Fine Art at Lancaster University
Fine Art (BA (Hons), W100) at Lancaster University asked for 128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 25% had fewer than the 128 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W100 · W1 fine art
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 84%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%87%
Learning opportunities81%83%
Assessment and feedback80%88%
Academic support82%90%
Organisation and management62%71%
Learning resources95%86%
Student voice72%82%
35 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25.5k3 years£22.5k5 years£27k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
76% working8% working and studying6% studying8% unemployed2% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 65%
55%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 55 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lancaster, North West England, England
- Postcode
- LA1 4YW
Subjects
fine art design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Art 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow School of Art | Fine Art - Painting and Printmaking BA (Hons) | 114 - 128 points | 176–191 |
| Lancaster University | Fine Art this course | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | Fine Art BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| UCL (University College London) | Art and Technology BA (Hons) | ABB | 208–223 |
| University of Dundee | Art & Philosophy BA (Hons) | ABB | 176–191 |
| University of Leeds | Art and Design BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Art and Psychology BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Creative Writing and Fine Art BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Fine Art BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 144–159 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Fine Art BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Fine Art BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 144–159 |
See all 240 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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