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Sociology at Lancaster University

Sociology (BA (Hons), L300) 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 144–159 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancs.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff
Selective
around 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
0%10%20%30%5%<969615%11215%12830%1445%16020%176192208224240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 122

The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 5% had fewer than the 122 asked.

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

Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.

Course

Award
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code
L300 · L3 sociology
Duration
3 years
Mode
Full-time
Starts
October 2027
Entry
Year 1
Year
2027

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 1%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%88%
Learning opportunities85%86%
Assessment and feedback69%84%
Academic support96%90%
Organisation and management69%83%
Learning resources90%90%
Student voice74%80%
15 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni
15 months
£26k3 years
£23k5 years
£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working15% working and studying5% studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
60%
use what they learned
UK 43%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 65% 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
View on map ↗

Subjects

sociology social sciences

Campus

Campus
Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
Housing
Accommodation ↗
Union
Students' union ↗

Sociology 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.

UniversityCourseEntryMiddle entrant
Ulster UniversityCriminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons)120 - 123 points128–143
Lancaster UniversitySociology this course120 - 122 points144–159
Aberystwyth UniversityCriminology BSc (Hons)96 - 120 pointsunder 96
Aston University, BirminghamPsychology and Sociology BSc (Hons)BBB - BCC112–127
Bangor UniversityChildhood and Youth Studies and Sociology BA (Hons)96 - 120 points96–111
Bath Spa UniversityBusiness Management and Criminology BA/BSc (H)BBB - BCC96–111
Cardiff Metropolitan UniversitySustainable Futures: Arts, Ecology, and Systems Change BA (Hons)96 - 120 points—
Cardiff UniversitySociology and Education BSc (Hons)BBB - BCC128–143
City St George's, University of LondonCriminology BSc (Hons)120 points96–111
University of BrightonCriminology BA (Hons)104 - 120 pointsunder 96
University of DerbyCriminology BSc (Hons)120 points96–111

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