Acting (Contemporary Performance) at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Acting (Contemporary Performance) (BA (Hons), W414) 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 subject here had 128–143 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 64
13% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 128–143 points.
115 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 92%, other qualifications 5%, other higher education 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W414 · W4 drama
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
90%
still studying
UK 90%
8%
left higher education
UK 6%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
115 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%93%
Learning opportunities86%89%
Assessment and feedback60%83%
Academic support86%91%
Organisation and management37%70%
Learning resources79%85%
Student voice65%79%
100 final-year students · 97% 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 (Contemporary Performance) this course | 64 points | 128–143 |
| 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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