University of Salford
Software Engineering with Foundation Year
BSc (Hons), 4 years
Typical offer rate
68–78%
moderate entry
Grad employment
80%
15 months after
In professional roles
60%
Median grad salary
£27,000
15 months after
Salford's Software Engineering with Foundation Year is a BSc that adds an opening year before the degree; the foundation year carries the preparation, and the standard software engineering programme follows. It broadens access for students who need to consolidate their technical background before committing to the full degree. The offer rate is moderate.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Software Engineering with Foundation Year at University of Salford has a 68–78% chance of an offer, moderate 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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Estimate my chancesEntry requirements
- UCAS tariff: 64–64 points
About University of Salford
Salford sits on its Peel Park campus beside the river in Greater Manchester, with a media presence at nearby MediaCityUK alongside the BBC and ITV.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: University of Salford · Software Engineering with 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.