Swansea University
History with a Foundation Year
BA (Hons), 4 years
Typical offer rate
88–98%
high entry
Grad employment
90%
15 months after
In professional roles
25%
Median grad salary
£24,000
15 months after
Swansea's history with a foundation year adds an opening year before the degree; the foundation year carries the preparation, and the standard history programme follows it. The route suits students who need an additional year of academic grounding before beginning undergraduate study. Offers go to most who meet the grades.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to History with a Foundation Year at Swansea University has a 88–98% 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.
See your personalised chances
Unimetrica estimates your individual offer likelihood for this course from your predicted grades and profile. It shows how it fits into your best five UCAS choices.
Estimate my chancesEntry requirements
- UCAS tariff: 72–80 points
About Swansea University
Swansea teaches on its original Singleton Park campus above the bay and a newer Bay Campus on the seafront, a research-led university in south Wales.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Swansea University · History with a Foundation Year
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.