Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Foundation Year BEng

University of Exeter · honours · 4 years · foundation year · UCAS 3187course page ↗

BCC at A level, C in Maths and B in a Science* (see below) We will also accept AS Maths at A or Core Maths at A in lieu of A-Level Maths; graduates earn a median £32,500 three years on.

Typical A level offer
BCC

C in Maths and B in a Science* (see below) We will also accept AS Maths at A or Core Maths at A in lieu of A-Level Maths · 55% of entrants came with A levels · 90% stay on after year 1 · Exeter course page, Discover Uni

Year 13 · applying

What do you need to get in?

BCCtypical A level offer

Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. A contextual offer can be lower for applicants from under-represented backgrounds; none is published for this course.

Exeter course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile

  1. 1C in Maths and B in a Science* (see below) We will also accept AS Maths at A or Core Maths at A in lieu of A-Level Maths
Who actually got in: 55% with A levels, 5% with the IB, 20% with other higher education. Based on 15 entrants.
Other qualifications4
QualificationTypical offerRequired subjects
IB26/544Maths HL4 or SL 6 and Science HL 5
BTECDMMApplicants studying one of the following BTEC Extended Diplomas will be considered without a GCE A-Level maths and science subjects: Construction and the Built Environment, Building Services Engineeri
Access18 L3 credits at Distinction grade and 27 L3 credits at Merit grade12 L3 credits in Maths at Pass Grade and 12 L3 credits at Merit Grade or above in another Science subject
T LevelT-Levels not accepted—
Years 1–4

What do you study?

6compulsory modules in foundation year

Module — one course unit, usually a term or a year long; “core” means everyone takes it. One UK credit is about ten hours of study; a full year is 120 credits.

Exeter course page · optional modules vary by year

Foundation year · 6 core · 120 credits ≈ 1,200 hours
After graduating

Where does it lead?

£32,500median pay three years after graduating
Lower quarter£28k
Median£33k
Upper quarter£39k

Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 170 graduates.

Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 23, 13, 12, 22

Half of graduates earned between £28,000 and £38,500. Five years on, the median is £42,000. 95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 90% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.

All outcome figures7
MeasureValueBased on
Continue after year 15% left90%25
In work or study, 15 months on5% studying95%15
Professional or managerial job90%15
Pay 15 months on, median£33,00060
Pay 3 years on, median£32,500170
Pay 5 years on, median£42,000180
Money

What does it cost?

£10,050a year for UK students, 2027/28 entry

Tuition fee loan — paid straight to the university; repayments start the April after you leave, at 9% of income above the threshold. UK fees are capped by government and rise with inflation; placement and study-abroad years are usually charged at a lower rate.

Exeter fees page · source

About £40,200 in fees over 4 years, covered by a tuition fee loan you repay only when earning above the threshold.

National Student Survey 2025-26

What do students say?

94%agreed the course was good overall (question 26)

NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 55% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.

National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 15 students answered

Highest: 100% agreed on question 3; lowest: 65% on question 14.

All questions26
QuestionAgree
Question 188%
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Question 2694%

Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.

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