Natural Sciences with a Foundation Year at Loughborough University
Natural Sciences with a Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), CFY1) 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 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 144–159 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%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- CFY1
- Duration
- 4 - 6 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
90%
still studying
UK 95%
10%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%91%
Learning opportunities81%87%
Assessment and feedback83%81%
Academic support100%92%
Organisation and management70%74%
Learning resources96%93%
Student voice86%85%
25 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£31.5k3 years£28k5 years£36k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
50% working20% working and studying25% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
60%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 75% 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
natural sciences physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Natural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham University | Computer Science and Mathematics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 192–207 |
| University of Bath | Natural Sciences BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Leeds | Natural Sciences BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Nottingham | Natural Sciences BSc (Hons) | A*AA - AAA | 160–175 |
| King's College London, University of London | Natural Sciences Msci (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Natural Sciences Msci (Hon) | 144 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Natural Sciences with a Foundation Year this course | BBB | 144–159 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Natural Sciences BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Natural Sciences with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Huddersfield | Natural Sciences BSc (Hons) | BBC - BCC | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | Natural Sciences (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 144–159 |
See all 47 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More general, applied and forensic sciences at Loughborough University
- Natural Sciences BSc (Hons)
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- Natural Sciences (with placement year) Msci (Hon)