Sociology at University of Kent
Sociology (BSc (Hons), L300) 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 subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on kent.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 59% had fewer than the 120 asked.
130 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 89%, other higher education 5%, an Access course 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L300 · L3 sociology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
175 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%88%
Learning opportunities81%86%
Assessment and feedback76%84%
Academic support81%90%
Organisation and management73%83%
Learning resources90%90%
Student voice76%80%
120 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£24k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 60 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
64% working13% working and studying6% studying8% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
44%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
72%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
41%
use what they learned
UK 43%
- Elementary occupations13%
- Business and public service associate professionals11%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals9%
- Sales occupations9%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 170 graduates · 53% 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
Subjects
sociology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Canterbury
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Psychology and Sociology BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Childhood and Youth Studies and Sociology BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Business Management and Criminology BA/BSc (H) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Sustainable Futures: Arts, Ecology, and Systems Change BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | — |
| Cardiff University | Sociology and Education BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 128–143 |
| City St George's, University of London | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| Edge Hill University | Criminology BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Criminology BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Derby | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Kent | Sociology this course | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
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