Natural Sciences (with a Foundation Year) at Lancaster University
Natural Sciences (with a Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), GFCF) 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 144–159 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 144–159 points.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- GFCF
- 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
95%
still studying
UK 95%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%91%
Learning opportunities87%87%
Assessment and feedback79%81%
Academic support85%92%
Organisation and management78%74%
Learning resources98%93%
Student voice84%85%
30 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26.5k3 years£28.5k5 years£35k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working15% working and studying15% studying5% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
70%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Natural and social science professionals20%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Conservation and environment professionals15%
- Engineering professionals5%
- Teaching Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 80% 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
natural sciences physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Natural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham University | Computer Science and Mathematics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 192–207 |
| University of Bath | Natural Sciences BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Leeds | Natural Sciences BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| King's College London, University of London | Natural Sciences Msci (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Natural Sciences Msci (Hon) | 144 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Natural Sciences with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | BBB | 144–159 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Natural Sciences BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Natural Sciences with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Huddersfield | Natural Sciences BSc (Hons) | BBC - BCC | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | Natural Sciences (with a Foundation Year) this course | 96 points | 144–159 |
| University Centre Askham Bryan | Animal Bioscience and Management BSc (Hons) | 84 points | — |
See all 47 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More general, applied and forensic sciences at Lancaster University
- Natural Sciences BSc (Hons)
- Natural Sciences MSci (Hon)
- Natural Sciences (Study Abroad) MSci (Hon)
- Natural Sciences (Placement Year) BSc (Hons)
- Natural Sciences (Study Abroad) BSc (Hons)