Geography with a Foundation Year at Loughborough University
Geography with a Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), L7FY) 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 subject here had 128–143 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 5% had fewer than the 120 asked.
50 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L7FY · L7 human geography
- Duration
- 4 - 5 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
95%
still studying
UK 93%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
50 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%92%
Learning opportunities90%89%
Assessment and feedback89%85%
Academic support97%95%
Organisation and management97%90%
Learning resources95%91%
Student voice96%84%
100 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£28k5 years£36k
£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
65% working10% working and studying10% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
50%
use what they learned
UK 58%
- Business and public service associate professionals35%
- Conservation and environment professionals15%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 50% 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
physical geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Physical geographical sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Physical Geography and Oceanography BSc (Hons) | 110 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Aberystwyth University | Business and Climate Change BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Keele University | Geography (Human and Physical) with Integrated Master's Msci (Hon) | 120 points | — |
| Loughborough University | Geography with a Foundation Year this course | BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Brighton | Geography BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Cumbria | Geography BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Geography BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hull | Geography BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Reading | Geography (Human and Physical) BSc (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Stirling | Environmental Geography BSc (Hons) | BBB | 144–159 |
| University of Aberdeen | Geography MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
See all 196 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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