Linguistics at University of Manchester
Linguistics (BA (Hons), Q100) at University of Manchester 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 manchester.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 manchester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 35% had fewer than the 128 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 5%, a foundation course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q100 · Q1 linguistics
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course79%89%
Learning opportunities77%84%
Assessment and feedback67%75%
Academic support88%94%
Organisation and management75%77%
Learning resources89%89%
Student voice67%79%
10 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£24.5k5 years£30.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working20% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 78%
30%
use what they learned
UK 33%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% 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
linguistics language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Linguistics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Cymraeg and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
| Cardiff University | Cymraeg ac Ieithyddiaeth BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | — |
| Queen Mary University of London | English Literature and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| SOAS University of London | Arabic and Linguistics BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| Swansea University | Modern Languages BA | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Linguistics BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Manchester | Linguistics this course | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Psychology and Language Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Sheffield | Linguistics and Modern Languages & Cultures BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Southampton | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Warwick | Modern Languages and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 128 points | 176–191 |
See all 229 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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