Geography at University of Leeds
Geography (BA (Hons), L700) at University of Leeds asked for AAA 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
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
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 144
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 46% had fewer than the 144 asked.
125 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 99%, a baccalaureate 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L700 · L7 human geography
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) for the purpose of recognising the delivery of geographical knowledge, understanding, skills, approaches and attributes expected of high quality geography graduates. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
98%
still studying
UK 95%
2%
left higher education
UK 4%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
140 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%89%
Learning opportunities83%86%
Assessment and feedback74%82%
Academic support95%92%
Organisation and management92%88%
Learning resources94%92%
Student voice77%82%
65 final-year students · 59% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£30.5k5 years£38.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 100 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
74% working8% working and studying5% studying4% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
69%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
71%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
42%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Business and public service associate professionals23%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Conservation and environment professionals8%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals7%
- Finance Professionals7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 195 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
human geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Leeds
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Human geography 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | Geography BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sussex | Geography BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Zoology with Conservation MZool | 128 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | English and History BA (Hons) | 32 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | Environment and Sustainable Development BSc (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Environmental Management BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Geography MA (Hons) | 114 - 144 points | 160–175 |
| UCL (University College London) | Geography BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Geography BA (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Geography this course | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of St Andrews | Arabic and Geography MA (Hons) | 126 - 144 points | 192–207 |
See all 239 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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