Biological Science at Edinburgh Napier University
Biological Science (BSc (Hons), C121) at Edinburgh Napier University asked for BCC 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 napier.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BCC
Moderate104 points · around CCC
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 napier.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. At least 15% had fewer than the 104 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, other higher education 25%, other qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C121 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Recognised by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of associate membership. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%90%
Learning opportunities87%88%
Assessment and feedback82%80%
Academic support91%91%
Organisation and management91%82%
Learning resources88%89%
Student voice73%83%
10 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£24.5k3 years£22.5k5 years£27.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
55% working20% working and studying10% unemployed20% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
35%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH11 4DE
Subjects
biological sciences biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Sighthill Campus, Calder Road, Edinburgh
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Biosciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex University | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Oxford Brookes University | Biological Sciences (Genetics and Genomics) BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Northampton | Biological Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Applied Biosciences BSc (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Biological Science this course | BCC | 160–175 |
| University of Plymouth | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Biological Sciences with Foundation BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Biological Science BSc (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Dundee | Biological and Biomedical Sciences (joint degree with National University of Singapore) BSc (Hons) | CCD - CCC | 192–207 |
| University of Leicester | Biological Sciences (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Surrey | Biological Sciences with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | CCC | 96–111 |
See all 154 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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