Sociology at University of Southampton
Sociology (BSc (Hons), L300) 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. 35% had fewer than the 128 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, a foundation course 10%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L300 · L3 sociology
- 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 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%88%
Learning opportunities80%86%
Assessment and feedback81%84%
Academic support89%90%
Organisation and management89%83%
Learning resources95%90%
Student voice73%80%
20 final-year students · 88% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£25.5k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working10% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 43%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO17 1BJ
Subjects
sociology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Law and Criminology LLB (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Criminology and Psychology BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Anthropology and Sociology BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | under 96 |
| Cardiff University | Criminology and Social Policy BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Keele University | Law with Criminology LLB (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Kingston University | Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Film and English Literature BA (Hons) | 128 points | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Criminology BA (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Sociology and Psychology BA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Religion, Theology and Society BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Sociology this course | ABB | 128–143 |
See all 1,246 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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