Drama and Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London
Drama and Creative Writing (BA (Hons), WW48) at Royal Holloway, University of London asked for AAA - AAB in recent years; 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 royalholloway.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
Published as AAA - AAB
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 royalholloway.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 40% had fewer than the 144 asked.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, a baccalaureate 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- WW48 · W4 drama + W8 creative writing
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 85%
0%
left higher education
UK 12%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%92%
Learning opportunities85%88%
Assessment and feedback78%88%
Academic support88%93%
Organisation and management67%82%
Learning resources78%89%
Student voice72%82%
10 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£24.5k5 years£30.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
70% working10% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations15%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Egham, South East England, England
- Postcode
- TW20 0EX
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Egham Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Creative writing 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 Leicester | English with Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| University of Sussex | Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Drama and Creative Writing this course | AAA - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | English Literature with Creative Writing BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | English Literature with Creative Writing BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Warwick | English Literature and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| Lancaster University | English Language and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | English and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | English Literature and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | English and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | English with Creative Writing BA (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
See all 260 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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