Loughborough contextual offer checker: typical vs contextual offers by course

A contextual offer is a lower grade requirement some universities make to applicants whose circumstances may have affected their grades. Who is eligible varies by university and sometimes by course, so treat this as a guide and confirm with Loughborough University.

Typical offer

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Contextual offer

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A simple grade comparison only. Whether you qualify for a contextual offer is decided by the university.

All Loughborough courses with a contextual offer

CourseTypical offerContextual offerOfficial page
Accounting and Finance (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Accounting and Finance (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Aeronautical Engineering (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Aeronautical Engineering (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Architectural Engineering (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Architectural Engineering (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Automotive Engineering (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Automotive Engineering (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Automotive Materials (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Automotive Materials (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Biological Sciences (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Biological Sciences (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Biomaterials Engineering (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Biomaterials Engineering (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Biomedical Engineering (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Biomedical Engineering (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Business Analytics (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Business Analytics (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Chemical Engineering (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Chemical Engineering (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Chemistry (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Chemistry (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Chemistry with Computing (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Chemistry with Computing (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Civil Engineering (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Civil Engineering (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying (3-year course)ABCBBCEntry requirements
Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying (4-year course)ABCBBCEntry requirements
Computer and Electronic Engineering (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Computer and Electronic Engineering (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Computer Science (3-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Computer Science (4-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (3-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (4-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Computer Science and Cyber Security (3-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Computer Science and Cyber Security (4-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Computer Science and Mathematics (3-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Computer Science and Mathematics (4-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Computing and Management (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Computing and Management (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Construction Engineering Management (3-year course)ABCBBCEntry requirements
Construction Engineering Management (4-year course)ABCBBCEntry requirements
Criminology (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Criminology (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Criminology and Sociology (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Criminology and Sociology (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Design (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Design (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Economics (3-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Economics (4-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Economics and Finance (3-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Economics and Finance (4-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Economics and Management (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Economics and Management (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Energy Engineering (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Energy Engineering (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Engineering Management (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Engineering Management (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Engineering Physics (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Engineering Physics (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
English (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
English (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
English and Sport Science (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
English and Sport Science (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
English Literature (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
English Literature (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
English with Business Studies (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
English with Business Studies (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
English with Creative Writing (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
English with Creative Writing (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Fashion Design and Technology (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Fashion Design and Technology (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Finance (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Finance (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Financial Mathematics (3-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Financial Mathematics (4-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Fine Art (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Fine Art (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Geography (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Geography (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Geography (BA, 3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Geography (BA, 4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Geography and Management (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Geography and Management (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Geography and Sport Science (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Geography and Sport Science (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Geography with Economics (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Geography with Economics (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Graphic Design (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Graphic Design (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
History (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
History (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
History and International Relations (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
History and International Relations (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
History and Politics (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
History and Politics (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Human Biology (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Human Biology (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Industrial Design (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Industrial Design (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Information Technology Management for Business (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Information Technology Management for Business (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
International Business (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
International Business (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
International Relations (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
International Relations (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Law (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Law (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Management (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Management (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Marketing (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Marketing (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Materials Science and Engineering (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Materials Science and Engineering (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Mathematics (3-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Mathematics (4-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Mathematics and Accounting and Financial Management (3-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Mathematics and Accounting and Financial Management (4-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Mathematics and Physics (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Mathematics and Physics (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Mathematics and Sport Science (3-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Mathematics and Sport Science (4-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Mathematics with Economics (3-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Mathematics with Economics (4-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Mathematics with Statistics (3-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Mathematics with Statistics (4-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Mechanical Engineering (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Mechanical Engineering (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Media and Communication (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Media and Communication (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Natural Sciences (3-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Natural Sciences (4-year course)AAAABBEntry requirements
Physics (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Physics (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Physics with Computing (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Physics with Computing (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Physics with Theoretical Physics (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Physics with Theoretical Physics (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Politics (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Politics (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Politics and International Relations (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Politics and International Relations (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Politics, Philosophy and Economics (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Politics, Philosophy and Economics (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Product Design and Technology (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Product Design and Technology (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Product Design Engineering (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Product Design Engineering (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Psychology (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Psychology (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Psychology of Sport and Exercise (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Psychology of Sport and Exercise (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Psychology with Criminology (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Psychology with Criminology (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Robotics, Mechatronics, and Control Engineering (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Robotics, Mechatronics, and Control Engineering (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Sociology (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Sociology (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Sport and Exercise Science (3-year course)A*AAAABEntry requirements
Sport and Exercise Science (4-year course)A*AAAABEntry requirements
Sport Management (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Sport Management (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Sport Science, Coaching and Physical Education (3-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Sport Science, Coaching and Physical Education (4-year course)AABBBBEntry requirements
Sports Technology (3-year course)AACBBCEntry requirements
Sports Technology (4-year course)AACBBCEntry requirements
Textile Design (3-year course)ABCBBCEntry requirements
Textile Design (4-year course)ABCBBCEntry requirements
Urban Planning (3-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements
Urban Planning (4-year course)ABBBBCEntry requirements

Data updated September 2026. Courses without a published contextual offer are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

Who gets a contextual offer at Loughborough?

Criteria vary by university and sometimes by course. Common factors include school performance, local area participation or deprivation data, care experience, and eligibility for free school meals or similar. Loughborough University decides eligibility itself, so check its official page before assuming you qualify.

Is a contextual offer guaranteed?

No. A contextual offer is a lower grade requirement for eligible applicants who also meet the course's other requirements, such as required subjects. It does not guarantee an offer.

Where does this data come from?

Offers are taken from university course pages (data updated September 2026). Courses without a published contextual offer are not listed. Always confirm on the official page.

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