Human Nutrition at Newcastle University
Human Nutrition (BSc (Hons), B46D) at Newcastle University asked for 120–144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ncl.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 120 - 144 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 ncl.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 144–159 points. 31% of them had fewer than the 144 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, a baccalaureate 25%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B46D · B4 nutrition
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Accredited by the Association for Nutrition (AfN) for the purpose of eligibility for Direct Entry Registration at Associate Level with the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%90%
Learning opportunities95%87%
Assessment and feedback81%83%
Academic support91%89%
Organisation and management80%84%
Learning resources95%89%
Student voice80%84%
45 final-year students · 88% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£26.5k5 years£36k
£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 onWider subject at this uni
95% working5% working and studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 88%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
90%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Therapy professionals50%
- Engineering professionals15%
- Other Health Professionals10%
- Sales occupations5%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, England
- Postcode
- NE1 7RU
Subjects
nutrition subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Newcastle Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Nutrition and dietetics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | Human Nutrition this course | 120 - 144 points | 144–159 |
| UCL (University College London) | Nutrition and Medical Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Dietetics BSc (Hons) | 128 - 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Nutrition BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| King's College London, University of London | Nutritional Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| Kingston University | Sport and Exercise Science (Nutrition) BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Nottingham | Nutrition BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Nutrition BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Surrey | Food Science and Nutrition BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 128–143 |
| Bath Spa University | Food with Nutrition BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Biomedical Sciences (Health Exercise and Nutrition) BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | — |
See all 110 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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