Linguistics at University of Cambridge
Linguistics (BA (Hons), Q100) 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 208–223 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 208–223 points. At least 5% had fewer than the 152 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, a baccalaureate 10%, other qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q100 · Q1 linguistics
- 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%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%89%
Learning opportunities76%84%
Assessment and feedback85%75%
Academic support88%94%
Organisation and management50%77%
Learning resources96%89%
Student voice65%79%
15 final-year students · 62% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£33k3 years£34.5k5 years£41k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working5% working and studying15% studying15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 78%
65%
use what they learned
UK 33%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cambridge, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CB2 1RF
Subjects
linguistics language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- University of Cambridge
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Linguistics 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 Southampton | Language, Culture and Communication BA (Hons) | 120 - 156 points | 128–143 |
| Newcastle University | Cognitive Science BSc (Hons) | 128 - 153 points | 144–159 |
| Queen's University Belfast | English and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 122 - 152 points | 144–159 |
| University of Cambridge | Linguistics this course | A*AA | 208–223 |
| University of Oxford | Philosophy and Linguistics BA (Hons) | A*AA | 192–207 |
| UCL (University College London) | Psychology and Language Sciences Msci (Hon) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of Warwick | Psychology with Linguistics BSc (Hons) | 136 - 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of York | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | 24 - 144 points | — |
| King's College London, University of London | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | English Language and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
See all 229 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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