Architecture (with placement year) at Loughborough University
Architecture (with placement year) (MArch (Hon), K102) at Loughborough University asked for AAA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on lboro.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 20% had fewer than the 144 asked.
65 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 84%, a baccalaureate 10%, no formal qualifications 4%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Architecture
- Code
- K102 · K1 architecture
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
99%
still studying
UK 86%
1%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
70 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%92%
Learning opportunities91%87%
Assessment and feedback91%83%
Academic support99%90%
Organisation and management89%81%
Learning resources88%86%
Student voice95%82%
50 final-year students · 88% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£39k5 years£52k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working20% working and studying5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 78%
65%
use what they learned
UK 64%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals30%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals20%
- Managers, directors and senior officials15%
- Design occupations15%
- Administrative occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Loughborough, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE11 3TU
Subjects
architecture architecture, building and planning
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Architecture 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | Architecture BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 160–175 |
| Kingston University | Architecture MArch (4 Year) | 128 - 144 points | — |
| Lancaster University | Architecture BA (Hons) | 144 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | Architecture (with placement year) this course | AAA | 160–175 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Architecture BA (Hons) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| Newcastle University | Architecture BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Structural Engineering with Architecture BEng (Hon) | 120 - 144 points | 160–175 |
| University of Glasgow | Civil Engineering with Architecture MEng (Hon) | 144 points | — |
| University of Liverpool | Architecture BA (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Architecture BA (Hons) | AAA | — |
| University of Nottingham | Architecture BArch (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
See all 204 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More architecture, building and planning at Loughborough University
- Architecture MArch (Hon)
- Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons)
- Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying (with placement year) BSc (Hons)
- Construction Engineering Management BSc (Hons)
- Construction Engineering Management (with placement year) BSc (Hons)
- Urban Planning BSc (Hons)
- Urban Planning MPlan
- Urban Planning (with placement year) BSc (Hons)
- Urban Planning (with placement year) MPlan