University of Sussex
American Studies (with a study abroad year)
BA (Hons), 4 years
Typical offer rate
95–100%
high entry
Typical entry
ABB
ABB
Grad employment
90%
15 months after
In professional roles
40%
Median grad salary
£25,000
15 months after
Sussex's American Studies is a four-year BA examining the culture, politics, history and society of the United States, with a year at a partner university overseas; the year abroad is what the extra year adds. The programme draws on literature, film, history and political studies to give a wide-ranging account of American life. An offer is likely for applicants who meet the grades; offers are made around ABB at A-level.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to American Studies (with a study abroad year) at University of Sussex has a 95–100% 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
- ABB
About University of Sussex
Sussex is a campus university on the Downs at Falmer, near Brighton, its listed Basil Spence buildings set in parkland and its outlook global and socially engaged.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: University of Sussex · American Studies (with a study abroad year)
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.