Biomedical Science at Keele University
Biomedical Science (Grad Dip) at Keele University asked for 128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 keele.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
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 128
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 67% had fewer than the 128 asked.
80 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 2%, an Access course 1%.
Course
- Award
- Graduate Diploma
- Duration
- 1 year
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Year
- 2027
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 ↗
Accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
91%
still studying
UK 87%
7%
left higher education
UK 10%
3%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
105 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%89%
Learning opportunities90%88%
Assessment and feedback84%80%
Academic support94%90%
Organisation and management87%86%
Learning resources89%90%
Student voice89%83%
60 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£23k5 years£30k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
40% working20% working and studying23% studying11% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
20%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals15%
- Caring personal services15%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 80 graduates · 54% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Keele, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST5 5BG
Subjects
Haematology Pathology Science Clinical biochemistry Biological sciences Biomedical sciences Medical microbiology Microbiology Virology Bacteriology
Campus
- Campus
- Keele University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗