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Graphic and Communication Design at University of Leeds

Graphic and Communication Design (BA (Hons), W290) at University of Leeds asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on courses.leeds.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades
Competitive
128 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
0%10%20%30%<962%962%11218%12818%14423%1605%1762%1925%2082249%240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128

16% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 160–175 points. 5% of them had fewer than the 128 asked.

65 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 4%, a degree 1%.

Course

Award
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code
W290 · W2 design
Duration
4 years
Mode
Full-time
Starts
September 2027
Entry
Year 1
Year
2027
Year abroad
optional

Student experience

After the first yearThis course
89%
still studying
UK 85%
8%
left higher education
UK 10%
3%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
75 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course79%90%
Learning opportunities72%87%
Assessment and feedback71%88%
Academic support95%91%
Organisation and management78%78%
Learning resources81%88%
Student voice73%83%
45 final-year students · 58% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni
3 years
£24k5 years
£31k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus
Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
Postcode
LS2 9JT
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Subjects

graphic design design, and creative and performing arts
design design, and creative and performing arts
media and communication studies media, journalism and communications

Campus

Campus
The University of Leeds
Housing
Accommodation ↗
Union
Students' union ↗

Design 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.

UniversityCourseEntryMiddle entrant
Bangor UniversityCreative Technologies BSc (Hons)104 - 128 points112–127
Brunel University of LondonGames Design and Creative Writing BA (Hons)ABB - BBC112–127
Bucks New UniversityElectrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon)100 - 128 points96–111
Glasgow School of ArtCommunication Design BA (Hons)114 - 128 points176–191
Kingston UniversityInteraction Design BA (Hons)112 - 128 points128–143
Lancaster UniversityDesign BA (Hons)128 points128–143
The University of EdinburghFashion BA (Hons)114 - 128 points144–159
University of DundeeGraphic Design BDes (Hon)ABB144–159
University of ExeterArt History and Visual Culture and Modern Languages with International Placement BA (Hons)ABB—
University of LeedsGraphic and Communication Design this courseABB160–175
University of LiverpoolCommunication, Media and Popular Music BA (Hons)ABB112–127

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