Loughborough University
English Literature (with placement year)
BA (Hons), 4 years
Typical offer rate
85–95%
high entry
Typical entry
BBB
AAB
Grad employment
80%
15 months after
In professional roles
65%
Median grad salary
£28,000
15 months after
Loughborough University's English Literature with Placement Year is a BA running over four years with a year in the workplace; the placement is what the extra year adds. Students study a wide range of texts from different periods and literary traditions, with critical and analytical skills developed throughout. Offers are made around BBB at A-level.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to English Literature (with placement year) at Loughborough University has a 85–95% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. Most offers are made around BBB 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: BBB
- AAB
About Loughborough University
Loughborough University is built around a single campus in the East Midlands and is best known for sport, regularly rated the best university in the world for sport-related subjects.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Loughborough University · English Literature (with placement year)
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.