Acting at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Acting (BA (Hons), W410) at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts asked for 64 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 lipa.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~64 points
Openbelow CCC
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 lipa.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 64
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 144–159 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W410 · W4 drama
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre (CDMT). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 6%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%93%
Learning opportunities91%89%
Assessment and feedback73%83%
Academic support97%91%
Organisation and management32%70%
Learning resources93%85%
Student voice58%79%
20 final-year students · 95% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£23k3 years£18.5k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
83% working8% working and studying4% unemployed4% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
47%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 65%
60%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations29%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Skilled trades occupations6%
- Sales occupations5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials4%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 95 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Liverpool, North West England, England
- Postcode
- L1 9HF
Subjects
acting design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- LIPA Mount Street Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Drama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Live Technology | Live Events Production BA (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| BIMM University | Production Design for Screen & Film BA (Hons) | CC | 112–127 |
| Central Film School London | Acting for Screen with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 32 - 64 points | 112–127 |
| Collective Acting Studio | BA Acting BA | 64 points | under 96 |
| Falmouth University | Acting BA (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts | Acting this course | 64 points | 144–159 |
| Newcastle College University Centre | Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) | 48 - 64 points | — |
| North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College | Acting HND | 64 points | — |
| Raindance Film School London | Acting HND | 32 - 64 points | — |
| Rose Bruford College | Actor Musicianship BA (Hons) | 64 points | 144–159 |
| University of Northampton | Acting for Stage and Screen (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
See all 460 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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