University of Birmingham
English Language and Linguistics
BA (Hons), 3 years
Typical offer rate
90–100%
high entry
Grad employment
100%
15 months after
In professional roles
65%
Median grad salary
£24,000
15 months after
The University of Birmingham's English Language and Linguistics is a BA examining the English language in depth alongside broader linguistic theory, covering topics from phonetics and grammar to pragmatics, language acquisition and sociolinguistics. The programme suits those interested in how language is structured, how it varies across communities and how it changes over time. Offers go to most who meet the grades.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to English Language and Linguistics at University of Birmingham has a 90–100% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. 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 chancesAbout University of Birmingham
Birmingham is a Russell Group university on a large parkland campus in Edgbaston, the original 'redbrick' civic university, its Old Joe clock tower a city landmark.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: University of Birmingham · English Language and Linguistics
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.