Sociology at University of Leicester
Sociology (BA (Hons), L300) at University of Leicester asked for 120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on le.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check le.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 60% had fewer than the 120 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L300 · L3 sociology
- 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
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%88%
Learning opportunities90%86%
Assessment and feedback88%84%
Academic support95%90%
Organisation and management81%83%
Learning resources91%90%
Student voice83%80%
20 final-year students · 66% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26.5k3 years£27.5k5 years£35k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 110 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working5% working and studying20% studying10% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 43%
- Business and public service associate professionals35%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation10%
- Caring personal services10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
- Teaching Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leicester, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE1 7RH
Subjects
sociology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Leicester - Main Campus
- 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 | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Psychology and Sociology BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Childhood and Youth Studies and Sociology BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Business Management and Criminology BA/BSc (H) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Sustainable Futures: Arts, Ecology, and Systems Change BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | — |
| Cardiff University | Sociology and Education BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 128–143 |
| City St George's, University of London | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| Edge Hill University | Criminology BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Criminology BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Derby | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Leicester | Sociology this course | 120 points | 96–111 |
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