Loughborough University
Economics with a Foundation Year (Elite Athlete Pathway)
BSc (Hons), 4 years
Typical offer rate
77–87%
high entry
Grad employment
94%
15 months after
In professional roles
86%
Median grad salary
£35,000
15 months after
Loughborough University's Economics with a Foundation Year (Elite Athlete Pathway) is a BSc that adds an opening year before the degree; the foundation year carries the preparation, and the degree after it is the standard one. The pathway is designed for student athletes and leads into the full economics degree covering markets, policy and quantitative analysis. Offers are made around BBC at A-level.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Economics with a Foundation Year (Elite Athlete Pathway) at Loughborough University has a 77–87% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.
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About Loughborough University
Loughborough University is built around a single campus in the East Midlands and is best known for sport, regularly rated the best university in the world for sport-related subjects.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Loughborough University · Economics with a Foundation Year (Elite Athlete Pathway)
Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.