Philosophy and Economics at University of Southampton
Philosophy and Economics (BA (Hons), VL51) at University of Southampton asked for ABB 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 southampton.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 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 southampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 30% had fewer than the 128 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
- VL51 · V5 philosophy + L1 economics
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 91%
0%
left higher education
UK 6%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%86%
Learning opportunities89%85%
Assessment and feedback87%79%
Academic support100%90%
Organisation and management93%88%
Learning resources86%90%
Student voice86%80%
15 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£34k5 years£46.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
61% working19% working and studying6% studying6% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
30%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Finance Professionals50%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Teaching Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 70 graduates · 60% 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
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Economics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University, Birmingham | Mathematics with Economics BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | under 96 |
| City St George's, University of London | Mathematics with Finance & Economics BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Economics with Data Science BSc (Hons) | ABB | 96–111 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Economics MA (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| Kingston University | Business Economics BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Economics BSc (Hons) | 128 points | — |
| University of Kent | Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Leicester | Business Economics BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Liverpool | Chinese Studies and Economics BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of Southampton | Philosophy and Economics this course | ABB | 128–143 |
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