Actuarial Science with a Foundation Year at Swansea University
Actuarial Science with a Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), N325) at Swansea University asked for 88 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 swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~88 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 swansea.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 88
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
125 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 87%, other higher education 6%, a degree 4%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- N325 · N3 finance
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
84%
still studying
UK 85%
12%
left higher education
UK 11%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
155 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%88%
Learning opportunities85%88%
Assessment and feedback83%83%
Academic support93%91%
Organisation and management92%91%
Learning resources89%91%
Student voice78%84%
170 final-year students · 67% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£25k5 years£32.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 95 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
61% working23% working and studying3% studying6% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
65%
use what they learned
UK 63%
- Finance Professionals40%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 62% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA1 8EN
Subjects
actuarial science business and management
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Bay Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Finance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARU London | Business and Financial Management BSc | 96 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Foundation Programme: Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Banking and Finance (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 48 - 96 points | under 96 |
| Brunel University of London | Economics and Mathematics with an Integrated Foundation Year with Placement BSc (Hons) | CCC - CDD | — |
| City St George's, University of London | Mathematics and Finance (with Integrated Foundation Year) BSc | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Dundee | Accountancy BAcc | CCC - CCD | 160–175 |
| University of Lancashire | Accounting and Finance BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Reading | Finance with Foundation BSc (Hons) | CCC | 96–111 |
| University of Surrey | Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | CCC | 96–111 |
| Swansea University | Actuarial Science with a Foundation Year this course | 88 points | 96–111 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Accounting and Finance (Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 72 - 80 points | — |
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