Social Sciences and Humanities with a Foundation Year at Loughborough University
Social Sciences and Humanities with a Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), L3FY) 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 pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 16% had fewer than the 120 asked.
130 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 98%, a baccalaureate 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L3FY · L3 sociology
- Duration
- 4 - 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
94%
still studying
UK 85%
6%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
120 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%88%
Learning opportunities88%86%
Assessment and feedback86%85%
Academic support96%90%
Organisation and management91%84%
Learning resources92%90%
Student voice92%80%
90 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£26.5k5 years£31k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
74% working9% working and studying7% studying9% unemployed1% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
66%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 44%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
50%
use what they learned
UK 44%
- Business and public service associate professionals21%
- Teaching Professionals12%
- Elementary occupations11%
- Administrative occupations7%
- Sports and fitness occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 70 graduates · 53% 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
social sciences social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Social Sciences BA (Hons) | ABB | 160–175 |
| Glasgow School of Art | Product Design BDes (Hon) | 114 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| University of Bath | Social Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | Social Science BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Social Sciences and Humanities with a Foundation Year this course | BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Brighton | Social Sciences BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Glasgow | Global Sustainable Development MA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Professional Studies BA (Hons) | BBB | — |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Social and Political Sciences BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Bucks New University | Health and Social Science BSc (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Applied Sociology and Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
See all 101 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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