Computer Science with a Foundation Year at Loughborough University
Computer Science with a Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), G404) 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 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 10% had fewer than the 120 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G404 · G4 computer science (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 - 6 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional. More ↗
Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT on behalf of the Engineering Councilfor the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a CharteredEngineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
20%
left higher education
UK 12%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%83%
Learning opportunities84%81%
Assessment and feedback82%82%
Academic support90%88%
Organisation and management86%81%
Learning resources92%89%
Student voice76%79%
130 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£40.5k5 years£58.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k£80k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
86% working9% working and studying1% studying2% unemployed3% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
92%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
55%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Information Technology Professionals74%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
- Finance Professionals4%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals3%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 57% 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
computer science computing
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 | Accounting and Finance and Computing BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| ASU London | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | — |
| Coventry University | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 120 points | under 96 |
| Edge Hill University | Computer Engineering BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Falmouth University | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Business Computing (Entrepreneurship) BSc (Hons) | BBB | 96–111 |
| Loughborough University | Computer Science with a Foundation Year this course | BBB | 144–159 |
| University of Brighton | Business Analytics BSc | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Cumbria | Computer Science BSc | 112 - 120 points | — |
| University of Hertfordshire | Information Technology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | — |
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