Fine Art (with placement year) at Loughborough University
Fine Art (with placement year) (BA (Hons), W101) at Loughborough University asked for ABB 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
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
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 128
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 7% had fewer than the 128 asked.
90 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 99%, other higher education 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W101 · W1 fine art
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
93%
still studying
UK 84%
4%
left higher education
UK 10%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
90 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%87%
Learning opportunities95%83%
Assessment and feedback91%88%
Academic support95%90%
Organisation and management91%71%
Learning resources97%86%
Student voice88%82%
75 final-year students · 84% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£19.5k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working5% studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 68%
30%
use what they learned
UK 25%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations15%
- Sales occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
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
fine art design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Art 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow School of Art | Fine Art - Painting and Printmaking BA (Hons) | 114 - 128 points | 176–191 |
| Lancaster University | Fine Art BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | Fine Art (with placement year) this course | ABB | 144–159 |
| UCL (University College London) | Art and Technology BA (Hons) | ABB | 208–223 |
| University of Dundee | Art & Philosophy BA (Hons) | ABB | 176–191 |
| University of Leeds | Art and Design BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Art and Psychology BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Creative Writing and Fine Art BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Fine Art BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 144–159 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Fine Art BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Fine Art BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 144–159 |
See all 240 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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