Data Science with Foundation Year at University of Exeter
Data Science with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), GG20) at University of Exeter asked for BCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on exeter.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BCC
Moderate104 points · around CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check exeter.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 1% had fewer than the 104 asked.
205 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 88%, a baccalaureate 5%, other higher education 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- GG20 · G2 operational research + G0 no standard meaning
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
94%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 12%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
240 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%83%
Learning opportunities83%81%
Assessment and feedback80%82%
Academic support88%88%
Organisation and management81%81%
Learning resources90%89%
Student voice85%79%
150 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£40.5k5 years£58k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
76% working7% working and studying6% studying8% unemployed2% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
93%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
80%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Information Technology Professionals81%
- Elementary occupations4%
- Engineering professionals3%
- Business and public service associate professionals3%
- Administrative occupations2%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 75 graduates · 64% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Devon, South West England, England
- Postcode
- EX4 4QJ
Subjects
data management computing
Campus
- Campus
- Streatham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkbeck, University of London | Mathematics and Data Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Bucks New University | Data Science FdSc | 88 - 112 points | — |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Computer and Data Science BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Aberdeen | Business Management and Information Systems BSc (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Chester | Data Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Data Science BSc (Hons) | BCC | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Data Science with Foundation Year this course | BCC | 144–159 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Foundation Programme: Business Analytics BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Gateshead College | Digital Technologies (Data Analytics) HNC | 96 points | — |
| Harper Adams University | Applied Data Science BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| London Metropolitan University | Economics BSc (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
See all 164 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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