Zoology with Foundation Year at Keele University
Zoology with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), C301) 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 subject here had 96–111 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 pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 56
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
65 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 6%, a degree 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C301 · C3 zoology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
89%
still studying
UK 90%
7%
left higher education
UK 9%
3%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
100 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%91%
Learning opportunities84%88%
Assessment and feedback82%82%
Academic support92%92%
Organisation and management77%84%
Learning resources90%91%
Student voice89%82%
65 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£23k5 years£29k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
50% working15% working and studying20% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
55%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Teaching Professionals15%
- Sales occupations10%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
- Elementary occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 45 graduates · 65% 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
zoology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Keele University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Zoology 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 Derby | Zoology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| Activate Learning | Zoo Management FD | 64 points | — |
| Cornwall College | Zoology with Ecology and Conservation FdSc | 64 points | — |
| Royal Agricultural University | Animal Management and Zoology FdSc | 64 points | — |
| University Centre Peterborough | Animal Management (Animal Behaviour and Welfare) HND | 64 points | — |
| University of Roehampton | Zoology with Foundation Year BSc | 64 points | under 96 |
| Keele University | Zoology with Foundation Year this course | 56 points | 96–111 |
| Aberystwyth University | Zoology MBiol | 48 points | 112–127 |
| Moulton College | Applied Zoology FdSc | 48 points | — |
| University of Cumbria | Zoology (with integrated foundation year) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| University of Salford | Wildlife Conservation with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
See all 178 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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