Geography at University of Sheffield
Geography (BA (Hons), L700) 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 144–159 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 144–159 points. At least 6% had fewer than the 136 asked.
65 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 96%, a baccalaureate 3%, other higher education 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L700 · L7 human geography
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) for the purpose of recognising the delivery of geographical knowledge, understanding, skills, approaches and attributes expected of high quality geography graduates. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 95%
5%
left higher education
UK 4%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%89%
Learning opportunities82%86%
Assessment and feedback86%82%
Academic support95%92%
Organisation and management81%88%
Learning resources89%92%
Student voice84%82%
20 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£26.5k5 years£34k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
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
60% working15% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals10%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation5%
- Natural and social science professionals5%
- Conservation and environment professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 50% 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
human geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Human geography 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 | Zoology with Conservation BSc (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Cardiff University | Human Geography BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 112–127 |
| Durham University | Education Studies - Geography BA (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| King's College London, University of London | Geography BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Human Geography (Study Abroad) BA (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | Economic History and Geography BSc (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| Loughborough University | Geography BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Archaeology/Geography MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 176–191 |
| University of Leeds | Geography with Transport Studies BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Geography BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | Geography this course | AAB | 144–159 |
See all 239 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More geography, earth and environmental studies at University of Sheffield
- Environmental Science BSc (Hons)
- Environmental Science with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
- Geography BSc (Hons)
- Geography and Planning BA (Hons)
- Geography and Planning with Foundation Year BA (Hons)
- Geography with Foundation Year BA (Hons)
- Geography with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)