Chemistry at Lancaster University
Chemistry (BSc (Hons), F100) at Lancaster 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 lancs.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 lancs.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. 50% had fewer than the 128 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F100 · F1 chemistry
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry for partially meeting the academic criteria for Chartered Chemist (CChem). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 90%
25%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%92%
Learning opportunities87%89%
Assessment and feedback86%79%
Academic support97%94%
Organisation and management84%86%
Learning resources93%91%
Student voice93%87%
20 final-year students · 90% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£24k5 years£30k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working15% working and studying15% studying
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
100%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
75%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lancaster, North West England, England
- Postcode
- LA1 4YW
Subjects
chemistry physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Chemistry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | Chemistry MChem (H) | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| Kingston University | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | Chemistry this course | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Chemistry MChem (H) | ABB | 144–159 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Dundee | Law (Scots and English Dual Qualifying) with Energy Law LLB (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of Glasgow | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| University of Liverpool | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Southampton | Chemistry (Digital Methods and Computational Modelling) MChem | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Strathclyde | Chemistry with Drug Discovery BSc (Hons) | 114 - 128 points | 208–223 |
See all 427 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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