 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- LL36 · L3 sociology + L6 anthropology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%88%
Learning opportunities86%86%
Assessment and feedback69%84%
Academic support89%90%
Organisation and management93%83%
Learning resources88%90%
Student voice86%80%
15 final-year students · 56% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£26.5k5 years£36k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 50 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working20% studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
58%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
77%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 43%
- Business and public service associate professionals17%
- Elementary occupations12%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals9%
- Administrative occupations8%
- Protective service occupations8%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Durham, North East England, England
- Postcode
- DH1 3HP
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Durham Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Anthropology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham University | Anthropology and Sociology this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | Anthropology and Law BA (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| SOAS University of London | Economics and Social Anthropology BA (Hons) | AAB | — |
| UCL (University College London) | Anthropology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Social Anthropology BA (Hons) | 136 points | 112–127 |
| University of Bristol | Anthropology BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Anthropology BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of St Andrews | Arabic and Social Anthropology MA (Hons) | 126 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Anthropology and Sociology BA (Hons) | 120 - 132 points | — |
| Brunel University of London | Anthropology BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | under 96 |
| University of Manchester | Archaeology and Anthropology BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
See all 191 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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