English Language at University of Manchester
English Language (BA (Hons), Q1Q3) at University of Manchester 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 manchester.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 manchester.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 20% had fewer than the 136 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q1Q3 · Q1 linguistics + Q3 English studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 93%
15%
left higher education
UK 8%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%90%
Learning opportunities72%84%
Assessment and feedback60%84%
Academic support72%92%
Organisation and management86%80%
Learning resources82%89%
Student voice59%80%
20 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£24k5 years£30k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 75 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working10% working and studying25% studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
55%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M13 9PL
Subjects
English language language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
English language 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 Language and Literature BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| King's College London, University of London | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | English Language BA (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | English and Modern Languages BA (Hons) | ABB - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Archaeology/English Language & Linguistics MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | — |
| University of Leeds | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | English Language this course | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Warwick | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
See all 183 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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