Social Work at University of Sunderland
Social Work (BA (Hons), L500) at University of Sunderland asked for 104–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 sunderland.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 104 - 120 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 sunderland.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 5% had fewer than the 120 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, an Access course 25%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L500 · L5 social work
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Approved by the Social Work England for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with Social Work England as a social worker in England More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
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 course93%90%
Learning opportunities90%91%
Assessment and feedback92%88%
Academic support90%89%
Organisation and management90%81%
Learning resources97%90%
Student voice90%82%
10 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£24.5k5 years£27.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
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
90% working5% working and studying5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
100%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Welfare Professionals85%
- Caring personal services5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Sunderland, North East England, England
- Postcode
- SR6 0DD
Subjects
social work social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social work 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford College | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| Kingston University | Working with Children & Young People: Social Pedagogy BA | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Liverpool Hope University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 points | 128–143 |
| Middlesex University | Social Work BA (Hons) | BBB | 96–111 |
| New College Durham | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| Southampton, Solent University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| TEC Partnership (University Centre Grimsby, East Riding College, Scarborough & Skegness Colleges) | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| Ulster University | Social Work (BMC) BSc (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| University of Kent | Social Work BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Stirling | Social Work BA (Hons) | BBB | 144–159 |
| University of Sunderland | Social Work this course | 104 - 120 points | 144–159 |
See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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