Marine Zoology at Newcastle University
Marine Zoology (BSc (Hons), C350) at Newcastle University asked for 128–147 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 ncl.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~147 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 128 - 147 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 147
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 60% had fewer than the 147 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C350 · C3 zoology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) on behalf of the Science Council and IMarEST for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Scientist and Chartered Marine Scientist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%92%
Learning opportunities91%88%
Assessment and feedback82%81%
Academic support95%92%
Organisation and management86%84%
Learning resources100%89%
Student voice88%83%
10 final-year students · 92% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£19.5k5 years£25.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
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
marine zoology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Newcastle Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | Marine Zoology this course | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sussex | Zoology BSc (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Marine Biology and Zoology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Veterinary Biosciences MSci (Hon) | 136 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Biological Sciences (Developmental, Regeneration and Stem Cells) BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | — |
| University of Manchester | Zoology BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 176–191 |
| Lancaster University | Zoology (Study Abroad) BSc (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Animal Behaviour with Professional Placement BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Zoology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Zoology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | Zoology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
See all 178 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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