Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London
Philosophy (BA (Hons), V500) 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.
35 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- V500 · V5 philosophy
- 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
80%
still studying
UK 91%
20%
left higher education
UK 7%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%93%
Learning opportunities78%86%
Assessment and feedback78%83%
Academic support75%94%
Organisation and management79%81%
Learning resources74%90%
Student voice78%80%
10 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£25.5k5 years£31k
£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 onThis course
55% working15% working and studying10% studying25% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
25%
use what they learned
UK 45%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 75% 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
philosophy historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- Egham Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Philosophy 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 | Philosophy, Ethics and Religion BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff University | Philosophy BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 112–127 |
| Lancaster University | Philosophy BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Philosophy this course | ABB - BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Philosophy and Sociology BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Dundee | Art & Philosophy BA (Hons) | ABB | 176–191 |
| University of Glasgow | Ancient History/Philosophy MA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 192–207 |
| University of Leeds | Ancient History and Philosophy BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Chinese Studies and Philosophy BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of Manchester | Philosophy BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | Classical Civilisation and Philosophy BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
See all 610 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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