Engineering with Foundation Year at University of Leicester
Engineering with Foundation Year (BEng (Hon), H991) 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 72% had fewer than the 104 asked.
65 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 93%, other qualifications 4%, other higher education 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H991 · H9 other engineering
- Duration
- 4 - 6 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
The accredited BEng (Hons) will meet, in part, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer and Students will need to complete an approved format of further learning pursuant to the requirements of UKSPEC. The accredited BEng (Hons) will also automatically meet in full, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
89%
still studying
UK 83%
11%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
80 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%85%
Learning opportunities85%85%
Assessment and feedback82%77%
Academic support91%92%
Organisation and management82%71%
Learning resources85%88%
Student voice70%78%
10 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£30k5 years£37.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
50% working20% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
50%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Engineering professionals50%
- Skilled trades occupations10%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% 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
general or integrated engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- University of Leicester - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Engineering 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University, Birmingham | Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Brunel University of London | Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | BBC - CCC | — |
| Coventry University | Automotive and Transport Design BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Aberdeen | Engineering BEng (Hon) | BBC | 128–143 |
| University of East London | Engineering Management BEng (Hon) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Lincoln | Mechatronics BEng (Hon) | 104 - 112 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sussex | Engineering (with a foundation year) BEng (Hon) | 96 - 105 points | — |
| University of Exeter | Biomedical Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | BCC | 144–159 |
| University of Leicester | Engineering with Foundation Year this course | 104 points | under 96 |
| University of Strathclyde | Engineering Academy BEng | 102 points | 192–207 |
| Lancaster University | Engineering (with a Foundation Year) BEng (Hon) | 96 points | 112–127 |
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