Human Biology with a Foundation Year at Loughborough University
Human Biology with a Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), C1FY) 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 10% had fewer than the 120 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C1FY · C1 biology
- Duration
- 4 - 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Recognised by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of associate membership. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
95%
still studying
UK 95%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%90%
Learning opportunities92%85%
Assessment and feedback88%77%
Academic support92%89%
Organisation and management98%85%
Learning resources88%88%
Student voice96%84%
25 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£26.5k5 years£33.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 175 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
62% working17% working and studying12% studying4% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
86%
say their work is meaningful
UK 78%
53%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Business and public service associate professionals26%
- Teaching Professionals13%
- Sports and fitness occupations12%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Natural and social science professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 360 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Loughborough, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE11 3TU
Subjects
human biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Others in biosciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Edinburgh | Reproductive Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of Exeter | Evolutionary Biology Msci (Hon) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Keele University | Psychology with Human Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| Loughborough University | Human Biology with a Foundation Year this course | BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Evolutionary Anthropology BSc (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Human Biology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Aberdeen | Neuroscience with Psychology BSc (Hons) | BBC | 128–143 |
| University of Plymouth | Psychology with Human Biology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of West London | Human Biology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
See all 50 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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