English Language and Linguistics at University of Leeds
English Language and Linguistics (BA (Hons), Q3Q1) at University of Leeds asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on courses.leeds.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
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 courses.leeds.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 20% had fewer than the 136 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q3Q1 · Q3 English studies + Q1 linguistics
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course80%94%
Learning opportunities84%88%
Assessment and feedback73%86%
Academic support100%95%
Organisation and management79%87%
Learning resources93%92%
Student voice76%84%
15 final-year students · 88% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£26k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 125 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working10% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
55%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- LS2 9JT
Subjects
English studies language and area studies
phonetics language and area studies
linguistics language and area studies
phonetics language and area studies
linguistics language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Leeds
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | English Literature with Creative Writing BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| King's College London, University of London | Classical Studies with English BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Leeds Trinity University | English and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 104 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Loughborough University | English BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | English Literature BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Classical Studies and English BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | English Language and Linguistics this course | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | English BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | English and History BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Warwick | Classics and English BA (Hons) | 136 points | 160–175 |
| University of Strathclyde | Education and English BA (Hons) | 120 - 132 points | 176–191 |
See all 428 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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