Social Sciences at UCL (University College London)
Social Sciences (BSc (Hons), L300) 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 144–159 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 144–159 points. 45% had fewer than the 144 asked.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 78%, a baccalaureate 15%, a degree 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L300 · L3 sociology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 86%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%83%
Learning opportunities80%78%
Assessment and feedback71%78%
Academic support84%90%
Organisation and management90%79%
Learning resources95%91%
Student voice84%77%
25 final-year students · 69% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£27.5k5 years£40k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working20% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
55%
use what they learned
UK 43%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% 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
sociology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- London
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University, Birmingham | Psychology and Criminology BSc (Hons) | 48 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Sociology and Criminology BA (Hons) | 32 - 144 points | under 96 |
| Queen's University Belfast | English and Sociology BA (Hons) | 112 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| UCL (University College London) | Social Sciences this course | AAA | 144–159 |
| Ulster University | Law with Criminology LLB (Hons) | 135 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Psychology/Sociology MA (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 224–239 |
| University of Liverpool | Law with Criminology LLB (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Economics and Sociology BAEcon | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Oxford | Human Sciences BA (Hons) | AAA | 176–191 |
| University of St Andrews | Social Anthropology with Religion in Society MA (Hons) | AAA | 208–223 |
| University of Sussex | Criminology BA (Hons) | 112 - 141 points | 112–127 |
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