Aeronautical Engineering with a Foundation Year at Loughborough University
Aeronautical Engineering with a Foundation Year (BEng (Hon), H411) at Loughborough University asked for BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lboro.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check lboro.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 25% had fewer than the 120 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 5%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H411 · H4 aerospace engineering
- Duration
- 4 - 6 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
The accredited BEng (Hons) will meet, in part, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer and Students will need to complete an approved format of further learning pursuant to the requirements of UKSPEC. The accredited BEng (Hons) will also automatically meet in full, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng). More ↗
Accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 88%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%86%
Learning opportunities88%87%
Assessment and feedback74%77%
Academic support88%89%
Organisation and management81%81%
Learning resources85%86%
Student voice70%79%
80 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£35k3 years£34.5k5 years£42k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working10% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 73%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 84%
75%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Engineering professionals50%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
- Information Technology Professionals10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Administrative occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 50 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Loughborough, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE11 3TU
Subjects
aeronautical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Aeronautical and aerospace engineering 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks New University | Aviation Management with Commercial Pilot Training in Helicopters BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | under 96 |
| University of Surrey | Aerospace Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | 96 - 123 points | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Coventry University | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Kingston University | Aviation Operations BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Loughborough University | Aeronautical Engineering with a Foundation Year this course | BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of South Wales | Aerospace Engineering MEng | 120 points | under 96 |
| University of West London | Aviation Management with Commercial Pilot Licence BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 114 points | 112–127 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | 96–111 |
See all 239 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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