Chemical Engineering with Foundation Year at Loughborough University
Chemical Engineering with Foundation Year (BEng (Hon), H80A) 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 30% 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%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H80A · H8 chemical, process and energy engineering
- Duration
- 4 - 6 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) 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
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%90%
Learning opportunities88%87%
Assessment and feedback72%79%
Academic support84%91%
Organisation and management75%85%
Learning resources92%91%
Student voice73%84%
35 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£36k5 years£45k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working10% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
60%
use what they learned
UK 67%
- Engineering professionals40%
- Finance Professionals10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations5%
- Sales occupations5%
- Process, plant and machine operatives5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 75% 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
chemical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Chemical, process and energy 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 Surrey | Chemical Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | 96 - 123 points | 96–111 |
| Loughborough University | Chemical Engineering with Foundation Year this course | BBB | 112–127 |
| Southampton, Solent University | Renewable Energy Engineering HNC | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Chester | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Huddersfield | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hons) | BBB - BBC | 96–111 |
| University of Plymouth | Civil Engineering (Nuclear Science) MEng (Hon) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| Ulster University | Energy BSc (Hons) | 112 - 117 points | 128–143 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | BBC | 128–143 |
| University of Bradford | Chemical Engineering (with a placement year) BEng (Hon) | 112 points | 96–111 |
See all 221 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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