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Lancaster University
Overview
Lancaster University information
About Lancaster University
UCAS code: L14
Lancaster University is a top 10 UK university (Complete University Guide 2026) situated on a spacious parkland campus in the north-west of England. Our Gold standard teaching (Teaching Excellence Framework 2023) is delivered by research-led academics at the forefront of their fields. At Lancaster, you’ll join a community comprised of staff and students from around the world.
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Tuition fees at Lancaster University
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Job prospects
•Undergraduate
£25.6k
Average graduate salary89%
Graduates in work or further study•Postgraduate
92%
Graduates in work or further studyAverage graduate salary is determined 12 months after a student graduates from Lancaster University
Graduates in work or further study percentage is determined 15 months after a student graduates from Lancaster University
Lancaster University open days
Our open days will give you the opportunity to get a feel for Lancaster University and our campus. You can chat to staff and students about the course you’re interested in, find out how we’ll teach you, and explore our facilities.
Dates for 2025:
Saturday 11 October 2025
To book your place at an open day, please visit our website.
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Here are Lancaster University's top 20 courses, based on UCAS points
152 UCAS pointsBSc (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2026
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152 UCAS pointsBSc (Hons) 4 Years full-time with time abroad 2026
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152 UCAS pointsMsci (Hon) 5 Years full-time with time abroad 2026
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152 UCAS pointsBSc (Hons) 4 Years full-time with year in industry 2026
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152 UCAS points152 UCAS points152 UCAS points152 UCAS pointsMsci (Hon) 4 Years full-time with time abroad 2026
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152 UCAS points144 UCAS points144 UCAS points144 UCAS pointsBSc (Hons) 4 Years full-time with time abroad 2026
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144 UCAS pointsMPhys (Hons) 5 Years full-time with time abroad 2026
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144 UCAS pointsBSc (Hons) 4 Years full-time with time abroad 2026
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144 UCAS pointsBSc (Hons) 4 Years full-time with time abroad 2026
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Lancaster University student reviews
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3rd year student
Library is brilliant, cant fault it. rnFirst year accommodation was very good too, well ran and just efficient overall.
1 year ago
3rd year student
My course was okay - I believe the course teaches you all the necessary skills needed to go into business, but I think it does scratch the surface level in quite a lot of topics. In the future, Iu2019d like it to go into further detail on topics such as Economics or Accounting.
1 year ago
3rd year student
Lancaster University has been really helpful in so many ways. Financially, they offered me a grant for travel costs when I embarked on an international internship, but also are greater at settling you into campus life in first year!
1 year ago
1st year student
The bars offered are amazing and low priced. With the choice of multiple games. rnThe campaigns for student officers are very competitive and often do make change
1 year ago
1st year student
Very very communal university as everyone lives on campus. The socials are great and take place multiple times a week. There are multiple club activities with a communal feeling
1 year ago
1st year student
The accomodation is very overpriced for universityu2019s. It is old unfurbished and the bathrooms are very badly designed. They flood when you shower and you have very little space to shower. It is single bed en-suite for 177.89u00a3 and compared to other unis it is very very overpriced, I feel itu2...
1 year ago
National Student Survey (NSS) scores at Lancaster University
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
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Teaching on my course
88%
med
Teaching on my course
88%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
89%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
95%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
82%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
89%
med
Learning opportunities
85%
med
Learning opportunities
85%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
85%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
88%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
84%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
86%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
81%
med
Assessment and feedback
78%
low
Assessment and feedback
78%
low
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
82%
low
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
82%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
68%
low
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
82%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
73%
low
Academic support
90%
med
Academic support
90%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
92%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
89%
med
Organisation and management
85%
high
Organisation and management
85%
high
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
84%
high
How well organised is your course?
85%
high
Learning resources
92%
high
Learning resources
92%
high
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
90%
high
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
94%
high
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
91%
high
Student voice
78%
med
Student voice
78%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
65%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
88%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
81%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
64%
low
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
89%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
86%
med
Healthcare and clinical practice placements
Healthcare and clinical practice placements
My contribution during placement(s) as part of the clinical team was valued.
82%
med
I was given opportunities to meet my required practice learning outcomes / competences.
93%
high
I was allocated placement(s) suitable for my course.
93%
high
I received sufficient preparatory information prior to my placement(s).
86%
high
I received appropriate supervision on placement(s).
86%
high
My practice supervisor(s) understood how my placement(s) related to the broader requirements of my course.
85%
high
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