Liberal Arts at Durham University
Liberal Arts (BA (Hons), LA01) 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 160–175 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 160–175 points. At least 12% had fewer than the 152 asked.
80 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 99%, a baccalaureate 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- LA01 · L0 no standard meaning + A1 pre-clinical medicine
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
97%
still studying
UK 88%
3%
left higher education
UK 13%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
70 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%89%
Learning opportunities89%84%
Assessment and feedback86%81%
Academic support98%91%
Organisation and management83%81%
Learning resources96%89%
Student voice85%77%
25 final-year students · 54% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£31.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24
15 months onThis course
55% working15% working and studying15% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 62%
35%
use what they learned
UK 39%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Finance Professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Durham, North East England, England
- Postcode
- DH1 3HP
Subjects
liberal arts combined and general studies
Campus
- Campus
- Durham Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Liberal arts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bristol | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | 112 - 159 points | 144–159 |
| University of Sussex | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | 128 - 153 points | 96–111 |
| Durham University | Liberal Arts this course | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Manchester | Liberal Arts with International Study BA (Hons) | A*AA | 144–159 |
| University of York | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | 138 - 152 points | — |
| King's College London, University of London | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Leeds | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of Warwick | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | 144 points | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
See all 69 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More combined and general studies at Durham University
- Combined Honours in Social Sciences BA (Hons)