Archaeology at University of Southampton
Archaeology (BA (Hons), V400) at University of Southampton asked for 120–162 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southampton.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~162 points
HighestA*AA and above
Published as 120 - 162 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check southampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 162
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 100% had fewer than the 162 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- V400 · V4 archaeology
- 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 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%95%
Learning opportunities84%88%
Assessment and feedback69%87%
Academic support74%95%
Organisation and management68%85%
Learning resources82%89%
Student voice71%83%
15 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25.5k3 years£18.5k5 years£26k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
90% working5% working and studying10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 48%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO17 1BJ
Subjects
archaeology historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Archaeology 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 Southampton | Archaeology this course | 120 - 162 points | 112–127 |
| University of St Andrews | Medieval History and Archaeology MA (Hons) | 144 - 159 points | — |
| Queen's University Belfast | Anthropology and Archaeology BA (Hons) | 122 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| University of Cambridge | Archaeology BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Leicester | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | 128 - 152 points | 96–111 |
| Newcastle University | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Archaeology/Psychology MA (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Oxford | Archaeology and Anthropology BA (Hons) | AAA | 192–207 |
| Durham University | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Bristol | Archaeology and Anthropology BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | ABB - AAB | 128–143 |
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