English Language and Literature at University of Oxford
English Language and Literature (BA (Hons), Q300) 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 176–191 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 176–191 points. 7% had fewer than the 144 asked.
200 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 99%, a degree 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q300 · Q3 English studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
96%
still studying
UK 90%
4%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
210 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%94%
Learning opportunities90%88%
Assessment and feedback85%86%
Academic support97%95%
Organisation and management88%87%
Learning resources98%92%
Student voice65%84%
95 final-year students · 57% responded · NSS 2025-26
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 4JF
Subjects
English studies language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- Oxford
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
English studies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | English Language BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| University of Sussex | American Studies and English (with a study abroad year) BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| King's College London, University of London | English BA (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Drama and English BA (Hons) | 112 - 144 points | 144–159 |
| UCL (University College London) | Dutch and English BA (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Nottingham | English and History BA (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of Oxford | English Language and Literature this course | AAA | 176–191 |
| University of St Andrews | Modern Languages (Italian and Russian) and Latin MA (Hons) | 126 - 144 points | 160–175 |
| University of Warwick | English and History BA (Hons) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of York | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | 24 - 144 points | — |
| University of Birmingham | English Literature BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
See all 428 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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