Linguistics BA
A*AA at A level; graduates earn a median £34,500 three years on.
80% of entrants came with A levels · 100% stay on after year 1 · Cambridge course page, Discover Uni
What do you need to get in?
Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. A contextual offer can be lower for applicants from under-represented backgrounds; none is published for this course.
Cambridge course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile
UCAS tariff points — a points scale for grades: A* = 56, A = 48, so A*A*A = 160. Entrants’ totals include extra subjects.
Other qualifications1
| Qualification | Typical offer | Required subjects |
|---|---|---|
| IB | 41-42 points, with 776 at Higher Levelrecommended: an essay-based subject | — |
Where does it lead?
Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 20 graduates.
Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 14, 23
Half of graduates earned between £28,000 and £49,000. Five years on, the median is £41,000. 85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 75% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures7
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 10% left | 100% | 25 |
| In work or study, 15 months on15% studying | 85% | 20 |
| Professional or managerial job | 75% | 15 |
| Pay 15 months on, median | £33,000 | 10 |
| Pay 3 years on, median | £34,500 | 20 |
| Pay 5 years on, median | £41,000 | 20 |
What do students say?
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 62% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.
National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 15 students answered
Highest: 100% agreed on question 1; lowest: 40% on question 24.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 100% |
| Question 2 | 88% |
| Question 3 | 100% |
| Question 4 | 94% |
| Question 5 | 88% |
| Question 6 | 94% |
| Question 7 | 100% |
| Question 8 | 44% |
| Question 9 | 53% |
| Question 10 | 63% |
| Question 11 | 88% |
| Question 12 | 94% |
| Question 13 | 94% |
| Question 14 | 88% |
| Question 15 | 88% |
| Question 16 | 88% |
| Question 17 | 56% |
| Question 18 | 40% |
| Question 19 | 93% |
| Question 20 | 94% |
| Question 21 | 100% |
| Question 22 | 88% |
| Question 23 | 63% |
| Question 24 | 40% |
| Question 25 | 42% |
| Question 26 | 100% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
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