Biology at Bangor University
Biology (MBiol, C101) at Bangor University asked for 128–144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bangor.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 128 - 144 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check bangor.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had under 96 points. 90% had fewer than the 144 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Biology
- Code
- C101 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
90%
still studying
UK 88%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%92%
Learning opportunities80%88%
Assessment and feedback66%80%
Academic support75%92%
Organisation and management79%86%
Learning resources83%93%
Student voice78%83%
15 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£20k5 years£24.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 50 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working20% working and studying15% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
44%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
54%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Sales occupations12%
- Elementary occupations11%
- Conservation and environment professionals10%
- Skilled trades occupations10%
- Animal care and control services9%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Bangor, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- LL57 2DG
Subjects
biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Biology at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sussex | Biology BSc (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Biology this course | 128 - 144 points | under 96 |
| Durham University | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Biological Sciences MBiol | 120 - 144 points | 176–191 |
| UCL (University College London) | Biological Sciences Msci (Hon) | AAA | 208–223 |
| University of Birmingham | Biological Sciences Msci (Hon) | 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Biology BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Oxford | Human Sciences BA (Hons) | AAA | 176–191 |
| University of St Andrews | Biology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 144 points | 224–239 |
| University of Warwick | Biological Sciences with Placement Year BSc (Hons) | 136 - 144 points | 128–143 |
See all 226 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More biosciences at Bangor University
- Biology BSc (Hons)
- Biology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)
- Biology with Biotechnology BSc (Hons)
- Biology with Biotechnology MBiol
- Marine Biology BSc (Hons)
- Marine Biology MSci
- Marine Biology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)
- Marine Biology and Oceanography BSc (Hons)
- Marine Biology and Oceanography MSci
- Marine Biology and Zoology BSc (Hons)
- Marine Biology and Zoology MSci
- Marine Vertebrate Conservation BSc (Hons)