Economics and Politics at Durham University
Economics and Politics (BA (Hons), LL12) at Durham University asked for A*AA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 192–207 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on durham.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~A*AA
High152 points · around AAA
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 152
The middle entrant had 192–207 points. At least 25% had fewer than the 152 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- LL12 · L1 economics + L2 politics
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). More ↗
Accredited by the EFMD Quality Improvement System. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 91%
5%
left higher education
UK 6%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%86%
Learning opportunities86%85%
Assessment and feedback81%79%
Academic support91%90%
Organisation and management89%88%
Learning resources94%90%
Student voice83%80%
225 final-year students · 66% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£38.5k3 years£42k5 years£64k
£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k£80k£90k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 70 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working35% working and studying10% studying
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
76%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
55%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 75% 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 ↗
Economics 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 | Economics and Politics this course | A*AA | 192–207 |
| Imperial College London | Economics, Finance and Data Science BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 208–223 |
| King's College London, University of London | Economics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | Econometrics & Mathematical Economics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 192–207 |
| University of Bath | Economics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Economics BA (Hons) | A*AA - AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Bristol | Economics BA (Hons) | A*AA - AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Cambridge | Environment, Law, and Economics BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Exeter | Business Economics BSc (Hons) | A*AA - AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Nottingham | Economics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 144–159 |
| University of Oxford | Economics and Management BA (Hons) | A*AA | 208–223 |
See all 919 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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