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Politics at University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield is ranked 21st of 92 universities for politics on our measures. 82% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £30k after 15 months, rising to £36k after five years.
Typical offer AABMain Campus, England10 courses
How it compares with other politics courses
The marker shows the typical (median) politics 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 CCC1%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC0%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB6%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB36%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA27%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more30%
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 10 politics 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.
- Typical offers range from ABB (Politics and Modern Languages & Cultures) to AAB (Politics and International Relations).
- Highest student satisfaction: Economics and Politics (94%).
- Least competitive entry: Politics and Sociology. Half of the students who started had more than 140 UCAS points, against 164 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Politics and Philosophy (BA, 3 years, placement year, year abroad) (100%).
- Placement year: 6 of the 10 courses offer one.
- Every course here offers a year abroad.
- Foundation year: Politics and International Relations (BA, 4 years, year abroad, foundation year), History and Politics (BA, 4 years, year abroad, foundation year) and Politics and Philosophy (BA, 4 years, year abroad, foundation year) offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
Politics and International Relations
BA · 3 years
Estimated offer~AAA–AAB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 78%
- Stay on
- 96%
- Entry points
- 149
- Graduate jobs
- 65%
- Salary
- £30k*
Politics and International Relations
BA · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 83%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 148*
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Economics and Politics
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 94%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 154
- Graduate jobs
- 80%
- Salary
- £30k*
History and Politics
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 88%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 148
- Graduate jobs
- 50%
- Salary
- £30k*
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
BA · 3 years
Estimated offer~AAA–AAB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 89%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 164
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Politics and Modern Languages & Cultures
BA · 4 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 81%
- Stay on
- 75%
- Entry points
- 149
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Politics and Philosophy
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 83%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 148
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Politics and Sociology
BA · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 74%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 140
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £30k*
History and Politics
BA · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 83%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 148*
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Politics and Philosophy
BA · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 83%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 148*
- Graduate jobs
- 65%*
- Salary
- £30k*
* 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
- Loughborough UniversityRanked 19
- University of StrathclydeRanked 20
- University of East LondonRanked 22
- University of SussexRanked 23
Nearby
- Sheffield Hallam University0 miles away, ranked 65
- Leeds Beckett University28 miles away, ranked 50
- University of Leeds28 miles away, ranked 25
- University of Manchester30 miles away, ranked 34
Living in Sheffield
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with University of Sheffield’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
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