Biology with a Year Abroad at Queen Mary University of London
Biology with a Year Abroad (BSc (Hons), C10Y) at Queen Mary University of London 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 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on qmul.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 qmul.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 144–159 points. 25% had fewer than the 128 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, a baccalaureate 20%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C10Y · C1 biology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 88%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%92%
Learning opportunities87%88%
Assessment and feedback73%80%
Academic support87%92%
Organisation and management87%86%
Learning resources94%93%
Student voice85%83%
45 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£25k5 years£33.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working15% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed20% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 65%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
65%
use what they learned
UK 52%
- Sales occupations20%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals15%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- E1 4NS
Subjects
biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Mile End Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Biology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Biology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bath | Biology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| Aberystwyth University | Biology MBiol | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Biology with a Year Abroad this course | 128 points | 144–159 |
| Swansea University | Biological Sciences with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Biological Sciences Msci (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| University of Hull | Biology MSci (Hon) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Biology and History and Philosophy of Science BSc (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Liverpool | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Biology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Biology BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
See all 226 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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