Biology with Foundation Year at Keele University
Biology with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), C103) at Keele University asked for 56 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on keele.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~56 points
Openbelow CCC
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 keele.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 56
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other qualifications 5%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C103 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of meeting, in part, the academic and experience requirement of membership and Chartered Biologist (CBiol). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 88%
25%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%92%
Learning opportunities87%88%
Assessment and feedback80%80%
Academic support90%92%
Organisation and management90%86%
Learning resources97%93%
Student voice90%83%
15 final-year students · 64% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£23k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working25% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 65%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 52%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Keele, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST5 5BG
Subjects
biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Keele University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Biology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Biology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 - 80 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hull | Biology (with foundation year) BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | Biological Sciences with Integrated Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| University of Chester | Biology (including a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| University of Derby | Biology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| Keele University | Biology with Foundation Year this course | 56 points | under 96 |
| Aberystwyth University | Biology MBiol | 48 points | 96–111 |
| University of Greater Manchester | Medical Biology with foundation year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Salford | Biological Sciences with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of South Wales | Biology (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Life Sciences Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 32 points | — |
See all 226 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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