Nursing (Adult) at Edinburgh Napier University
Nursing (Adult) (BN, B740) at Edinburgh Napier University asked for BC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on napier.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BC
Open72 points · below 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 72
25% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 31%, an Access course 29%, A-levels or Highers 24%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Nursing
- Code
- B740 · B7 nursing
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) for the purpose of registration as a qualified nurse (adult). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
88%
still studying
UK 87%
6%
left higher education
UK 10%
6%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
255 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%87%
Learning opportunities84%86%
Assessment and feedback82%84%
Academic support82%87%
Organisation and management77%71%
Learning resources94%91%
Student voice78%79%
140 final-year students · 65% 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 onWider subject at this uni
84% working6% working and studying1% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
92%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 92%
98%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
89%
use what they learned
UK 92%
- Nursing Professionals89%
- Sales occupations1%
- Other Health Professionals1%
- Managers, directors and senior officials1%
- Health associate professionals1%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 255 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH11 4DE
Subjects
adult nursing subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Sighthill Campus, Calder Road, Edinburgh
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Adult nursing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Derby | Nursing (Adult) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 112–127 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Nursing (Adult) this course | BC | 112–127 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Nursing Studies (Adult) BSc | BC | 144–159 |
| University of Chester | Adult Nursing (including Foundation Year) BN (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of Cumbria | Nursing/Registered Nurse: Adult Nursing BSc (Hons) | 72 points | — |
| University of Gloucestershire | Nursing Associate FdSc | 72 points | — |
| University of Lancashire | Nursing with Registered Nurse (Adult) - Practice Based Pathway BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 128–143 |
| University of Salford | Nursing - Registered Nurse (Adult) BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 128–143 |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Nursing (Adult) BSc | 69 - 72 points | — |
| University of the West of Scotland | Adult Nursing BSc | 69 points | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Adult Nursing with foundation year BSc (Hons) | 64 points | under 96 |
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