Agriculture at University Centre Sparsholt
Agriculture (FdSc, D401) at University Centre Sparsholt asked for 64–80 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sparsholt.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~80 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 64 - 80 points
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 sparsholt.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, an Access course 25%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Foundation Degree in Science
- Code
- D401 · D4 agriculture
- Duration
- 2 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
20%
still studying
UK 70%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%83%
Learning opportunities88%84%
Assessment and feedback84%80%
Academic support91%88%
Organisation and management53%75%
Learning resources77%85%
Student voice65%73%
15 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£20k5 years£25k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
95% working5% working and studying
UK, same subject: 95% in work or study
20%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 57%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
85%
use what they learned
UK 80%
- Animal care and control services25%
- Skilled trades occupations20%
- Elementary occupations20%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Winchester, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO21 2NF
Subjects
agriculture agriculture, food and related studies
Campus
- Campus
- University Centre Sparsholt
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Agriculture 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Adams University | Agribusiness Management (with Placement) BSc (Hons) | 88 points | — |
| University of Reading | Agricultural Business Management with Foundation BSc (Hons) | CCD | 112–127 |
| University Centre Askham Bryan | Agriculture BSc (Hons) | 84 points | — |
| Cornwall College | Horticulture (Garden & Landscape Design) BSc (Hons) | 80 points | — |
| Hopwood Hall College | Zoo Science and Wildlife Conservation FdSc | 80 points | — |
| University Centre Somerset | Animal Management, Ecology and Conservation BSc (Hons) | 80 points | — |
| University Centre Sparsholt | Agriculture this course | 64 - 80 points | — |
| University of Suffolk | Conservation Science and Animal Management FdSc | 80 points | — |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Sustainable Development BA (Hons) | 72 - 75 points | 112–127 |
| University Centre Bishop Burton | Agriculture FdSc | 72 points | — |
| University of Chester | Animal Welfare Science (including a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
See all 252 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More agriculture, food and related studies at University Centre Sparsholt
- Agriculture BSc (Hons)
- Agriculture (Top-up) BSc (Hons)
- Animal Management and Applied Science FdSc
- Applied Animal Behaviour (Top-up) BSc (Hons)
- Applied Animal Science BSc (Hons)
- Applied Animal Science (Top-up) BSc (Hons)
- Applied Zoo Science FdSc
- Aquaculture and Fishery Management BSc (Hons)
- Aquaculture and Fishery Management (Top-up) BSc (Hons)
- Equestrian Performance & Business Management BSc (Hons)
- Equestrian Performance & Business Management FdSc
- Equestrian Performance & Business Management (Top-up) BSc (Hons)