Philosophy at University of Leeds
Philosophy (BA (Hons), V500) 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 25% had fewer than the 136 asked.
50 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- V500 · V5 philosophy
- 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
95%
still studying
UK 91%
5%
left higher education
UK 7%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%93%
Learning opportunities83%86%
Assessment and feedback79%83%
Academic support98%94%
Organisation and management87%81%
Learning resources91%90%
Student voice90%80%
30 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£26.5k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
61% working14% working and studying9% studying8% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
63%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
35%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Business and public service associate professionals19%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals9%
- Administrative occupations7%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 95 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
philosophy historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Leeds
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Philosophy 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 Literature and Philosophy BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| King's College London, University of London | Philosophy and Modern Languages with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Philosophy, Politics and Economics BA (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | Politics, Philosophy and Economics BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Mathematics and Philosophy BA (Hons) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Bristol | Sociology and Philosophy BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Classical Studies and Philosophy BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Business & Management/Philosophy MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of Leeds | Philosophy this course | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Philosophy BA (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
| University of Manchester | Philosophy and Religion BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
See all 610 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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