University of Sheffield
Social Sciences
BA (Hons), 3 years
Typical offer rate
83–93%
high entry
Grad employment
90%
15 months after
In professional roles
75%
Median grad salary
£25,000
15 months after
Sheffield's Social Sciences is a BA studying society, politics and related fields through a programme that draws on the depth of a research-intensive university. Students engage with the central debates of sociology, economics and politics, and the broad degree structure allows considerable flexibility in shaping their own direction. Most applicants who meet the grades receive an offer.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Social Sciences at University of Sheffield has a 83–93% 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 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 · Social Sciences
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.