Biochemistry (with a Foundation Year) at Lancaster University
Biochemistry (with a Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), C70F) at Lancaster University asked for 96 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound 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 lancs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C70F · C7 molecular biology and biochemistry
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
100%
still studying
UK 93%
0%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%91%
Learning opportunities88%88%
Assessment and feedback83%81%
Academic support94%92%
Organisation and management88%86%
Learning resources94%92%
Student voice92%85%
25 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28.5k3 years£24k5 years£31k
£20k£30k£40k
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
40% working35% studying5% unemployed20% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
45%
use what they learned
UK 48%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lancaster, North West England, England
- Postcode
- LA1 4YW
Subjects
biochemistry biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Molecular biology, biophysics and biochemistry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkbeck, University of London | Biomedicine BSc (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Biochemistry BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Aberdeen | Biochemistry BSc (Hons) | BBC | 128–143 |
| University of Worcester | Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) BSc (Hons) | 96 - 104 points | under 96 |
| Edge Hill University | BSc (Hons) Biochemistry with STEM Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 - 96 points | — |
| Lancaster University | Biochemistry (with a Foundation Year) this course | 96 points | 128–143 |
| University of Dundee | Biochemistry BSc (Hons) | CCD - CCC | 176–191 |
| University of Surrey | Biochemistry with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| University of Westminster, London | Biochemistry BSc (Hons) | CCC | under 96 |
| Swansea University | Biochemistry and Genetics with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 88 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lincoln | Biochemistry with Science Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 88 points | 96–111 |
See all 254 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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