Textile Design (with placement year) at Loughborough University
Textile Design (with placement year) (BA (Hons), J420) at Loughborough University asked for BBB - ABC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on lboro.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
Published as BBB - ABC
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 120
The middle entrant had 160–175 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 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- J420 · J4 polymers and textiles
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
50 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%90%
Learning opportunities82%87%
Assessment and feedback84%88%
Academic support88%91%
Organisation and management70%78%
Learning resources87%88%
Student voice80%83%
45 final-year students · 87% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26.5k3 years£27.5k5 years£34k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 50 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working15% working and studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
75%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Design occupations15%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Sales occupations15%
- Process, plant and machine operatives10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
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
textile design design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Design studies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts University Bournemouth | Communication Design and Strategy BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Fashion Design BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Fashion Design BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 144–159 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Ceramics BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| City St George's, University of London | Mechanical and Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | Graphic Design BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Futureworks | Animation with Illustration BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Textile Design (with placement year) this course | BBB - ABC | 160–175 |
| University of Brighton | 3D Design and Craft BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Chichester | Sustainable Fashion BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | — |
| University of East London | Interior Architecture BA (Hons) | 120 points | under 96 |
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