Biology at Royal Holloway, University of London
Biology (BSc (Hons), C100) at Royal Holloway, University of London asked for BBC - BBB in recent years; 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 royalholloway.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
Published as BBC - BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check royalholloway.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 40% had fewer than the 120 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C100 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of meeting, in part, the academic and experience requirement of membership and Chartered Biologist (CBiol). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 88%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%92%
Learning opportunities84%88%
Assessment and feedback78%80%
Academic support86%92%
Organisation and management86%86%
Learning resources87%93%
Student voice83%83%
20 final-year students · 95% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£26.5k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
30% working20% working and studying25% studying10% unemployed20% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
60%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals25%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Animal care and control services10%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Caring personal services10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Egham, South East England, England
- Postcode
- TW20 0EX
Subjects
biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Egham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Biology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Biology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Biology BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | Biochemistry BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Keele University | Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Biology this course | BBC - BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Biology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Huddersfield | Biology (Molecular and Cellular) with Research Placement BSc (Hons) | BBB - BBC | 112–127 |
| University of Hull | Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Kent | Biology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
See all 226 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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