Software Engineering (with a Foundation Year) at Lancaster University
Software Engineering (with a Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), G60F) 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. 2% had fewer than the 96 asked.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 92%, a baccalaureate 5%, other higher education 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G60F · G6 software engineering (older codes)
- 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 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%83%
Learning opportunities86%81%
Assessment and feedback70%80%
Academic support83%86%
Organisation and management70%80%
Learning resources88%88%
Student voice74%78%
25 final-year students · 66% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£32.5k3 years£34.5k5 years£45.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
85% working15% other
UK, same subject: 83% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
50%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
90%
use what they learned
UK 59%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% 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
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Computer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abertay University | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | Cyber Security CertHE | 96 points | — |
| Brunel University of London | Mathematics and Computing with an Integrated Foundation Year with Placement BSc (Hons) | CCC - CDD | — |
| City St George's, University of London | Computer Science (with Integrated Foundation Year) MSci | 96 points | 128–143 |
| Edge Hill University | Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence with STEM Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 - 96 points | 96–111 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Computing BSc (Hons) | CCC | 144–159 |
| Gateshead College | Digital Technologies (Cyber Security & Cloud Networking) HNC | 96 points | — |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Cyber Security & Networks BSc (Hons) | CCC | 144–159 |
| Lancaster University | Software Engineering (with a Foundation Year) this course | 96 points | 144–159 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Computer Networking BSc (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Dundee | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | CCC - CCD | — |
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