Engineering with Foundation Year at Cardiff University
Engineering with Foundation Year (BEng (Hon), H101) at Cardiff University asked for AAB - BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on cardiff.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
Published as AAB - BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check cardiff.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 35% had fewer than the 136 asked.
50 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 96%, an Access course 2%, a degree 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H101 · H1 general engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
69%
still studying
UK 83%
31%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
55 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%85%
Learning opportunities69%85%
Assessment and feedback65%77%
Academic support86%92%
Organisation and management68%71%
Learning resources88%88%
Student voice68%78%
10 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£33.5k3 years£32.5k5 years£41.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working10% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 88%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
35%
use what they learned
UK 65%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
general or integrated engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Engineering at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's College London, University of London | General Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
| Brunel University of London | Engineering with Business BEng (Hon) | AAB - BBB | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | Engineering with Foundation Year this course | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| UCL (University College London) | Science and Engineering for Social Change BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Ulster University | Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Engineering BEng (Hon) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAB - ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Mechanical Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Strathclyde | Product Design Engineering MEng | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| City St George's, University of London | Engineering with Business BEng (Hon) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Brighton | Design Engineering MEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
See all 325 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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