Chemistry (with a Foundation Year) at Lancaster University
Chemistry (with a Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), F10F) at Lancaster University asked for 96 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound 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 lancs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 5% had fewer than the 96 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F10F · F1 chemistry
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 8%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%92%
Learning opportunities92%89%
Assessment and feedback88%79%
Academic support100%94%
Organisation and management92%86%
Learning resources97%91%
Student voice94%87%
25 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£24k5 years£30k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working10% working and studying10% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
75%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Natural and social science professionals30%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals25%
- Finance Professionals10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Engineering professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lancaster, North West England, England
- Postcode
- LA1 4YW
Subjects
chemistry physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Chemistry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry University | Applied Biosciences BSc (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| University of Leicester | Chemistry with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| University of Plymouth | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of South Wales | Pharmaceutical Science BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | Chemistry (with a Foundation Year) this course | 96 points | 128–143 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Chemical Sciences with Foundation BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Dundee | Biological and Biomedical Sciences (joint degree with National University of Singapore) BSc (Hons) | CCD - CCC | 192–207 |
| University of Liverpool | Chemical Sciences (Foundation) (1+3) BSc (Hons) | CDD - CCC | — |
| University of the West of Scotland | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | 90 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lincoln | Forensic Chemistry with Science Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 88 points | 96–111 |
See all 427 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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