Engineering Foundation year at Newcastle University
Engineering Foundation year (Fd cert, H101) at Newcastle University asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ncl.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 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 ncl.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 50% had fewer than the 128 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Foundation Certificate
- Code
- H101 · H1 general engineering
- Duration
- 1 year
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
65%
still studying
UK 83%
35%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%86%
Learning opportunities85%85%
Assessment and feedback75%78%
Academic support92%89%
Organisation and management81%79%
Learning resources93%88%
Student voice80%78%
305 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£32k5 years£40k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 135 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
75% working10% working and studying5% studying3% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
88%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
64%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Engineering professionals63%
- Managers, directors and senior officials8%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals3%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 225 graduates · 63% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, England
- Postcode
- NE1 7RU
Subjects
general or integrated engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Newcastle Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Engineering 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| City St George's, University of London | Engineering with Business BEng (Hon) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| London South Bank University | Building Services Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Loughborough University | Design BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| Newcastle University | Engineering Foundation year this course | ABB | 128–143 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Engineering with Foundation BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | — |
| University of Brighton | Design Engineering MEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| University of Liverpool | Product Design Engineering MEng (Hon) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Southampton | Aeronautics and Astronautics with Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | ABB | 160–175 |
| University of Strathclyde | Product Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | 208–223 |
| University of York | Engineering BEng (Hon) | ABB | 112–127 |
See all 325 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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