Social Anthropology at SOAS University of London
Social Anthropology (BA (Hons), L600) at SOAS University of London asked for ABB 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 soas.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 soas.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. 50% had fewer than the 128 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other qualifications 10%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L600 · L6 anthropology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 94%
10%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%94%
Learning opportunities95%87%
Assessment and feedback82%83%
Academic support94%93%
Organisation and management90%84%
Learning resources81%91%
Student voice81%81%
25 final-year students · 82% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26.5k3 years£26.5k5 years£30.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working15% working and studying5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 57%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 58%
0%
use what they learned
UK 25%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- WC1H 0XG
Subjects
social anthropology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Bloomsbury Campus (main)
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Anthropology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham University | Anthropology BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | Anthropology and Law BA (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Social Anthropology BA (Hons) | 136 points | 112–127 |
| University of Bristol | Anthropology BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Anthropology BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Anthropology and Sociology BA (Hons) | 120 - 132 points | — |
| Brunel University of London | Anthropology BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | under 96 |
| SOAS University of London | Social Anthropology this course | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Manchester | Archaeology and Anthropology BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Anthropology BA (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Anthropology BA/BSc (H) | 120 points | 96–111 |
See all 191 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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