English Language and Linguistics at University of Sheffield
English Language and Linguistics (BA (Hons), Q3Q1) at University of Sheffield 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 sheffield.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 sheffield.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 10% had fewer than the 136 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q3Q1 · Q3 English studies + Q1 linguistics
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 93%
5%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course99%90%
Learning opportunities87%84%
Assessment and feedback84%84%
Academic support97%92%
Organisation and management68%80%
Learning resources90%89%
Student voice88%80%
20 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£23.5k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working5% working and studying15% studying15% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
75%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- S10 2TN
Subjects
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's College London, University of London | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | English Language and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| SOAS University of London | Global Development and Linguistics BA (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
| UCL (University College London) | Experimental Linguistics BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | English Language and Linguistics this course | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Warwick | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of York | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | Cymraeg and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
| Cardiff University | Cymraeg ac Ieithyddiaeth BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | — |
| University of Manchester | Linguistics BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
See all 229 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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