Acting at University of Surrey
Acting (BA (Hons), W410) at University of Surrey asked for CCC 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 surrey.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~CCC
Moderate96 points · around CCC
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 surrey.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 144–159 points.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 60%, other higher education 40%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W410 · W4 drama
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 6%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course99%93%
Learning opportunities95%89%
Assessment and feedback68%83%
Academic support75%91%
Organisation and management46%70%
Learning resources92%85%
Student voice51%79%
25 final-year students · 87% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£29.5k3 years£23k5 years£28.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 50 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
87% working8% working and studying4% unemployed1% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
73%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
84%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
62%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations53%
- Elementary occupations9%
- Teaching Professionals8%
- Managers, directors and senior officials4%
- Administrative occupations3%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 150 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Guildford, South East England, England
- Postcode
- GU2 7XH
Subjects
acting design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- University of Surrey
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Drama 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 the West of Scotland | Drama BA (Hons) | 102 points | — |
| BIMM University | Acting for Screen BA (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| LMA | Acting and Performance BA (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Plymouth Marjon University | Acting For Film, TV and New Media BA (Hons) | CCC | — |
| Raindance Film School London | Film & Performing Arts Practices BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Drama and Theatre with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | CCC | 128–143 |
| UCEN Manchester | Acting BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| University Centre St Helens | Theatre and Performance FdA | 96 points | — |
| University of East London | Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of South Wales | Performance and Media BA (Hons) | 96 points | 128–143 |
| University of Surrey | Acting this course | CCC | 144–159 |
See all 460 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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