Computer Science and Mathematics (with placement year) at Loughborough University
Computer Science and Mathematics (with placement year) (BSc (Hons), GG4D) 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 course had 144–159 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 40% had fewer than the 144 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- GG4D · G4 computer science (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 4
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 89%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%89%
Learning opportunities83%86%
Assessment and feedback78%82%
Academic support90%94%
Organisation and management93%87%
Learning resources89%90%
Student voice83%81%
20 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£31k5 years£43k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
75% working10% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
55%
use what they learned
UK 60%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
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
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Computer science 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 | Computer Science MComp | 136 - 144 points | under 96 |
| Bangor University | Computer Science MComp (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges) | Computing For England HNC | CC - AAA | — |
| Lancaster University | Computer Science (Study Abroad) BSc (Hons) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| Loughborough University | Computer Science and Mathematics (with placement year) this course | AAA | 144–159 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Electronics and Computer Science BEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | 176–191 |
| University of Bristol | Chemistry with Computing Msci (Hon) | AAA - ABB | 160–175 |
| University of Exeter | Computer Science Msci (Hon) | AAA - AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Glasgow | Classics/Computing MA (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | — |
| University of Leeds | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Liverpool | Computer Science MEng (Hon) | AAA | 128–143 |
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