Social and Political Sciences
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High ranking
We're ranked 11th in the UK for Sociology, 13th in the UK for Social Policy, 18th in the UK for Politics - according to the Complete University Guide 2025.
Leading research
The Departments of Sociology and Politics were ranked top 10 in the UK for their research. Sociology, in particular, were ranked 1st in research impact according to the Times Higher Education’s ranking of the latest REF results (2021).
Worldwide reputation
We're ranked 39th in the world for Social Policy and Administration according to the QS World Rankings, by subject 2024
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Studying social and political science at York, we combine Sociology, Social Policy and Politics as a single flexible degree, with the added option of Philosophy, giving you the opportunity to learn from world-leading academics across multiple departments.
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