Classics and English at University of Oxford
Classics and English (BA (Hons), QQ38) at University of Oxford asked for AAA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 224–239 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ox.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 ox.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 224–239 points.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- QQ38 · Q3 English studies + Q8 classical studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%94%
Learning opportunities84%87%
Assessment and feedback78%88%
Academic support94%95%
Organisation and management72%85%
Learning resources94%91%
Student voice62%80%
690 final-year students · 53% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£30.5k5 years£39k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 85 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
58% working12% working and studying13% studying6% unemployed12% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
71%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
82%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
46%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Business and public service associate professionals17%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals14%
- Administrative occupations11%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 260 graduates · 54% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Oxford, South East England, England
- Postcode
- OX1 3DP
Subjects
classical studies historical, philosophical and religious studies
English studies language and area studies
English studies language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- Oxford
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Classics 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 Cambridge | Classics BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| Newcastle University | Ancient History BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Classical Studies BA (Hons) | 104 - 147 points | 144–159 |
| Durham University | Ancient History BA (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Ancient and Medieval History MA (Hons) | 114 - 144 points | 176–191 |
| University of Glasgow | Classics/Computing MA (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | — |
| University of Oxford | Classics and English this course | AAA | 224–239 |
| University of St Andrews | Ancient History and Greek MA (Hons) | 126 - 144 points | 208–223 |
| King's College London, University of London | Classical Studies with English BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Ancient History BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Ancient History and History BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
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