Cardiff University
English Literature
BA (Hons), 3 years
Typical offer rate
94–100%
high entry
Typical entry
BBC
AAB
Grad employment
83%
15 months after
In professional roles
58%
Median grad salary
£25,000
15 months after
Cardiff University's English Literature is a BA studying literary texts across the full span of British and world writing, from the medieval period to the contemporary, within a research-active department. The programme develops rigorous skills in close reading, critical analysis and argument across a range of genres and theoretical approaches. Offers are made around BBC at A-level. Offers go to most who meet the grades.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to English Literature at Cardiff University has a 94–100% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. Most offers are made around BBC 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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Estimate my chancesEntry requirements
- Typical A-level grades: BBC
- AAB
- BBB
About Cardiff University
Cardiff is the Russell Group university in the Welsh capital, one of the larger and longer-established in Wales, with a strong research record across the sciences and humanities.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Cardiff University · English Literature
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.