Cambridge
English
BA/BSc/MA
Typical offer rate
32–42%
competitive entry
Typical entry
A*A*A
Grad employment
83%
15 months after
In professional roles
75%
Median grad salary
£28,000
15 months after
Cambridge's English degree is a BA studying literature in English from the medieval period to the present day, with an emphasis on close reading, critical argument and the history of literary form and thought. Places are competitive. Offers are made around A*A*A at A-level.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to English at Cambridge has a 32–42% chance of an offer, competitive by UK standards. Most offers are made around A*A*A at A-level. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.
See your personalised chances
Unimetrica estimates your individual offer likelihood for this course from your predicted grades and profile. It shows how it fits into your best five UCAS choices.
Estimate my chancesEntry requirements
- Typical A-level grades: A*A*A
- UCAS tariff: 160–160 points
About Cambridge
Cambridge teaches through its colleges as well as its faculties, so applicants apply to a college and are taught in small supervisions alongside the lectures, a system little changed in its essentials for a very long time.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Cambridge · English
Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.