Earth and Planetary Science at Imperial College London
Earth and Planetary Science (BSc (Hons), F64B) at Imperial College London asked for 144–156 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 imperial.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~156 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 144 - 156 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 imperial.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 156
85% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 160–175 points.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F64B · F6 geology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Geological Society for the purpose of partially meeting the experience requirement for Chartered Geologist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%90%
Learning opportunities90%87%
Assessment and feedback88%80%
Academic support95%96%
Organisation and management95%82%
Learning resources97%94%
Student voice93%86%
10 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£39k3 years£44k5 years£59k
£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k£80k£90k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 60 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
58% working12% working and studying20% studying2% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 77%
78%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
62%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Information Technology Professionals25%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals15%
- Finance Professionals13%
- Natural and social science professionals13%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 145 graduates · 56% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- SW7 2AZ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- South Kensington
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Earth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | Natural Sciences Msci (Hon) | A*A*A | 224–239 |
| Imperial College London | Earth and Planetary Science this course | 144 - 156 points | 160–175 |
| Bangor University | Geological Oceanography MSci | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leicester | Geology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 152 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bristol | Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) | 104 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) | 114 - 144 points | 160–175 |
| University of St Andrews | Geography and Sustainable Development MA (Hons) | 126 - 144 points | 208–223 |
| Durham University | Climate Science BSc (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Geology MSci | 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Business and Environment BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Archaeology/Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | — |
See all 213 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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