Chemistry with a Foundation Year at Loughborough University
Chemistry with a Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), F104) at Loughborough University asked for CCC - BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lboro.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
Published as CCC - 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 96–111 points. At least 60% had fewer than the 120 asked.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F104 · F1 chemistry
- Duration
- 4 - 6 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
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
60 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%92%
Learning opportunities88%89%
Assessment and feedback72%79%
Academic support92%94%
Organisation and management85%86%
Learning resources97%91%
Student voice88%87%
40 final-year students · 87% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£27k5 years£35.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working20% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
60%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 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
chemistry physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Chemistry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry University | Pharmaceutical Science BSc | 120 points | 96–111 |
| Edge Hill University | Biochemistry BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Keele University | Chemistry with Mathematics BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| Loughborough University | Chemistry with a Foundation Year this course | CCC - BBB | 96–111 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Chemistry MChem (H) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Birmingham | Chemistry with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Huddersfield | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hons) | BBB - BBC | 96–111 |
| University of Lincoln | Forensic Chemistry MChem (H) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Reading | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | BBB | 96–111 |
| University of Strathclyde | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | 114 - 120 points | 160–175 |
| University of Sunderland | Pharmaceutical Science Msci (Hon) | 120 points | — |
See all 427 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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