Biomedical Science at Edinburgh Napier University
Biomedical Science (BSc (Hons), B941) 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 144–159 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 144–159 points. At least 5% had fewer than the 104 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other higher education 15%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B941 · B9 other subjects allied to medicine
- 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
86%
still studying
UK 87%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
8%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
60 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%89%
Learning opportunities94%88%
Assessment and feedback91%80%
Academic support98%90%
Organisation and management93%86%
Learning resources100%90%
Student voice90%83%
30 final-year students · 62% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£28.5k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 145 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
45% working15% working and studying30% studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
65%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH11 4DE
Subjects
biomedical sciences subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Sighthill Campus, Calder Road, Edinburgh
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Biomedical sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglia Ruskin University | Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Bangor University | Biomedical Science (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 64 - 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Neuroscience with Psychology BSc (Hons) | BBC | 128–143 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bradford | Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Biomedical Science this course | BCC | 144–159 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) | BCC | 160–175 |
| Robert Gordon University | Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) | BCC | 176–191 |
| University of Greater Manchester | Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of Worcester | Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) | 96 - 104 points | 96–111 |
| Abertay University | Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) | CCC | 160–175 |
See all 316 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side