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Politics and International Relations at University of Kent

Politics and International Relations (BA (Hons), L258) at University of Kent asked for 104–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on kent.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff
Selective
around BBB
Published as 104 - 120 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 kent.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
0%10%20%30%40%35%<9625%9620%11210%1281445%160176192208224240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120

The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 60% had fewer than the 120 asked.

40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 5%, other qualifications 5%.

Course

Award
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code
L258 · L2 politics
Duration
3 years
Mode
Full-time
Starts
September 2027
Entry
Year 1, Year 2
Year
2027

Student experience

After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%89%
Learning opportunities76%83%
Assessment and feedback76%82%
Academic support92%91%
Organisation and management81%85%
Learning resources84%90%
Student voice75%79%
35 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni
15 months
£30k3 years
£25.5k5 years
£31k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
61% working13% working and studying9% studying6% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
42%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
25%
use what they learned
UK 40%
  • Administrative occupations12%
  • Sales occupations11%
  • Business and public service associate professionals9%
  • Managers, directors and senior officials9%
  • Business, Research and Administrative Professionals9%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 85 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus
Canterbury, South East England, England
Postcode
CT2 7NZ
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Subjects

international relations social sciences
politics social sciences

Campus

Campus
Canterbury
Housing
Accommodation ↗
Union
Students' union ↗

Politics 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.

UniversityCourseEntryMiddle entrant
Aberystwyth UniversityBA Intelligence and International Security BA (Hons)96 - 120 points96–111
Bath Spa UniversityCriminology and Politics BA (Hons)BBB - BCC96–111
Cardiff Metropolitan UniversitySustainable Futures: Arts, Ecology, and Systems Change BA (Hons)96 - 120 points—
City St George's, University of LondonInternational Political Economy BSc (Hons)120 points96–111
Edge Hill UniversityHistory and Politics BA (Hons)112 - 120 points96–111
Goldsmiths, University of LondonHistory with Politics BA (Hons)BBBunder 96
University of BrightonPolitics and International Relations BA (Hons)104 - 120 points96–111
University of BuckinghamSecurity, Intelligence and Cyber BA (Hons)112 - 120 points—
University of GlasgowGlobal Sustainable Development MA (Hons)96 - 120 points208–223
University of HertfordshirePolitics and International Relations BA (Hons)112 - 120 points112–127
University of KentPolitics and International Relations this course104 - 120 points96–111

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