Pharmaceutical Science with Foundation Year at Keele University
Pharmaceutical Science with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), B232) 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.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B232 · B2 pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacy
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 90%
20%
left higher education
UK 9%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%89%
Learning opportunities88%89%
Assessment and feedback77%74%
Academic support91%88%
Organisation and management70%77%
Learning resources92%88%
Student voice79%78%
85 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£34.5k5 years£38.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working15% working and studying5% studying15% other
UK, same subject: 79% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 100%
95%
use what they learned
UK 95%
- Other Health Professionals85%
- Sales occupations5%
- Quality and Regulatory Professionals5%
- Media Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 50 graduates · 55% 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
pharmacy subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Keele University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Pharmacy 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 Nottingham | Pharmaceutical Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| Ulster University | Pharmaceutical Biosciences MSci | 120 - 123 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Pharmaceutical Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lancashire | Pharmacy MPharm (H) | 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sunderland | Pharmacy MPharm (H) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Huddersfield | Biomedicine BSc (Hons) | BBC - BCC | 112–127 |
| Medway School of Pharmacy | Pharmacy (MPharm) with Preparatory Year MPharm | 96 points | — |
| Kingston University | Pharmaceutical Science (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| Middlesex University | Pharmaceutical Sciences with Foundation Year FdSc | 40 - 64 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bradford | Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Science (with Integrated Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| Keele University | Pharmaceutical Science with Foundation Year this course | 56 points | under 96 |
See all 73 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacy at Keele University
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- Pharmacology with Integrated Master's MSci
- Pharmacology with Integrated Master's with Foundation Year MSci
- Pharmacy MPharm (H)
- Pharmacy with Foundation Year MPharm (H)