Agriculture with Foundation Year at Royal Agricultural University
Agriculture with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), D701) at Royal Agricultural University asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on rau.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 points
Openbelow CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check rau.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
50 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 77%, other higher education 21%, an Access course 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- D701 · D7 agricultural sciences
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
70%
still studying
UK 70%
7%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
70 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%83%
Learning opportunities82%84%
Assessment and feedback76%80%
Academic support92%88%
Organisation and management78%75%
Learning resources86%85%
Student voice76%73%
90 final-year students · 66% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£24k5 years£30k
£20k£30k£40k
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
80% working10% working and studying5% studying5% other
UK, same subject: 95% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 57%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
60%
use what they learned
UK 80%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Skilled trades occupations10%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cirencester, South West England, England
- Postcode
- GL7 6JS
Subjects
agricultural sciences agriculture, food and related studies
agriculture agriculture, food and related studies
agriculture agriculture, food and related studies
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Agricultural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Liverpool | Bioveterinary Science BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University Centre Bishop Burton | Precision Agriculture BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| Harper Adams University | Applied Data Science FdSc | 72 - 80 points | 96–111 |
| Royal Agricultural University | Agriculture with Foundation Year this course | 48 points | 96–111 |
See all 17 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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- Agriculture BSc (Hons)
- Agriculture Grad Dip
- Agriculture and Farm Management FdSc
- Agriculture with Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Animal Management and Applied Zoology (Top Up) BSc (Hons)
- Animal Management and Zoology FdSc
- Bloodstock and Equine Performance Management BSc (Hons)
- Bloodstock and Equine Performance Management with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)