Drama, Theatre and Performance at University of Sussex
Drama, Theatre and Performance (BA (Hons), W400) at University of Sussex asked for 120–141 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 sussex.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~141 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 120 - 141 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 sussex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 141
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 40% had fewer than the 141 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
- W400 · W4 drama
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
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%
25 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%93%
Learning opportunities92%89%
Assessment and feedback86%83%
Academic support100%91%
Organisation and management95%70%
Learning resources87%85%
Student voice87%79%
10 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£19.5k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
85% working15% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 65%
60%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Brighton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- BN1 9RH
Subjects
drama design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Falmer Campus, Falmer
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University Belfast | Drama BA (Hons) | 112 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Drama and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Computing Science/Theatre Studies MA (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Sussex | Drama, Theatre and Performance this course | 120 - 141 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Drama and Film BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Theatre and Film BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 160–175 |
| University of Exeter | English and Drama BA (Hons) | ABB - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | English, Theatre and Performance BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Drama BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Warwick | English and Theatre Studies BA (Hons) | 136 points | 160–175 |
| University of York | Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
See all 460 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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