Biology (Placement Year) at Lancaster University
Biology (Placement Year) (BSc (Hons), C104) at Lancaster University asked for 134–136 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~136 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 134 - 136 points
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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 30% had fewer than the 136 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C104 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 88%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%92%
Learning opportunities84%88%
Assessment and feedback74%80%
Academic support95%92%
Organisation and management89%86%
Learning resources87%93%
Student voice86%83%
30 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30.5k3 years£25k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working10% working and studying10% studying15% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 65%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 52%
- Natural and social science professionals15%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 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
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Biosciences 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 Manchester | Life Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 160–175 |
| Cardiff University | Biochemistry BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Biology (Placement Year) this course | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Biomedical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 176–191 |
| University of Birmingham | Human Sciences BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 160–175 |
| Kingston University | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Liverpool | Biological Sciences MBiol (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 112–127 |
See all 154 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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