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Politics at Keele University
Keele University is ranked 73rd of 92 universities for politics on our measures. 88% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £25k after 15 months, rising to £27.5k after five years.
Typical offer BBBEngland15 courses
How it compares with other politics courses
The marker shows the typical (median) politics 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 CCC31%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC31%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB17%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB13%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA7%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more0%
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 15 politics 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 BBC (Modern History and International Relations) to ABB (Law with Politics).
- Least competitive entry: Modern History and International Relations. Half of the students who started had more than 101 UCAS points, against 120 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Politics and International Relations and Modern History and Politics (90%).
- Foundation year: 5 of the 15 courses offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BA, BSc, LLB.
International Relations
BA · 3 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 75%
- Entry points
- 120
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Politics
BA · 3 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 75%*
- Entry points
- 102*
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Politics and International Relations
BA · 3 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 92%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 104
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £25k*
International Relations with Foundation Year
BA · 4 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 75%*
- Entry points
- 102*
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Politics with Foundation Year
BA · 4 years
Typical offerBBB
- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 75%*
- Entry points
- 102*
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Law with Politics
LLB · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 110
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Modern History and International Relations
BA · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 75%*
- Entry points
- 101
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Modern History and Politics
BA · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 107
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Philosophy Politics and Economics
BA · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 75%*
- Entry points
- 102*
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Philosophy and Politics
BA · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 75%*
- Entry points
- 102*
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Politics and Sociology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 75%*
- Entry points
- 102*
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Politics with Economics
BA · 3 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 75%*
- Entry points
- 102*
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Law with Politics with Foundation Year
LLB · 4 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 75%*
- Entry points
- 102*
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Philosophy Politics and Economics with Foundation Year
BA · 4 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 75%*
- Entry points
- 102*
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £25k*
Politics with Economics with Foundation Year
BA · 4 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 85%*
- Stay on
- 75%*
- Entry points
- 102*
- Graduate jobs
- 50%*
- Salary
- £25k*
* 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
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- Lancaster UniversityRanked 74
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Nearby
- University of Chester28 miles away, ranked 54
- University of Wolverhampton29 miles away, ranked 91
- University of Derby34 miles away, ranked 84
- University of Salford35 miles away, ranked 77
Living in Stoke-on-Trent
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with Keele University’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
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