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About Loughborough Your route to Loughborough From Kings to Loughborough

Kings has a formal progression agreement from the Advanced Level Foundation to Bath

Loughborough University recognises and welcomes applications from students on Kings university degree preparation programmes.

Students are counselled and Offers made based on the formal tariff agreement between Kings and the university.

On successful completion of their studies at Kings, students can progress to Loughborough University to continue their degree studies.

About Loughborough

Loughborough University is located on the edge of the small town of Loughborough in Leicestershire. It has the largest (440-acre) single-site green campus in the UK, and whilst historically has been recognised for its sporting excellence – educating and training a host of world-record breaking athletes – today it is equally as highly regarded for its academic prowess. Loughborough was named as the Times and Sunday Times University of the Year in 2019.

Key Facts

Rankings

  • #10 in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
  • #10 in the Guardian Good University Guide 2025
  • #6 in the Complete University Guide 2025
  • #1 for Architecture, Building, Communication/Media Studies, Criminology and Town and Country Planning/Landscape, #3 for Art and Design, #4 for Sports Science, #5 for Anatomy/Physiology and Materials Technology, #6 for Sociology, #7 for Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, #8 for Geography and Environmental Science and #9 for Aeronautical/Manufacturing Engineering and Mechanical Engineering (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025)

Latest undergraduate enrolment

  • Over 13,600

Latest postgraduate enrolment

  • Approximately 4,300

Year founded

  • 1909

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  • It holds a TEF (Teaching Excellence Framework) Gold Award. 
  • It ranks 12th for Graduate Prospects in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
  • The university’s outstanding sporting facilities come complete with an indoor athletics centre, an outdoor stadium and a 50m swimming pool.
  • At the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, 90 athletes with Loughborough connections competed, winning a total of thirteen medals.
  • The University has a 50-year long partnership with Rolls-Royce which led to the opening in 2019 of the National Centre for Combustion and Aerothermal Technology. The NCCAT's work focuses on developing low-emission, high-efficiency combustion engines for the aereospace industry 
Location

Your route to Loughborough

Depending on the degree subject you want to pursue at Loughborough University, you will choose from:

Key facts

When

  • January 2025
  • September 2025

Where

  • Bournemouth
  • Brighton
  • London
  • Oxford

Duration

  • 1 academic year (3 terms)

Lessons

  • Average 21 hours per week plus homework and private study

Entry requirements

  • Academic: Good grades at high school or equivalent institution
  • Language: Minimum IELTS 5.5 (5.0 in Reading and Writing) or equivalent
  • Minimum age: 16.5

From Kings to Loughborough

Every year our students get accepted on a wide range of degrees at Loughborough University.

Below are examples of past progression.

Please note that for some nationality / degree combinations, we have had many students but we only mention once.

The subject ranking is from The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.

Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway International Business 10
Degree pathway Sport Management 10
Degree pathway Marketing and Management with Placement Year 10
Degree pathway International Business 10
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Economics 12
Degree pathway Economics and Management 12
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Communication and Media Studies 1
Degree pathway Graphic Communication and Illustration 1
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
A-level Architecture 1
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
A-level Mechanical Engineering 9
Degree pathway Aeronautical Engineering 9
A-level Aeronautical Engineering 9
A-level Biomaterials Engineering 5 (Materials Technology)
A-level Sport Science, Coaching and Physical Education 4
A-level Biochemistry with Placement Year 10 (Biological Sciences)
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
A-levels Politics, Philosophy and Economics 19
Degree pathway International Relations
Kings alumni at Loughborough University

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The Kings Admissions Team