University of Sheffield
English Language and Literature
BA (Hons), 3 years
Typical offer rate
91–100%
high entry
Typical entry
ABB
AAB
Grad employment
90%
15 months after
In professional roles
56%
Median grad salary
£24,000
15 months after
The University of Sheffield's English Language and Literature is a BA combining linguistic analysis of English with the critical study of literary texts from the medieval period to the contemporary. The language component provides systematic tools for understanding how texts are structured and how meaning is made; the literature component applies those tools to a wide range of genres and periods. Offers are made around ABB at A-level. Offers go to most who meet the grades.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to English Language and Literature at University of Sheffield has a 91–100% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. Most offers are made around ABB 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: ABB
- AAB
About University of Sheffield
Sheffield is a Russell Group university in the city, one of the original redbrick civic universities, strong across engineering and the sciences.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: University of Sheffield · English Language and 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.