Sociology (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University
Sociology (Study Abroad) (BA (Hons), L302) 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 subject here 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 122
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 12% had fewer than the 122 asked.
100 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 93%, other higher education 3%, a baccalaureate 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L302 · L3 sociology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
92%
still studying
UK 85%
7%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
95 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%88%
Learning opportunities88%86%
Assessment and feedback79%84%
Academic support96%90%
Organisation and management86%83%
Learning resources92%90%
Student voice78%80%
70 final-year students · 70% 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 onSubject at this uni
73% working7% working and studying5% studying8% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 43%
- Administrative occupations20%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Protective service occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 53% 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
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.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster University | Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) | 120 - 123 points | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Sociology (Study Abroad) this course | 120 - 122 points | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Psychology and Sociology BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Childhood and Youth Studies and Sociology BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Business Management and Criminology BA/BSc (H) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Sustainable Futures: Arts, Ecology, and Systems Change BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | — |
| Cardiff University | Sociology and Education BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 128–143 |
| City St George's, University of London | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Criminology BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Derby | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
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