Social Work at Lancaster University
Social Work (BA (Hons), L500) at Lancaster University asked for 120–122 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 lancs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~122 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 120 - 122 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check lancs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 122
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 15% had fewer than the 122 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, an Access course 10%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L500 · L5 social work
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Approved by the Social Work England for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with Social Work England as a social worker in England More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%90%
Learning opportunities89%91%
Assessment and feedback82%88%
Academic support76%89%
Organisation and management71%81%
Learning resources91%90%
Student voice59%82%
20 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£36k3 years£27.5k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
95% working5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
90%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Welfare Professionals90%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lancaster, North West England, England
- Postcode
- LA1 4YW
Subjects
social work social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social work 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster University | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 120 - 123 points | 112–127 |
| Lancaster University | Social Work this course | 120 - 122 points | 128–143 |
| Bradford College | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| Kingston University | Working with Children & Young People: Social Pedagogy BA | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Liverpool Hope University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 points | 128–143 |
| Middlesex University | Social Work BA (Hons) | BBB | 96–111 |
| New College Durham | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| Southampton, Solent University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Kent | Social Work BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Stirling | Social Work BA (Hons) | BBB | 144–159 |
| University of Sunderland | Social Work BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 144–159 |
See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side