Social Work at Southampton, Solent University
Social Work (BA (Hons), L501) at Southampton, Solent University asked for 104–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 solent.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 104 - 120 points
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 solent.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 40% had fewer than the 120 asked.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L501 · L5 social work
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Approved by the Social Work England for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with Social Work England as a social worker in England More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
20%
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 opportunities100%91%
Assessment and feedback97%88%
Academic support96%89%
Organisation and management88%81%
Learning resources87%90%
Student voice90%82%
15 final-year students · 87% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£35k3 years£30.5k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
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
70% working10% working and studying15% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
100%
use what they learned
UK 90%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO14 0YN
Subjects
social work social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- East Park Terrace
- 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 BA (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| Southampton, Solent University | Social Work this course | 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