Illustration at Anglia Ruskin University
Illustration (BA (Hons), W225) at Anglia Ruskin University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on aru.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check aru.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 160–175 points.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 5%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W225 · W2 design
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%90%
Learning opportunities96%87%
Assessment and feedback94%88%
Academic support100%91%
Organisation and management97%78%
Learning resources90%88%
Student voice97%83%
30 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£18.5k5 years£22k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working5% working and studying30% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
55%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals30%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations15%
- Sales occupations10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
- Design occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cambridge, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CB1 1PT
Subjects
illustration design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- ARU Cambridge Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Design studies at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Creative Technologies BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Communication Design and Strategy BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| Bath Spa University | Fashion Design BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 144–159 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Art and Design BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Product Design and Innovation BSc (Hons) | 72 - 90 points | — |
| Arts University Plymouth | Ceramics & Glass CertHE | 72 points | — |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Graphic Design HNC | 64 points | — |
| Bedford College Group | Fashion and Textiles HND | 32 points | — |
| BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) | Art and Design (Graphic Design) HND | 32 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Illustration this course | — | 160–175 |
| Birmingham City University | Entertainment Design BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
See all 1,177 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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