University of Reading
History
BA (Hons), 3 years
Typical offer rate
94–100%
high entry
Grad employment
90%
15 months after
In professional roles
40%
Median grad salary
£26,000
15 months after
Reading's History BA covers British, European and global history from the medieval to the contemporary period, with a curriculum that balances broad thematic survey modules and specialist options at every stage. Students develop skills in archival research and extended historical argument. Offers go to most who meet the grades.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to History at University of Reading has a 94–100% 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 · History
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.