University of Reading
English Literature
BA (Hons), 3 years
Typical offer rate
95–100%
high entry
Grad employment
90%
15 months after
In professional roles
50%
Median grad salary
£24,000
15 months after
Reading's English Literature is a BA examining prose, poetry and drama from medieval to contemporary periods, with scope to specialise in particular traditions or theoretical approaches. The programme balances historical breadth with sustained close reading and independent critical writing. An offer is likely for applicants who meet the grades.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to English Literature at University of Reading has a 95–100% 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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Reading teaches on its parkland Whiteknights campus in the Thames Valley, known for agriculture, meteorology and the environmental sciences.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: University of Reading · 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.