Equine Science (with Foundation Year) at Hartpury University
Equine Science (with Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), DF34) at Hartpury University asked for 32–48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on hartpury.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 32 - 48 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check hartpury.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, an Access course 10%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- DF34 · D3 animal science + F4 forensic and archaeological sciences
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
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%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%89%
Learning opportunities92%88%
Assessment and feedback94%83%
Academic support100%93%
Organisation and management98%82%
Learning resources91%87%
Student voice90%81%
25 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£21k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 55 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working5% working and studying5% studying15% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
35%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 33%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 79%
60%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Gloucester, South West England, England
- Postcode
- GL19 3BE
Subjects
equine studies agriculture, food and related studies
Campus
- Campus
- Hartpury University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Animal science 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Animal Science BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 112–127 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Animal Management FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Bridgend College | Equine Studies HND | 48 points | — |
| Coastland College | Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Conservation FD | 48 points | — |
| College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise | Equine Management FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Cornwall College | Animal Behaviour and Welfare CertHE | 48 points | — |
| Hartpury University | Equine Science (with Foundation Year) this course | 32 - 48 points | 96–111 |
| Moulton College | Animal Behavioural Science & Welfare FdSc | 48 points | — |
| University Centre Bishop Burton | Applied Canine Behaviour and Training CertHE | 48 points | — |
| University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College | Animal Management and Behaviour FD | 48 points | — |
| University Centre Myerscough | Applied Animal Science FdSc | 48 points | — |
See all 270 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More agriculture, food and related studies at Hartpury University
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- Animal Behaviour and Welfare BSc (Hons)