Geography at University of Cambridge
Geography (BA (Hons), L700) 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 6% had fewer than the 152 asked.
100 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 96%, a baccalaureate 3%, other qualifications 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L700 · L7 human geography
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
95 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%90%
Learning opportunities95%89%
Assessment and feedback83%84%
Academic support98%96%
Organisation and management89%88%
Learning resources99%92%
Student voice93%83%
60 final-year students · 66% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£31.5k3 years£33k5 years£48k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working6% working and studying8% studying5% unemployed12% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 78%
45%
use what they learned
UK 48%
- Finance Professionals15%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals10%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 65 graduates · 68% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cambridge, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CB2 1ST
Subjects
geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- University of Cambridge
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Geography 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 Cambridge | Geography this course | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Exeter | Geography with Professional Placement BA (Hons) | AAA - A*AA | 144–159 |
| University of St Andrews | Geography and Statistics BSc (Hons) | 126 - 152 points | 224–239 |
| University of Warwick | Economic Studies and Global Sustainable Development BASc (Hon) | 152 points | 160–175 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Geography BA (Hons) | 112 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Computing Science/Geography BSc (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Manchester | Geography with International Study BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| Bangor University | Geography BA (Hons) | 104 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| Lancaster University | Geography MSci (Hon) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Geography BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| Brunel University of London | Geography BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | under 96 |
See all 184 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More geography, earth and environmental studies at University of Cambridge
- Natural Sciences Msci (Hon)