Politics and International Affairs at King's College London, University of London

Politics and International Affairs (BA (Hons), L241) at King's College London, University of London asked for AAA 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 kcl.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades

~AAA

High

144 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 kcl.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144

21% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 144–159 points. 27% of them had fewer than the 144 asked.

55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, a baccalaureate 17%, an Access course 2%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: L241 · L2 politics
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Year abroad: optional

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

90%

still studying

UK 90%

10%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

50 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%89%

Learning opportunities75%83%

Assessment and feedback64%82%

Academic support89%91%

Organisation and management65%85%

Learning resources81%90%

Student voice58%79%

35 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£33k3 years

£30.5k5 years

£40k

£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 50 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onThis course

65% working20% working and studying10% studying5% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

85%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 55%

80%

say their work is meaningful

UK 75%

35%

use what they learned

UK 40%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: London, Greater London, England
Postcode: WC2R 2LS

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Subjects

European Union politics social sciences

Campus

Campus: Central London
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Politics 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	International Relations BA (Hons)	AAA	160–175
King's College London, University of London	Politics and International Affairs this course	AAA	144–159
London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London	History and Politics BSc (Hons)	AAA	176–191
University of Bath	Politics and International Relations BSc (Hons)	AAA - A*AB	176–191
University of Birmingham	Economics and Politics BSc (Hons)	144 points	144–159
University of Exeter	International Relations BA (Hons)	AAA	144–159
University of Glasgow	Common Law/Politics LLB (Hons)	144 points	224–239
University of Leeds	Economics and Politics BA (Hons)	AAA	160–175
University of Liverpool	Law with Politics LLB (Hons)	AAA	144–159
University of Manchester	Economics and Politics BAEcon	AAA	160–175
University of Nottingham	History and Politics BA (Hons)	AAA	112–127

See all 1,198 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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