University of Manchester
Materials Science with an Integrated Foundation Year
Full-time, 3 study options
Typical offer rate
68–78%
moderate entry
Typical entry
BBB
Grad employment
95%
15 months after
In professional roles
90%
Median grad salary
£32,000
15 months after
Manchester's Materials Science with an Integrated Foundation Year adds an opening year before the degree; the foundation year carries the preparation, and the degree after it is the standard one, covering the structure, properties and processing of engineering materials. The programme spans metals, ceramics, polymers and composites with a grounding in the underpinning physics and chemistry. Offers go to a fair share of those who meet the grades, around BBB at A-level.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Materials Science with an Integrated Foundation Year at University of Manchester has a 68–78% chance of an offer, moderate by UK standards. Most offers are made around BBB at A-level. 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
- Typical A-level grades: BBB
About University of Manchester
Manchester is a large Russell Group university on its city campus, with more Nobel laureates among its community than almost any other in the country.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: University of Manchester · Materials Science with an Integrated 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.