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About UCLan Your route to UCLan From Kings to UCLan

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

UCLan 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 UCLan to continue their degree studies.

About UCLan

UCLan (University of Central Lancashire) is one of the UK’s largest universities, offering 400 degree courses across 20 academic schools. The university has recently embarked on a £200 million redevelopment of its facilities, including the construction of a £30 million Engineering Innovation Centre. In 2015, it opened one of the UK’s newest medical schools.

Key Facts

Rankings

  • #96 in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
  • #87 in the Complete University Guide 2025
  • #104 in the Guardian Good University Guide 2025
  •  #15 for Dentistry (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025)

Latest undergraduate enrolment

  • 20,000

Latest postgraduate enrolment

  • 5,000

Year founded

  • 1828

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  • UCLan is ranked in the top 7% of universities worldwide (Center for World University Rankings 2023).
  • The university’s roots stretch back to 1828 and it has established partnerships with a variety of high-profile organisations, including Nasa. There is also sector-leading stroke research with the Department of Health and work on nutritional science with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
  • The Preston Campus has recently benefitted from a £200m investment, which has created a brand-new Student Centre and University Square. The new £35m Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC) opened in 2019 and the development of an innovative four-storey Veterinary School is now underway. It will be the first of its kind in Lancashire and 11th in the UK.
Location

Your route to UCLan

Depending on the degree subject you want to pursue at the UCLan, 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 UCLan

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

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
A-level Medicine 38
A-level Medicine 38
A-level Medicine 38
Degree pathway Medicine and Surgery 38
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Psychology of Child Development 70
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
A-level Law with Criminology 80
Kings alumni at UCLan

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The Kings Admissions Team