Chemistry with Foundation Year at University of Leicester
Chemistry with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), F991) at University of Leicester asked for 104 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 le.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~104 points
Moderatearound 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 le.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104
The middle entrant had under 96 points. At least 55% had fewer than the 104 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, a baccalaureate 5%, a foundation course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F991 · F9 other physical sciences
- Duration
- 4 - 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry for partially meeting the academic criteria for Chartered Chemist (CChem). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
20%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%92%
Learning opportunities97%89%
Assessment and feedback92%79%
Academic support100%94%
Organisation and management88%86%
Learning resources82%91%
Student voice94%87%
10 final-year students · 60% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28.5k3 years£25.5k5 years£31.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
40% working20% working and studying25% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
60%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 70% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leicester, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE1 7RH
Subjects
chemistry physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Leicester - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Chemistry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keele University | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Aberdeen | Chemistry MChem (H) | BBC | 128–143 |
| University of Chester | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of East London | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Huddersfield | Chemistry MChem | BBC - BCC | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Applied Biosciences BSc (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| University of Leicester | Chemistry with Foundation Year this course | 104 points | under 96 |
| University of Plymouth | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of South Wales | Pharmaceutical Science BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Dundee | Biological and Biomedical Sciences (joint degree with National University of Singapore) BSc (Hons) | CCD - CCC | 192–207 |
See all 427 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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