Sociology at University of Leeds
Sociology (BA (Hons), L300) 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 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on courses.leeds.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 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 128
14% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 128–143 points. 40% of them had fewer than the 128 asked.
75 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 98%, other higher education 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L300 · 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
91%
still studying
UK 85%
9%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
85 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%88%
Learning opportunities75%86%
Assessment and feedback74%84%
Academic support79%90%
Organisation and management80%83%
Learning resources91%90%
Student voice71%80%
40 final-year students · 54% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28.5k3 years£25k5 years£29k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 65 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
75% working5% working and studying5% studying15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 43%
- Teaching Professionals20%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 60% 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
sociology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Leeds
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Law and Criminology LLB (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Criminology and Psychology BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Anthropology and Sociology BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | under 96 |
| Cardiff University | Criminology and Social Policy BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Keele University | Law with Criminology LLB (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Kingston University | Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Film and English Literature BA (Hons) | 128 points | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Criminology BA (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Sociology and Psychology BA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Sociology this course | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | History and Criminology BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
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