English at University of Cambridge
English (BA (Hons), Q300) at University of Cambridge asked for A*AA 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 undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~A*AA
High152 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 undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152
The middle entrant had 176–191 points. At least 3% had fewer than the 152 asked.
170 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 92%, a baccalaureate 3%, other higher education 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q300 · Q3 English studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
99%
still studying
UK 90%
1%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
180 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%93%
Learning opportunities85%88%
Assessment and feedback73%86%
Academic support96%95%
Organisation and management71%86%
Learning resources94%91%
Student voice62%83%
250 final-year students · 52% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£27.5k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
64% working8% working and studying15% studying8% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
81%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
70%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations19%
- Teaching Professionals14%
- Business and public service associate professionals14%
- Media Professionals12%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 90 graduates · 51% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cambridge, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CB2 1TL
Subjects
English studies language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- University of Cambridge
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
English studies 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 of Bristol | English BA (Hons) | 112 - 159 points | 144–159 |
| University of St Andrews | Arabic and English MA (Hons) | 144 - 159 points | 208–223 |
| Newcastle University | English Literature BA (Hons) | 134 - 156 points | 128–143 |
| Durham University | English Literature and History BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Anthropology and English BA (Hons) | 122 - 152 points | 144–159 |
| University of Cambridge | English this course | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Exeter | English with Study in North America BA (Hons) | A*AA | 144–159 |
| University of Leicester | English BA (Hons) | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| University of Sussex | American Studies and English (with a study abroad year) BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| King's College London, University of London | English BA (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | English and History BA (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
See all 428 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More English studies at University of Cambridge
- Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic BA (Hons)
- Linguistics BA (Hons)
- Linguistics and Modern Languages BA (Hons)