English at UCL (University College London)
English (BA (Hons), Q300) at UCL (University College London) asked for AAA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ucl.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
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 ucl.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 160–175 points. 15% had fewer than the 144 asked.
115 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 82%, a baccalaureate 14%, other qualifications 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q300 · Q3 English studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
98%
still studying
UK 88%
2%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
100 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course99%94%
Learning opportunities93%88%
Assessment and feedback81%87%
Academic support98%94%
Organisation and management84%87%
Learning resources96%92%
Student voice75%84%
80 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£29.5k5 years£38.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 65 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
60% working10% working and studying12% studying8% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
67%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
84%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
43%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Business and public service associate professionals19%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals11%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials8%
- Teaching Professionals8%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 210 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- WC1E 6BT
Subjects
English literature language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- London
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Literature in English 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 | English Literature BA (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Leicester | English with Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| University of Sussex | English and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | English and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 128–143 |
| UCL (University College London) | English this course | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Glasgow | Common Law/English Literature LLB (Hons) | 144 points | 224–239 |
| University of Leeds | English Literature with Creative Writing BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | Art History and English Literature BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Warwick | English Literature BA (Hons) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| Cardiff University | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
See all 461 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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