Sports Business Management with a Foundation year at Keele University
Sports Business Management with a Foundation year (BA (Hons), N881) at Keele University asked for 40 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on keele.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~40 points
Openbelow CCC
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 keele.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 40
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- N881 · N8 hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
71%
still studying
UK 80%
21%
left higher education
UK 15%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
375 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%86%
Learning opportunities88%87%
Assessment and feedback85%85%
Academic support92%90%
Organisation and management90%88%
Learning resources92%90%
Student voice87%82%
245 final-year students · 64% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£24k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
61% working15% working and studying5% studying14% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
55%
use what they learned
UK 58%
- Finance Professionals25%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Sales occupations5%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 56% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Keele, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST5 5BG
Subjects
sports studies biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Keele University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sport and exercise sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Newman University | Sport and Exercise Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| Blackburn College | Sports Coaching FdSc | 48 points | — |
| University Centre Bishop Burton | Sport and Exercise Science (Coaching Science) HNC | 48 points | — |
| University Centre Somerset | Sports Science and Coaching HND | 48 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Football Coaching and Performance (With Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 32 - 48 points | — |
| Coventry University | Sport Performance and Coaching with foundation year BSc (Hons) | 40 points | 96–111 |
| Keele University | Sports Business Management with a Foundation year this course | 40 points | 96–111 |
| University of Sunderland | Certificate of Higher Education in Sport CertHE | 40 points | — |
| Wrexham University | Football and Community Development FdA | 40 points | — |
| Bedford College Group | Sport Science (Sport Coaching) FdSc | 32 points | — |
| BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) | Community Coaching HNC | 32 points | — |
See all 852 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More sport and exercise sciences at Keele University
- Sport and Exercise Science BSc (Hons)
- Sport and Exercise Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
- Sports Business Management BA (Hons)