Data Science (including a Foundation Year) at University of Chester

Data Science (including a Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), I246) at University of Chester asked for 72 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 chester.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~72 points

Open

below 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 chester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsWider subject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72

54% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points.

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

Came in with A-levels or Highers 83%, other qualifications 9%, other higher education 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: I246 · I2 information systems
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

Year abroad: optional
Foundation year: built in

Student experience

After the first yearWider subject at this uni

73%

still studying

UK 85%

11%

left higher education

UK 11%

14%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

185 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%84%

Learning opportunities81%81%

Assessment and feedback87%82%

Academic support91%88%

Organisation and management80%80%

Learning resources85%88%

Student voice77%79%

75 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£28k3 years

£23k5 years

£27.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onWider subject at this uni

90% working5% working and studying5% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

60%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 70%

80%

say their work is meaningful

UK 75%

35%

use what they learned

UK 55%

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

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

Location

Campus: Chester, North West England, England
Postcode: CH1 4BJ

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Subjects

data management computing

Campus

Campus: Chester Parkgate Road/Kingsway/Riverside/Queen's Park Campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Information systems 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	Applied Data Science FdSc	72 - 80 points	96–111
Hopwood Hall College	Computing HND	80 points	—
Leeds Beckett University	Data Science & Artificial Intelligence BA/BSc	72 points	under 96
University of Chester	Data Science (including a Foundation Year) this course	72 points	96–111
University of West London	Bioinformatics Genomics with Foundation and Placement BSc (Hons)	72 points	—
Canterbury Christ Church University	Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	64 points	96–111
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Computer and Data Science (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	64 points	96–111
Kingston University	Cyber Security & Digital Forensics with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	64 points	112–127
Middlesex University	Artificial Intelligence and Data Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	40 - 64 points	under 96
University of Huddersfield	Computer Science with Games Programming with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	CC	96–111
University of South Wales	Computing HND	48 - 64 points	96–111

See all 164 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence BSc (Hons)
Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence (including a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)
Cybersecurity BSc (Hons)
Cybersecurity (including a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)
Cybersecurity with Artificial Intelligence BSc (Hons)
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