Liberal Arts at University of Manchester
Liberal Arts (BA (Hons), Y100) at University of Manchester asked for AAA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on manchester.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
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 144
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 30% had fewer than the 144 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Y100 · Y1 combined and general studies, unlisted subject
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 91%
10%
left higher education
UK 7%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%93%
Learning opportunities79%86%
Assessment and feedback69%83%
Academic support87%94%
Organisation and management77%81%
Learning resources87%90%
Student voice73%80%
15 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£24.5k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
64% working12% working and studying8% studying9% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
45%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations10%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
- Teaching Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 85 graduates · 50% 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
liberal arts combined and general studies
humanities combined and general studies
social philosophy historical, philosophical and religious studies
humanities combined and general studies
social philosophy historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Liberal arts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sussex | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | 128 - 153 points | 96–111 |
| Durham University | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of York | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | 138 - 152 points | — |
| King's College London, University of London | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Leeds | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | Liberal Arts this course | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of Warwick | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | 144 points | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Liberal Arts BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
See all 69 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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