Biological Sciences with a Foundation Year at Loughborough University

Biological Sciences with a Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), C1YF) 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 subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lboro.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades

~BBB

Selective

120 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 pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120

15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 128–143 points. At least 6% of them had fewer than the 120 asked.

45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: C1YF · C1 biology
Duration: 4 - 5 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Foundation year: built in

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

90%

still studying

UK 90%

left higher education

UK 10%

10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

10 students · started 2022-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%90%

Learning opportunities90%88%

Assessment and feedback87%80%

Academic support93%91%

Organisation and management100%82%

Learning resources95%89%

Student voice88%83%

20 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£28k3 years

£26.5k5 years

£33.5k

£20k£30k£40k£50k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 175 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

55% working20% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed10% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

75%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 60%

75%

say their work is meaningful

UK 80%

25%

use what they learned

UK 45%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Loughborough, East Midlands, England
Postcode: LE11 3TU

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Subjects

biology biological and sport sciences

Campus

Campus: Loughborough University
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Biology 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
Aberystwyth University	Biology BSc (Hons)	104 - 120 points	112–127
Anglia Ruskin University	Biology BSc (Hons)	104 - 120 points	96–111
Bath Spa University	Biology BSc (Hons)	BBB - BCC	112–127
Edge Hill University	Biochemistry BSc (Hons)	112 - 120 points	112–127
Keele University	Biology BSc (Hons)	120 points	112–127
Loughborough University	Biological Sciences with a Foundation Year this course	BBB	128–143
University of Brighton	Biological Sciences BSc (Hons)	104 - 120 points	under 96
University of Gloucestershire	Biology BSc (Hons)	104 - 120 points	96–111
University of Huddersfield	Biology (Molecular and Cellular) with Research Placement BSc (Hons)	BBB - BBC	112–127
University of Hull	Biology BSc (Hons)	120 points	112–127
University of Kent	Biology BSc (Hons)	104 - 120 points	96–111

See all 226 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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