UAL or Kingston foundation year art course - does anyone know how many applicants they get and how many are accepted?

[ArtyShmarty]

Just that really, trying to gauge the likelihood of my daughter being accepted which will determine what alternative options she may apply for.
Thanks

@Hamsterdamn just curious what your daughter wants to do afterwards if she does the foundation year?

She doesn’t want to go to uni, but she wants to do something art, fashion, music, anything creative. She’s not really got a master plan, other than getting the most out of London. And she might not even do the art foundation-it just seemed a brilliant opportunity to keep doing art for free.

What would your DC like to do afterwards?

She would like to do the foundation year followed by a degree in art, specifically fine art.
I don't think she has thought much beyond that

@ArtyShmarty I googled the question you asked and got this back:

While Kingston University does not publish an official acceptance rate for its foundation art program, its overall acceptance rate is estimated to be between 20% and 30%. The specific acceptance rate for the Foundation Diploma in Art & Design is not detailed, but it is a competitive program within the university's highly-ranked Art & Design department.

Overall university acceptance rate:
Kingston University's overall acceptance rate is estimated to be between 20% and 30%, with variations by course.

Foundation Art & Design:
While a specific acceptance rate for this course is not provided, the university's Art & Design programs are highly regarded and ranked among the top in the UK.

Admissions requirements:
To be considered for admission, you must meet the university's entry requirements, which are not detailed on the provided pages. You will also need to meet the specific requirements for the foundation program.

Yeah, I had seen that. I'm not sure it's accurate or helpful.

its weird, isn't it? to have the stats for one course, or the whole place but not one foundation.

I meant to say though, I had friends who went thru Kingston in the early 90s and they are all extremely successful now - mostly product design

hello! i did my foundation at UAL Camberwell, and am now in the third year of my degree at Kingston School of Art. Both foundation courses are really great, although I will say the Kingston foundation is notoriously more intense. They really work you hard and it's probably the most competitive in the UK. You could also look at UCA in Epsom, I had a friend who did her foundation there but it didn't seem as good imho.

in terms of acceptance rates , universities typically dont dish out that information but maybe you'd get lucky with whoever answers your email haha. You don't lose anything by applying, so I would just apply to them all if I were you !

I have asked both Kingston and UAL. Kingston gave me a vague answer which was pointless.
UAL told me to contact their FOI (Freedom of Information) dept and gave me an email address. I've emailed and been told I'll get an answer within 20 days but I'm not holding my breath.
If I get a useful answer I'll post it here.

My DD was at Kingston a few years ago. I don’t remember the actual
numbers but it was very competitive, they also culled students through the year if work wasn’t up to standard so I think about 70% of the intake finished. She absolutely loved it. She had an opportunity to try lots of new things in a supportive and nurturing environment.

Hi, my DD is at Kingston foundation this year. There should be between 120 and 150 students including international students (not sure of the ratio). They mentioned at Open Day last year that there were over 1500 applicants in 2023-2024.
We attended UAL open day as well and I remember that the figures were more or less similar to Kingston. As other people in this thread say, some colleges do UAL credited course so better to start your research. We even applied Kingston College for insurance.
A level grade should be only above C for Kingston and above E for UAL last year. However, both were very much keen on portfolio development especially project base which was quite tough.
I strongly recommend you to book open days for all the course that you are in mind. Most of the in person event should be organised in October and November, however, there are some online events such as portfolio advice later on which are still useful.

That sounds like a 10% acceptance rate on the Foundation, which is useful info.

10% sounds about right. As mentioned above it is very intense and they work the students hard. DD’s friend was at Camberwell doing her foundation at the same time and it was much less intense.
I seem to remember that they expect their applicants to have been to the Open Day - It was rumoured to be one of the ways they screened the applicants……

Its not but they do offer a free L4 foundation for 18 year olds at their Chelsea campus - the one you looked at is the 19+ diploma at their Waterloo campus. They don't allow under 19s to take any courses at Waterloo.