All Sociology courses

    Cambridge

    Human, Social, and Political Sciences (HSPS)

    BA/BSc/MA

    Typical offer rate

    14–24%

    highly competitive entry

    Typical entry

    A*A*A

    Grad employment

    83%

    15 months after

    In professional roles

    87%

    Median grad salary

    £31,000

    15 months after

    Cambridge's Human, Social and Political Sciences, known as HSPS, lets students range across sociology, politics, social anthropology and international relations before specialising, taught through the college supervision system. Entry is highly competitive, with offers around A*A*A. It is among the most sought-after social-science degrees in the country.

    How hard is it to get in?

    The typical applicant to Human, Social, and Political Sciences (HSPS) at Cambridge has a 14–24% chance of an offer, highly 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.

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    Entry 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 · Human, Social, and Political Sciences (HSPS)

    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.