Social Work at New College Durham
Social Work (BA (Hons), L500) at New College Durham asked for 120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on newcollegedurham.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
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 newcollegedurham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, other qualifications 25%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L500 · L5 social work
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
100%
still studying
UK 85%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%90%
Learning opportunities93%91%
Assessment and feedback96%88%
Academic support93%89%
Organisation and management68%81%
Learning resources100%90%
Student voice100%82%
15 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£35k3 years£30k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
85% working10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
90%
use what they learned
UK 90%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Durham, North East England, England
- Postcode
- DH1 5ES
Subjects
social work social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Framwellgate Moor
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social work 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford College | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| Kingston University | Working with Children & Young People: Social Pedagogy BA | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Liverpool Hope University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 points | 128–143 |
| Middlesex University | Social Work BA (Hons) | BBB | 96–111 |
| New College Durham | Social Work this course | 120 points | — |
| Southampton, Solent University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| TEC Partnership (University Centre Grimsby, East Riding College, Scarborough & Skegness Colleges) | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| Ulster University | Social Work (BMC) BSc (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| University of Kent | Social Work BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Stirling | Social Work BA (Hons) | BBB | 144–159 |
| University of Sunderland | Social Work BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 144–159 |
See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side