Psychology (with placement year) at Loughborough University
Psychology (with placement year) (BSc (Hons), C801) at Loughborough University asked for AAB 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
~AAB
Competitive136 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 136
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 13% had fewer than the 136 asked.
230 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 93%, a baccalaureate 4%, other higher education 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C801 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
97%
still studying
UK 90%
2%
left higher education
UK 7%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
185 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%92%
Learning opportunities78%90%
Assessment and feedback73%80%
Academic support86%95%
Organisation and management92%86%
Learning resources89%91%
Student voice86%82%
105 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£25.5k5 years£31.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 65 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
73% working12% working and studying9% studying3% unemployed3% other
UK, same subject: 93% in work or study
61%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
91%
say their work is meaningful
UK 84%
56%
use what they learned
UK 68%
- Business and public service associate professionals17%
- Therapy professionals14%
- Administrative occupations9%
- Caring personal services8%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals8%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 180 graduates · 54% responded · 2022-24
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
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Anatomy, physiology and pathology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Leicester | Biological Sciences (Physiology with Pharmacology) MBiolSci (Hons) | 128 - 152 points | 96–111 |
| King's College London, University of London | Anatomy, Developmental and Human Biology BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | Medical Physiology BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 144–159 |
| Loughborough University | Psychology (with placement year) this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Anatomy and Development BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 176–191 |
| University of Bristol | Cancer Biology and Immunology BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Anatomy BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 224–239 |
| University of Leeds | Sport and Exercise Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Liverpool | Anatomy and Human Biology MBiol (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Keele University | Human Anatomy BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| Ulster University | Cardiac Physiology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 122 points | 128–143 |
See all 61 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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