Dance at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Dance (BA (Hons), W500) 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 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 64
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W500 · W5 dance
- 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 87%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%94%
Learning opportunities98%91%
Assessment and feedback94%87%
Academic support98%93%
Organisation and management96%82%
Learning resources94%91%
Student voice99%78%
25 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£23k3 years£19.5k5 years£24.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
85% working5% working and studying5% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
45%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations55%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals5%
- Secretarial and related occupations5%
- Caring personal services5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 50% 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
dance design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- LIPA Mount Street Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Dance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of East London | Dance BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Dance for Commercial Performance BA (Hons) | CDD | — |
| BIMM University | Musical Theatre BA (Hons) | BB | 112–127 |
| University of Salford | Dance BA (Hons) | 72 points | 144–159 |
| Falmouth University | Dance & Choreography BA (Hons) | 64 points | under 96 |
| Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts | Dance this course | 64 points | 128–143 |
| Newcastle College University Centre | Dance CertHE | 48 - 64 points | — |
| North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College | Dance HNC | 64 points | — |
| University Centre at the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group (inc Wakefield College & Selby College) | Performing Arts (Dance) HND | 48 - 64 points | — |
| Coventry College | Dance HND | 48 points | — |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Sport and Physical Education (Dance) (with Management Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 32 points | — |
See all 79 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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