Politics and International Relations at UCL (University College London)
Politics and International Relations (BSc (Hons), L251) 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 176–191 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
12% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 176–191 points. 18% of them had fewer than the 144 asked.
155 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 60%, a baccalaureate 30%, a degree 4%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L251 · L2 politics
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
97%
still studying
UK 90%
2%
left higher education
UK 10%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
130 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%89%
Learning opportunities78%83%
Assessment and feedback71%82%
Academic support87%91%
Organisation and management70%85%
Learning resources92%90%
Student voice67%79%
80 final-year students · 66% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£33.5k5 years£48k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working20% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
20%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Finance Professionals25%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Media Professionals15%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals10%
- Administrative occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- WC1E 6BT
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- London
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Politics 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 | International Relations BA (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| King's College London, University of London | History and International Relations BA (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | History and Politics BSc (Hons) | AAA | 176–191 |
| UCL (University College London) | Politics and International Relations this course | AAA | 176–191 |
| University of Bath | Politics and International Relations BSc (Hons) | AAA - A*AB | 176–191 |
| University of Birmingham | Economics and Politics BSc (Hons) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | International Relations BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Common Law/Politics LLB (Hons) | 144 points | 224–239 |
| University of Leeds | Economics and Politics BA (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Liverpool | Law with Politics LLB (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | Economics and Politics BAEcon | AAA | 160–175 |
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