Politics at Loughborough University
Politics (BA (Hons), L202) at Loughborough University asked for ABB in recent years; 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 lboro.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check lboro.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 40% had fewer than the 128 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L202 · L2 politics
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%89%
Learning opportunities79%83%
Assessment and feedback78%82%
Academic support75%91%
Organisation and management86%85%
Learning resources94%90%
Student voice83%79%
20 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£30.5k5 years£38k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
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
65% working15% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
40%
use what they learned
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 75% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Loughborough, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE11 3TU
Subjects
politics social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Politics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Law and International Relations LLB (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Politics BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Brunel University of London | International Politics BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | under 96 |
| Cardiff University | International Relations BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Law with Politics and Human Rights LLB (Hons) | ABB | 96–111 |
| Keele University | Law with Politics LLB (Hons) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | International Relations BA (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Politics this course | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Arabic and Politics BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Hull | British Politics and Legislative Studies BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Modern Languages and International Relations BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
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