Biological Sciences at Durham University
Biological Sciences (BSc (Hons), C103) at Durham University asked for AAA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on durham.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check durham.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 160–175 points. 13% had fewer than the 144 asked.
130 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 99%, other qualifications 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C103 · 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
99%
still studying
UK 88%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
125 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%92%
Learning opportunities90%88%
Assessment and feedback82%80%
Academic support94%92%
Organisation and management92%86%
Learning resources92%93%
Student voice94%83%
105 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£29.5k5 years£37k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
56% working14% working and studying15% studying6% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 65%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
40%
use what they learned
UK 52%
- Finance Professionals15%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 80 graduates · 54% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Durham, North East England, England
- Postcode
- DH1 3HP
Subjects
biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Durham 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 MBiol | 128 - 144 points | under 96 |
| Durham University | Biological Sciences this course | 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
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