English Literature at University of Leeds
English Literature (BA (Hons), Q306) 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 22% had fewer than the 136 asked.
110 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 97%, other higher education 2%, a degree 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q306 · Q3 English studies
- 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
87%
still studying
UK 88%
13%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
95 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%94%
Learning opportunities76%88%
Assessment and feedback77%87%
Academic support92%94%
Organisation and management85%87%
Learning resources91%92%
Student voice76%84%
95 final-year students · 56% responded · NSS 2024-26
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
67% working10% working and studying10% studying7% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
55%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Business and public service associate professionals30%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Sales occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 70 graduates · 51% 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 literature language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Leeds
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Literature in English 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 |
| Lancaster University | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | English Literature BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Comparative Literature and Culture and English BA (Hons) | AAB - ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Archaeology/English Literature MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 160–175 |
| University of Leeds | English Literature this course | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Drama and English Literature BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | English BA (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Cymraeg (Welsh) and English Literature BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
See all 461 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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