Illustration at University of Lancashire
Illustration (BA (Hons), W225) at University of Lancashire asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancashire.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~72 points
Openbelow 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 lancashire.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W225 · W2 design
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%90%
Learning opportunities86%87%
Assessment and feedback87%88%
Academic support92%91%
Organisation and management83%78%
Learning resources89%88%
Student voice83%83%
20 final-year students · 95% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£19.5k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
55% working5% working and studying10% studying20% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
55%
use what they learned
UK 53%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Preston, North West England, England
- Postcode
- PR1 2HE
Subjects
graphic arts design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Design studies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts University Plymouth | Ceramics & Glass CertHE | 72 points | — |
| Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts | Fashion BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| Leeds Beckett University | Fashion Communication and Content BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| Liverpool Hope University | Contemporary Fashion Design and Digital Marketing (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University Centre Bishop Burton | Floristry Design FdA | 72 points | — |
| University Centre Farnborough | Fashion and Textiles BA (Hons) | 72 points | — |
| University of Brighton | Interior Architecture (with Integrated Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 72 points | 128–143 |
| University of Chester | Fashion Design (including a Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Derby | Animation with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lancashire | Illustration this course | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Salford | Fashion Image Making and Styling BA (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
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