Illustration (with Foundation Year) at Wrexham University
Illustration (with Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), ILFY) at Wrexham University asked for 16 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on wrexham.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~16 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 wrexham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 16
The middle entrant had 144–159 points.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 10%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- ILFY
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
15%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course80%90%
Learning opportunities75%87%
Assessment and feedback95%88%
Academic support86%91%
Organisation and management50%78%
Learning resources67%88%
Student voice76%83%
10 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£16k5 years£18k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
50% working40% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 85% 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
- Wrexham, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- LL11 2AW
Subjects
illustration design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Wrexham University, Wrexham
- 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 Bournemouth | Communication Design and Strategy with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 32 points | 128–143 |
| Bedford College Group | Fashion and Textiles HND | 32 points | — |
| BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) | Art and Design (Graphic Design) HND | 32 points | — |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Fashion Buying and Brand Management (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 32 points | under 96 |
| City of Bristol College | Graphic Design HND | 32 points | — |
| Falmouth University | Fashion Design with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 32 points | 128–143 |
| New College Durham | Graphic Design FdA | 32 points | — |
| South Eastern Regional College | Graphic Design HNC | 32 points | — |
| South Thames College Group (inc Carshalton, South Thames and Kingston College) | Fine Art (Tattoo Illustration) HNC | 32 points | — |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Visual Communication HND | 21 - 24 points | 192–207 |
| Wrexham University | Illustration (with Foundation Year) this course | 16 points | 144–159 |
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