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Chemistry at Loughborough University
Loughborough University is ranked 33rd of 59 universities for chemistry on our measures. 87% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £30k after 15 months, rising to £35.5k after five years.
Typical offer ABBEngland13 courses
How it compares with other chemistry courses
The marker shows the typical (median) chemistry course. How we measure
Who gets in
UCAS points of students who started, with the A-level grades worth the same points. These totals include every qualification students had (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels and so on), so many people here had a lower offer than their total suggests.
- Under 96 ptsbelow CCC3%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC9%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB31%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB20%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA11%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more26%
What graduates earn
The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure.
Compare the 13 chemistry courses here
Each course has its own satisfaction, drop-out and entry figures where enough students answered. Add your grades above to see your fit for each one.
- Typical offers range from CCC (Chemistry with a Foundation Year) to AAB (Chemistry).
- Highest student satisfaction: Chemistry (MChem, 4 years) and Chemistry (MChem, 5 years, placement year, year abroad) (91%).
- Least competitive entry: Chemistry with a Foundation Year. Half of the students who started had more than 109 UCAS points, against 155 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Medicinal Chemistry (BSc, 4 years, placement year, year abroad) and Medicinal Chemistry (BSc, 3 years) (100%).
- Placement year: 6 of the 13 courses offer one.
- Year abroad: 4 of the 13 courses offer one.
- Foundation year: Chemistry with a Foundation Year offers one.
- Courses last between 3 and 5 years.
Chemistry
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 80%
- Entry points
- 135
- Graduate jobs
- 75%
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 80%
- Entry points
- 135
- Graduate jobs
- 75%
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry
MChem · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 91%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 149
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry
MChem · 5 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 91%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 149
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 74%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 128
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
MChem · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 85%
- Stay on
- 85%*
- Entry points
- 155
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
MChem · 5 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 85%
- Stay on
- 85%*
- Entry points
- 155
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 74%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 128
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry with a Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerBBB–CCC
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 85%*
- Entry points
- 109
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Chemistry with Computing
MChem · 5 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 85%*
- Entry points
- 132*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Chemistry with Computing
MChem · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 85%*
- Entry points
- 132*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Chemistry with Computing
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 85%*
- Entry points
- 132*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Chemistry with Computing
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 85%*
- Entry points
- 132*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £30k*
* When a course is too small to publish its own figure, we show the figure for similar courses at this university. Highlighted figures are the best of this university’s own course figures. Entry points are the middle UCAS score of students who started, counting all their qualifications, so they’re usually higher than the offer.
Typical offers are taken from each university’s own course page (checked October 2026). Offers change each year and some courses ask for specific subjects, so always check the course page before you apply.
Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.
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Nearby
- Nottingham Trent University7 miles away, ranked 12
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- De Montfort University14 miles away, ranked 48
Living in Loughborough
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with Loughborough University’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
Loughborough University accommodation