Social and Political Sciences at University of Leeds
Social and Political Sciences (BSc (Hons), LL23) 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.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- LL23 · L2 politics + L3 sociology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 85%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%88%
Learning opportunities69%86%
Assessment and feedback69%84%
Academic support75%90%
Organisation and management77%83%
Learning resources92%90%
Student voice74%80%
20 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28.5k3 years£28.5k5 years£37k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 65 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
71% working7% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
56%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
44%
use what they learned
UK 43%
- Business and public service associate professionals22%
- Administrative occupations12%
- Teaching Professionals8%
- Elementary occupations8%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 135 graduates · 53% 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
social policy social sciences
international relations social sciences
sociology social sciences
politics social sciences
international relations social sciences
sociology social sciences
politics social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Leeds
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social policy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's College London, University of London | Global Health and Social Medicine BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Kingston University | LLB Law and Criminal Justice LLB (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | International Social and Public Policy BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| UCL (University College London) | Crime and Security Science BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Bath | Social Policy BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Policy, Politics and Economics BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Criminology BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Celtic Civilisation/Social & Public Policy MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Social and Political Sciences this course | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of York | Business and Society BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Education Studies and Social Policy BA (Hons) | 120 - 132 points | 128–143 |
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