Architecture (with Integrated Foundation Year) at University for the Creative Arts

Architecture (with Integrated Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), K10A) at University for the Creative Arts asked for 32–168 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on uca.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~168 points

Highest

A*AA and above

Published as 32 - 168 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 uca.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 168

The middle entrant had under 96 points. At least 100% had fewer than the 168 asked.

10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, a degree 5%, other qualifications 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: K10A · K1 architecture
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

Foundation year: built in

Validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) for the purpose of eligibility for membership of that body. More ↗

Validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) at Part 1 level for the purpose of eligibility for membership of the RIBA. More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

65%

still studying

UK 86%

35%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 1%

30 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%92%

Learning opportunities88%87%

Assessment and feedback85%83%

Academic support90%90%

Organisation and management93%81%

Learning resources90%86%

Student voice81%82%

60 final-year students · 89% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£27k5 years

£29k

£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

65% working10% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

55%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 80%

75%

say their work is meaningful

UK 78%

55%

use what they learned

UK 64%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Canterbury, South East England, England
Postcode: CT1 3AN

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Subjects

architecture architecture, building and planning

Campus

Campus: Canterbury
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Architecture 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 for the Creative Arts	Architecture (with Integrated Foundation Year) this course	32 - 168 points	under 96
Newcastle University	Architecture and Urban Planning BA (Hons)	128 - 152 points	128–143
University of Bath	Architecture with professional placement MArch (Hons)	A*AA	176–191
University of Cambridge	Architecture MArch	A*AA	—
Cardiff University	Architecture BSc (Hons)	AAA - AAB	160–175
Kingston University	Architecture MArch (4 Year)	128 - 144 points	—
Lancaster University	Architecture BA (Hons)	144 points	128–143
Loughborough University	Architecture (with placement year) MArch (Hon)	AAA	160–175
The University of Edinburgh	Structural Engineering with Architecture BEng (Hon)	120 - 144 points	160–175
University of Glasgow	Civil Engineering with Architecture MEng (Hon)	144 points	—
University of Liverpool	Architecture BA (Hons)	AAA	128–143

See all 204 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

More architecture, building and planning at University for the Creative Arts

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