Acting (with Professional Practice Year) at University for the Creative Arts
Acting (with Professional Practice Year) (BA (Hons), W412) at University for the Creative Arts asked for 32–168 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on uca.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~168 points
HighestA*AA and above
Published as 32 - 168 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 uca.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 168
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 78% had fewer than the 168 asked.
65 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 76%, other higher education 10%, other qualifications 9%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W412 · W4 drama
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
65%
still studying
UK 90%
25%
left higher education
UK 6%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%93%
Learning opportunities90%89%
Assessment and feedback79%83%
Academic support99%91%
Organisation and management77%70%
Learning resources84%85%
Student voice82%79%
40 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£17k3 years£16k5 years£20.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
85% working10% working and studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
35%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
55%
say their work is meaningful
UK 65%
35%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Elementary occupations20%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations15%
- Sales occupations15%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals5%
- Design occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 75% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Farnham, South East England, England
- Postcode
- GU9 7DS
Subjects
acting design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Farnham
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Drama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University for the Creative Arts | Acting (with Professional Practice Year) this course | 32 - 168 points | 112–127 |
| University of Bristol | Theatre and English BA (Hons) | 112 - 159 points | 176–191 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Film and Theatre Making BA (Hons) | 122 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Drama and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Computing Science/Theatre Studies MA (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Sussex | Drama and English BA (Hons) | 120 - 141 points | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Drama and Film BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | English and Drama BA (Hons) | ABB - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | English, Theatre and Performance BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Drama BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Warwick | English and Theatre Studies BA (Hons) | 136 points | 160–175 |
See all 460 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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