History at Royal Holloway, University of London
History (BA (Hons), V100) at Royal Holloway, University of London asked for ABB - BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on royalholloway.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as ABB - BBB
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 128
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 60% had fewer than the 128 asked.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 97%, a baccalaureate 2%, other higher education 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- V100 · V1 history by period
- 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
92%
still studying
UK 89%
8%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
90 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%94%
Learning opportunities90%87%
Assessment and feedback87%87%
Academic support99%95%
Organisation and management91%86%
Learning resources97%92%
Student voice82%80%
60 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£25.5k5 years£31k
£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 onThis course
55% working20% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 48%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
35%
use what they learned
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 50% 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
history historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- Egham Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
History 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Cymraeg and History BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
| Brunel University of London | History BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | under 96 |
| Cardiff University | Archaeology and History BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | History BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | History this course | ABB - BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Ancient and Medieval History BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Art History & Visual Culture and History BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Ancient History MA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | — |
| University of Kent | Ancient History / Ancient History with Archaeology (Optional Pathway) BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
| University of Leeds | Ancient History BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Liverpool | Chinese Studies and History BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
See all 1,028 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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