Biomedical Engineering with a Foundation Year at Loughborough University
Biomedical Engineering with a Foundation Year (BEng (Hon), H1FY) 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 144–159 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 5% had fewer than the 120 asked.
50 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 3%, other higher education 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H1FY · H1 general engineering
- Duration
- 4 - 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
95%
still studying
UK 90%
3%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
55 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%86%
Learning opportunities81%87%
Assessment and feedback76%79%
Academic support92%90%
Organisation and management89%79%
Learning resources87%89%
Student voice78%83%
130 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£33k3 years£34.5k5 years£42.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 265 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working10% working and studying15% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 80% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
45%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Engineering professionals25%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Sports and fitness occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 50 graduates · 65% 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
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Bioengineering, medical and biomedical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hull | Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Reading | Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon) | ABB - BBB | 96–111 |
| University of Surrey | Biomedical Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | 96 - 123 points | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | Biomedical and Healthcare Engineering MEng (Hon) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Keele University | Bioengineering (Regenerative Medicine) BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Biomedical Engineering with a Foundation Year this course | BBB | 144–159 |
| University of Kent | Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of East London | Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | 96–111 |
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