Undergraduate

Calling all ambitious thinkers. Learn how to think – not what to think.

We’re proud of our pioneering history, distinguished present and exciting future. UCL is a great place to be a student for so many reasons.

Our departments and institutes – Anthropology, Archaeology, the Americas, Economics, Geography, History, History of Art and Political Science – explore the social, political, economic, cultural and environmental processes that shape our world.

Why study at UCL Social & Historical Sciences?

UCL is ranked among the top ten in the QS World University Rankings 2024 and is winner of The Times and Sunday Times University of the Year 2024.
UCL Social & Historical Sciences is intellectually diverse and world leading, with our social sciences subjects ranked 14th in the world and our arts and humanities disciplines ranked 6th.*
Our academics develop cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary research and education that has positive, real-world impact. We’ll challenge you to think in new ways, engage critically with global issues and look for creative solutions.
Our students have unrivalled access to world-leading resources nearby, including the British Library, British Museum, the Wellcome Collection and the Warburg Institute, as well as state-of-the-art laboratories on campus.
We’re proud that 85% of our graduates go into graduate level work or higher study in a variety of sectors, including financial services, consultancy, the creative arts and law.^

* Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2024

^ Graduate Outcomes survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of UK and EU graduates in the 2019/20 cohort.