Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year at University of Bedfordshire

Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), N4FY) at University of Bedfordshire asked for 32–48 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 beds.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~48 points

Open

below CCC

Published as 32 - 48 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 beds.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48

15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had under 96 points.

15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 55%, other qualifications 25%, no formal qualifications 20%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: N4FY · N4 accounting
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

Foundation year: built in

Accredited by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) for the purpose of eligibility to apply for full membership with that body. More ↗

Accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations. More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

90%

still studying

UK 85%

10%

left higher education

UK 11%

moved to a lower award

UK 1%

10 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%87%

Learning opportunities92%86%

Assessment and feedback92%84%

Academic support94%91%

Organisation and management95%89%

Learning resources95%91%

Student voice88%81%

30 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£29k3 years

£22k5 years

£26.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 50 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

80% working5% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed5% other

UK, same subject: 88% in work or study

35%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 60%

62%

say their work is meaningful

UK 77%

46%

use what they learned

UK 58%

Elementary occupations20%
Managers, directors and senior officials19%
Administrative occupations10%
Sales occupations7%
Process, plant and machine operatives6%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24

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

Location

Campus: Luton, South East England, England
Postcode: LU1 3JU

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Subjects

accounting business and management

Campus

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

Accounting 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
Birmingham Newman University	Accounting and Finance (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	48 points	under 96
Gower College Swansea	Business Management HND	48 points	—
Leeds Trinity University	Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year in Business BSc	48 points	under 96
Oxford Brookes University	Accounting and Economics (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	48 points	under 96
Southampton, Solent University	Economics and Finance with Foundation BSc	48 points	—
University of Bedfordshire	Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year this course	32 - 48 points	under 96
University of Gloucestershire	Accounting and Finance (with Foundation) BSc (Hons)	48 points	under 96
University of Greater Manchester	Accountancy with foundation year BA (Hons)	48 points	under 96
University of Hertfordshire	Accounting and Management with Foundation Year BA (Hons)	48 points	—
University of Salford	Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	48 points	under 96
University of South Wales	Accounting and Finance (Including Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	48 points	under 96

See all 510 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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