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Geography to your shortlist
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Geography at University of Southampton
University of Southampton is ranked 12th of 71 universities for geography on our measures. 90% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £30k after 15 months, rising to £36.4k after five years.
Typical offer ABBSouthampton, England4 courses
How it compares with other geography courses
The marker shows the typical (median) geography course. How we measure
Who gets in
UCAS points of students who started, with the A-level grades worth the same points. These totals include every qualification students had (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels and so on), so many people here had a lower offer than their total suggests.
- Under 96 ptsbelow CCC2%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC1%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB30%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB30%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA20%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more18%
What graduates earn
The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure.
Compare the 4 geography courses here
Each course has its own satisfaction, drop-out and entry figures where enough students answered. Add your grades above to see your fit for each one.
- Highest student satisfaction: Geography (BSc, 3 years) (91%).
- Least competitive entry: Human Geography. Half of the students who started had more than 136 UCAS points, against 144 on the most competitive course here.
- Placement year: Geography (BA, 3 years, placement year) offers one.
- Degrees awarded: BA, BSc.
- Accredited by Royal Geographical Society: Geography (BA, 3 years, placement year) and Geography (BSc, 3 years).
Geography
BA · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 100%*
- Entry points
- 137
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £29k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 91%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 138
- Graduate jobs
- 70%
- Salary
- £30.5k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Human Geography
BA · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 88%
- Stay on
- 100%*
- Entry points
- 136
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £29k*
Physical Geography
BSc · 3 years
Estimated offer~AAA–ABB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 91%*
- Stay on
- 100%*
- Entry points
- 144
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30.5k*
* When a course is too small to publish its own figure, we show the figure for similar courses at this university. Highlighted figures are the best of this university’s own course figures. Entry points are the middle UCAS score of students who started, counting all their qualifications, so they’re usually higher than the offer.
Typical offers are taken from each university’s own course page (checked October 2026). Offers change each year and some courses ask for specific subjects, so always check the course page before you apply.
Estimated offers (marked ~) are our estimate, not the university’s published offer. They come from courses whose students had similar grades, and are right to within one grade for about 84% of courses where we can check. Always check the course page.
Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.
Similar ranking
- University of BirminghamRanked 10
- Lancaster UniversityRanked 11
- University of ExeterRanked 13
- University of SheffieldRanked 14
Nearby
- University of Winchester14 miles away, ranked 56
- University of Portsmouth15 miles away, ranked 22
- Bournemouth University26 miles away, ranked 44
- University of Reading41 miles away, ranked 28
Living in Southampton
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with University of Southampton’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
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