Music at University of Leeds
Music (BA (Hons), W300) 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 10% had fewer than the 136 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W300 · W3 music
- 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
90%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course78%89%
Learning opportunities59%85%
Assessment and feedback80%84%
Academic support96%92%
Organisation and management80%75%
Learning resources95%87%
Student voice76%77%
30 final-year students · 72% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£21.5k5 years£27.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working10% studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 79%
50%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Teaching Professionals30%
- Administrative occupations20%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations20%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Sales occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 50% 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
music design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Leeds
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Music 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 | Music BMus (Hon) | AAB - BBB | 144–159 |
| Durham University | Music BA (Hons) | AAB | 176–191 |
| King's College London, University of London | Music BMus (Hon) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Music and English BA (Hons) | AAB - ABB | 112–127 |
| SOAS University of London | Global Development and Music BA (Hons) | AAB | — |
| University of Birmingham | Mathematics and Music BA (Hons) | 136 points | 160–175 |
| University of Bristol | Music BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 160–175 |
| University of Glasgow | Archaeology/Music MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Music this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | Music BMus (Hon) | AAB | 176–191 |
| University of Sheffield | Music BMus (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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