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Loughborough University

Loughborough
#203 QS World

Rankings

QS World University Ranking

Ranked #203 in 2027 · Overall score 55.5

Academic reputation45.1
Employer reputation67.3
Employment outcomes34.8

Admissions

Offer rate: 72.0%

33,755 applicants · 2025 entry

Admissions statistics for Loughborough University

In the 2025 UCAS cycle: 33,755 applied, 24,300 received an offer (72.0% offer rate), and 4,435 were placed.

Placed · 4,435
Offer declined · 19,865
Not offered · 9,455

UK offers are usually conditional on exam grades, so a high offer rate does not mean easy admission. The entry requirements are the real bar.

How to apply

UK undergraduate admissions run through UCAS.

Application
Via UCAS (one application, up to 5 course choices)
Deadline
29 January · 15 October for Oxford, Cambridge, medicine, dentistry & veterinary

Academics

Courses & entry tariff

Typical UCAS tariff points that entrants held, by course (Discover Uni). This runs above the published offer, since entrants often carry extra qualifications. For reference, AAA = 144 points and A*A*A* = 168.

152typical entrant tariff (≈ A*AA)
Fashion Design and Technology181 · ≈A*A*A*+
Architecture179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics and Sport Science179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Fine Art174 · ≈A*A*A*
Graphic Design171 · ≈A*A*A*
Industrial Design170 · ≈A*A*A*
Textile Design170 · ≈A*A*A*
Mathematics with Economics170 · ≈A*A*A*
English and Sport Science169 · ≈A*A*A*
Sport and Exercise Science168 · ≈A*A*A*
Sports Technology164 · ≈A*A*A*
Mathematics and Physics164 · ≈A*A*A*
Mathematics with a Foundation Year164 · ≈A*A*A*
Sport Management164 · ≈A*A*A*
Sport Science, Coaching and Physical Education163 · ≈A*A*A
Design163 · ≈A*A*A
Financial Mathematics163 · ≈A*A*A
Mathematics162 · ≈A*A*A
Geography with Economics161 · ≈A*A*A
Economics with a Foundation Year160 · ≈A*A*A
Economics and Finance160 · ≈A*A*A
Economics160 · ≈A*A*A
Product Design and Technology160 · ≈A*A*A
Chemistry with Computing159 · ≈A*A*A
Physics with Computing159 · ≈A*A*A
Computing and Management159 · ≈A*A*A
Psychology of Sport and Exercise159 · ≈A*A*A
Sport with a Foundation Year159 · ≈A*A*A
Mathematics and Accounting and Financial Management159 · ≈A*A*A
Computer Science and Mathematics159 · ≈A*A*A
Computer Science and Cyber Security158 · ≈A*A*A
Computer Science158 · ≈A*A*A
Robotics, Mechatronics, and Control Engineering158 · ≈A*A*A
Energy Engineering157 · ≈A*A*A
Chemical Engineering157 · ≈A*A*A
Psychology with a Foundation Year156 · ≈A*A*A
Economics and Management156 · ≈A*A*A
Electrical and Electronic Engineering155 · ≈A*AA
Physics with a Foundation Year154 · ≈A*AA
Engineering Physics154 · ≈A*AA
Physics with Theoretical Physics154 · ≈A*AA
History154 · ≈A*AA
Engineering Management with a Foundation Year153 · ≈A*AA
Psychology153 · ≈A*AA
Mechanical Engineering153 · ≈A*AA
International Business153 · ≈A*AA
Management153 · ≈A*AA
Aeronautical Engineering153 · ≈A*AA
Computer and Electronic Engineering153 · ≈A*AA
Natural Sciences with a Foundation Year153 · ≈A*AA
Psychology with Criminology152 · ≈A*AA
Human Biology152 · ≈A*AA
Human Biology with a Foundation Year152 · ≈A*AA
Geography and Sport Science152 · ≈A*AA
Information Technology Management for Business151 · ≈A*AA
Automotive Engineering151 · ≈A*AA
Geography and Management151 · ≈A*AA
English with Creative Writing150 · ≈A*AA
Politics, Philosophy and Economics149 · ≈A*AA
Bioengineering with a Foundation Year149 · ≈A*AA
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence149 · ≈A*AA
Automotive Engineering with a Foundation Year148 · ≈A*AA
Accounting and Finance147 · ≈AAA
Finance147 · ≈AAA
Marketing147 · ≈AAA
Product Design Engineering147 · ≈AAA
English with Business Studies147 · ≈AAA
History and International Relations147 · ≈AAA
Chemical Engineering with a Foundation Year146 · ≈AAA
Geography with a Foundation Year146 · ≈AAA
Geography146 · ≈AAA
Media and Communication145 · ≈AAA
Natural Sciences145 · ≈AAA
Urban Planning145 · ≈AAA
Chemistry with a Foundation Year143 · ≈AAA
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry143 · ≈AAA
Architectural Engineering142 · ≈AAA
Mechanical Engineering with a Foundation Year142 · ≈AAA
Physics142 · ≈AAA
Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying141 · ≈AAA
Materials Science and Engineering141 · ≈AAA
Criminology and Sociology141 · ≈AAA
Social Sciences and Humanities with a Foundation Year140 · ≈AAA
History and Politics140 · ≈AAA
Engineering Management140 · ≈AAA
Civil Engineering and Architectural Engineering with a Foundation Year139 · ≈AAB
Criminology139 · ≈AAB
Business Analytics139 · ≈AAB
Product Design Engineering with a Foundation Year139 · ≈AAB
Chemistry138 · ≈AAB
Construction Engineering Management138 · ≈AAB
Biological Sciences138 · ≈AAB
Business with a Foundation Year138 · ≈AAB
Biomedical Engineering138 · ≈AAB
Biological Sciences with a Foundation Year137 · ≈AAB
English137 · ≈AAB
Politics and International Relations136 · ≈AAB
English Literature136 · ≈AAB
International Relations136 · ≈AAB
Civil Engineering134 · ≈AAB
Electronic and Electrical Engineering with a Foundation Year134 · ≈AAB
Sociology133 · ≈AAB
Aeronautical Engineering with a Foundation Year131 · ≈ABB
Materials with a Foundation Year130 · ≈ABB
Automotive Materials130 · ≈ABB
Biomaterials Engineering130 · ≈ABB

Cost

Tuition

UK undergraduate tuition fees.

Home (UK)
£9,250 / year
International
Varies by course

Graduate outcomes

£32,000
Median graduate salary
90%
In work or further study
93%
Continue past first year

Earnings and destinations about 15 months after graduating (Discover Uni).

Student body

19,449
undergraduates

Demographics

10%international students
White67.4%
Asian13.4%
Black/African American9.1%
Mixed7.4%
Other1.5%