Marine Biology at Bangor University
Marine Biology (BSc (Hons), C160) at Bangor University asked for 120–144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bangor.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 120 - 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 79% had fewer than the 144 asked.
65 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 89%, other qualifications 4%, an Access course 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C160 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 3 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 yearThis course
94%
still studying
UK 91%
6%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
95 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%92%
Learning opportunities91%89%
Assessment and feedback84%80%
Academic support96%93%
Organisation and management90%81%
Learning resources89%91%
Student voice88%83%
55 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£23.5k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
50% working20% working and studying10% studying15% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
45%
use what they learned
UK 48%
- Teaching Professionals15%
- Skilled trades occupations10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Bangor, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- LL57 2DG
Subjects
marine biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Ecology and environmental 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University Belfast | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sussex | Ecology and Conservation BSc (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | Marine Biology this course | 120 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Biological Sciences (Ecology) BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Plymouth | Marine Biology MSci (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of St Andrews | Ecology and Conservation BSc (Hons) | 104 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of York | Ecology and Conservation Biology BSc (Hons) | 20 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Ecology and Conservation MSci (Hon) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Conservation Biology and Ecology with Professional Placement BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Marine & Freshwater Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Ecology and Conservation Biology MBiol (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More biosciences at Bangor University
- Biology BSc (Hons)
- Biology MBiol
- Biology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)
- Biology with Biotechnology BSc (Hons)
- Biology with Biotechnology MBiol
- 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)