Meet our previous students
Undergraduate Preparatory Certificates (UPC) students come from a diverse range of backgrounds. They go on to study a variety of undergraduate courses at UCL and other top UK universities. Find out UPC student progression rates, where they progressed to after the UPC and their experiences.
Where do UPC students progress?
The UPC has excellent progression rates and is a great way to start your academic journey. Most of our students go on to study their undergraduate degrees at the best UK universities.
When applying to UCL, UPC students are guaranteed to receive a conditional offer for over 230 degrees, if they:
- are predicted to meet the entry requirements
- have written a clearly relevant personal statement.
See which universities and degree programmes UPC students progressed to in the last three years.
| | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|
| UCL | 62% | 62% | 53% |
| Another Russell Group university | 17% | 18% | 22% |
| Another UK university | 10% | 10% | 16% |
| Did not progress to a degree in the following academic year | 11% | 10% | 9% |
Full lists of the universities and degree courses UPC students progressed to are available for each of the last three years.
Student Q&As
We've asked our previous students some questions about coming to study the UPC in London.
From: Thailand
Foundation course: UPCSE (2024)
Degree: Biotechnology BSc
University: Imperial
From: China
Foundation course: UPCSE (2024)
Degree: Mathematics, Statistics, and Business BSc
University: LSE
From: Georgia
Foundation course: UPCSE (2024)
Degree: Mechanical Engineering BEng
University: UCL
From: Turkey
Foundation course: UPCSE (2024)
Degree: Neuroscience BSc
University: UCL
From: Russia
Foundation course: UPCSE (2024)
Degree: Biomedical Engineering MEng
University: Imperial
From: Mexico
Foundation course: UPCH (2024)
Degree: Architecture BSc
University: UCL
From: Lebanon
Foundation course: UPCSE (2024)
Degree: Mechanical Engineering with Business Finance MEng
University: UCL
From: China
Foundation course: UPCH (2024)
Degree: Law LLB
University: UCL
From: Russia
Foundation course: UPCH (2023)
Degree: Information Management for Business BSc
University: UCL
From: Indonesia
Foundation course: UPCSE (2023)
Degree: Biomedical Sciences BSc
University: UCL
From: Columbia
Foundation course: UPCH (2023)
Degree: Philosophy BA
University: UCL
From: China
Foundation course: UPCH (2022)
Degree: Education Studies BA
University: UCL
From: China
Foundation course: UPCH (2022)
Degree: Social Sciences BSc
University: UCL
From: Turkey
Foundation course: UPCSE (2022)
Degree: Electronic and Electrical Engineering BEng
University: UCL
From: Taiwan
Foundation course: UPCH (2022)
Degree: History of Art BA
University: UCL
From: Ukraine
Foundation course: UPCH (2022)
Degree: Politics, Sociology and East European Studies BA
University: UCL
From: Japan
Foundation course: Architecture (2021)
Degree: Urban Planning, Design and Management BSc
University: UCL
From: Japan
Foundation course: UPCSE (2021)
Degree: Cancer Biomedicine BSc
University: UCL
From: Turkey
Foundation course: UPCSE (2021)
Degree: Applied Medical Sciences BSc
University: UCL
From: South Korea
Foundation course: UPCH with Architecture (2021)
Degree: Architecture MSci
University: UCL
From: Philippines
Foundation course: UPCH (2021)
Degree: Education Studies BA
University: UCL
From: Mexico
Foundation course: UPCH (2021)
Degree: History of Art, Materials and Technology BA
University: UCL
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