English Language and Literature at University of Leeds
English Language and Literature (BA (Hons), Q300) 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 144–159 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 144–159 points. At least 20% had fewer than the 136 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q300 · Q3 English studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 93%
0%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%90%
Learning opportunities94%84%
Assessment and feedback96%84%
Academic support100%92%
Organisation and management100%80%
Learning resources100%89%
Student voice93%80%
10 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26.5k3 years£24.5k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working10% studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
58%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
69%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
52%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Business and public service associate professionals25%
- Elementary occupations12%
- Teaching Professionals12%
- Administrative occupations8%
- Sales occupations6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- LS2 9JT
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Leeds
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
English language 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 Language and Literature BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| King's College London, University of London | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | English Language BA (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | English and Modern Languages BA (Hons) | ABB - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Archaeology/English Language & Linguistics MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | — |
| University of Leeds | English Language and Literature this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | English Language BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Warwick | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
See all 183 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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