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Geography at University of Leeds
University of Leeds is ranked 16th of 71 universities for geography on our measures. 84% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £29.6k after 15 months, rising to £36.8k after five years.
Typical offer AABThe University of Leeds, England8 courses
How it compares with other geography courses
The marker shows the typical (median) geography course. How we measure
Who gets in
UCAS points of students who started, with the A-level grades worth the same points. These totals include every qualification students had (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels and so on), so many people here had a lower offer than their total suggests.
- Under 96 ptsbelow CCC0%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC4%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB17%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB35%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA22%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more23%
What graduates earn
The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure.
Compare the 8 geography courses here
Each course has its own satisfaction, drop-out and entry figures where enough students answered. Add your grades above to see your fit for each one.
- Typical offers range from ABB (Sustainability and Environmental Management) to AAA (Geography).
- Highest student satisfaction: Geography (BSc, 3 years, placement year, year abroad, foundation year) (88%).
- Least competitive entry: Global Creative Industries. Half of the students who started had more than 136 UCAS points, against 152 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Economics and Geography and Geography with Transport Studies (100%).
- Placement year: 7 of the 8 courses offer one.
- Every course here offers a year abroad.
- Foundation year: 5 of the 8 courses offer one.
- Degrees awarded: BA, BSc.
Geography
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 88%
- Stay on
- 98%
- Entry points
- 137
- Graduate jobs
- 65%
- Salary
- £27k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAA–AAB
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 98%
- Entry points
- 146
- Graduate jobs
- 69%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Sustainability and Environmental Management
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 77%
- Stay on
- 97%
- Entry points
- 139
- Graduate jobs
- 60%
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals
Economics and Geography
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 79%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 152
- Graduate jobs
- 65%
- Salary
- £30k*
Environment and Business
BA · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 83%
- Stay on
- 98%
- Entry points
- 137
- Graduate jobs
- 69%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Geography with Environmental Mathematics
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 142
- Graduate jobs
- 70%*
- Salary
- £27k*
Geography with Transport Studies
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 82%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 142
- Graduate jobs
- 69%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Global Creative Industries
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 136
- Graduate jobs
- 69%*
- Salary
- £30k*
* When a course is too small to publish its own figure, we show the figure for similar courses at this university. Highlighted figures are the best of this university’s own course figures. Entry points are the middle UCAS score of students who started, counting all their qualifications, so they’re usually higher than the offer.
Typical offers are taken from each university’s own course page (checked October 2026). Offers change each year and some courses ask for specific subjects, so always check the course page before you apply.
Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.
Similar ranking
- University of SheffieldRanked 14
- University of NottinghamRanked 15
- Newcastle UniversityRanked 17
- King's College LondonRanked 18
Nearby
- Leeds Beckett University4 miles away, ranked 37
- University of York22 miles away, ranked 18
- York St John University25 miles away, ranked 70
- University of Sheffield28 miles away, ranked 14
Living in Leeds
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with University of Leeds’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
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