Geology at Imperial College London

Geology (Msci (Hon), F640) 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 subject here had 176–191 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on imperial.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~156 points

High

around 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 pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 156

45% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 176–191 points. At least 5% of them had fewer than the 156 asked.

60 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 4%, an Access course 1%.

Course

Award: Master of Science (with Honours)
Code: F640 · F6 geology
Duration: 4 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

100%

still studying

UK 95%

left higher education

UK 5%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

10 students · started 2022-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%93%

Learning opportunities79%90%

Assessment and feedback74%80%

Academic support96%94%

Organisation and management89%86%

Learning resources98%91%

Student voice79%81%

15 final-year students · 93% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£34k3 years

£38k5 years

£49.5k

£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onThis course

60% working20% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed5% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

80%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 75%

80%

say their work is meaningful

UK 84%

60%

use what they learned

UK 62%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: London, Greater London, England
Postcode: SW7 2AZ

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Subjects

geology geography, earth and environmental studies

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)	AAA	224–239
Imperial College London	Geology this course	144 - 156 points	176–191
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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Geophysics BSc (Hons)
Geophysics Msci (Hon)
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