Business Studies (with Foundation Year) at University of West London

Business Studies (with Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), N101) at University of West London 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 under 96 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on ruskin.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 ruskin.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72

68% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had under 96 points.

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

Came in with A-levels or Highers 76%, other higher education 11%, no formal qualifications 11%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: N101 · N1 business studies
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

73%

still studying

UK 80%

15%

left higher education

UK 15%

moved to a lower award

UK 1%

305 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%85%

Learning opportunities92%87%

Assessment and feedback91%86%

Academic support90%91%

Organisation and management94%88%

Learning resources93%90%

Student voice92%82%

165 final-year students · 91% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£30k3 years

£22.5k5 years

£27.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 55 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onWider subject at this uni

68% working8% working and studying3% studying9% unemployed13% other

UK, same subject: 86% in work or study

34%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 60%

79%

say their work is meaningful

UK 77%

66%

use what they learned

UK 58%

Administrative occupations15%
Business and public service associate professionals13%
Sales occupations9%
Managers, directors and senior officials9%
Skilled trades occupations8%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 145 graduates · 56% responded · 2023-24

Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Old Headington, South East England, England
Postcode: OX3 9BZ

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Subjects

business studies business and management

Campus

Campus: Ruskin College
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Business 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
Leeds Beckett University	Human Resource Management & Business BA (Hons)	72 points	112–127
Liverpool Hope University	Business Management (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	72 points	under 96
SAE Institute	Music Business BA/BSc (H)	72 points	—
University Centre Farnborough	Business and Psychology - Two-year Accelerated Degree BA (Hons)	72 points	—
University of Brighton	Business Management (with Integrated Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	72 points	96–111
University of Chester	Events Management with Business (including a Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	72 points	112–127
University of Derby	International Business Management (Analytics and Technology) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	72 points	—
University of Lancashire	Business and Management BA (Hons)	72 points	96–111
University of Roehampton	Business (General) (HNC) HNC	72 points	—
University of West London	Business Studies (with Foundation Year) this course	72 points	under 96
University of Westminster, London	Real Estate with Foundation BSc (Hons)	DDD	96–111

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Business Analytics with Foundation BSc (Hons)
Business Studies BA (Hons)
Business Studies (top-up) BA (Hons)
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