Pharmacy at Newcastle University
Pharmacy (MPharm (H), B230) at Newcastle University asked for 136–160 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
~160 points
HighestA*AA and above
Published as 136 - 160 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 160
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 77% had fewer than the 160 asked.
145 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 7%, a foundation course 1%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Pharmacy (with Honours)
- Code
- B230 · B2 pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacy
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) in order to progress to pharmacist pre-registration training and then to register as a pharmacist. Please note, the 5-year integrated MPharm degree programme includes pre-registration training. 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 1%
190 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%89%
Learning opportunities89%89%
Assessment and feedback80%74%
Academic support95%88%
Organisation and management81%77%
Learning resources92%88%
Student voice75%78%
125 final-year students · 95% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£37k3 years£30.5k5 years£35.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
78% working7% working and studying2% studying4% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 80% in work or study
100%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 83%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
95%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Other Health Professionals85%
- Natural and social science professionals5%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals5%
- Sales occupations0%
- Teaching Professionals0%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 55 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
pharmacy subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Newcastle Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Pharmacy 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 | Pharmacy this course | 136 - 160 points | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | Pharmacy MPharm | 128 - 152 points | 96–111 |
| University of Manchester | Pharmacy MPharm (H) | 48 - 152 points | 144–159 |
| Ulster University | Pharmacy MPharm (H) | 135 - 150 points | 176–191 |
| University of Birmingham | Pharmacy MPharm (H) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Strathclyde | Pharmacy MPharm | 96 - 136 points | 224–239 |
| Keele University | Pharmacy MPharm (H) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Kingston University | Pharmaceutical Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Middlesex University | Pharmaceutical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 80 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Nottingham | Pharmaceutical Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Suffolk | Pharmacy MPharm | 128 points | 96–111 |
See all 73 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side