Horticulture (Plantsmanship) at SRUC Scotland's Rural College
Horticulture (Plantsmanship) (HND, HHPL) at SRUC Scotland's Rural College asked for 36–48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sruc.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 36 - 48 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 sruc.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 52%, A-levels or Highers 43%, a degree 4%.
Course
- Award
- Higher National Diploma
- Code
- HHPL
- Duration
- 2 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
74%
still studying
UK 70%
16%
left higher education
UK 10%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
105 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%83%
Learning opportunities79%84%
Assessment and feedback68%80%
Academic support85%88%
Organisation and management68%75%
Learning resources77%85%
Student voice64%73%
55 final-year students · 62% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£26.5k5 years£30k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
85% working10% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 95% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 57%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
75%
use what they learned
UK 80%
- Managers, directors and senior officials20%
- Skilled trades occupations20%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH9 3JG
Subjects
horticulture agriculture, food and related studies
Campus
- Campus
- Edinburgh
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Agriculture 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 | Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 128–143 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Animal Management FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Bridgend College | Agriculture HND | 48 points | — |
| Coastland College | Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Conservation FD | 48 points | — |
| Cornwall College | Agriculture FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Halesowen College | Animal Management HND | 48 points | — |
| Hartpury University | Agriculture (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 32 - 48 points | 96–111 |
| SRUC Scotland's Rural College | Horticulture (Plantsmanship) this course | 36 - 48 points | 128–143 |
| University Centre Bishop Burton | Animal Management and Behaviour CertHE | 48 points | — |
| University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College | Animal Management and Behaviour FD | 48 points | — |
| University Centre Somerset | Agricultural Management FdSc | 48 points | — |
See all 252 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More agriculture, food and related studies at SRUC Scotland's Rural College
- Agriculture BSc (Hons)
- Agriculture HNC
- Agriculture HND
- Animal Care HNC
- Equine Science and Management BSc (Hons)
- Equine Science and Management CertHE
- Forestry HNC
- Horticulture HNC
- Horticulture (Landscape Design) HND
- Horticulture (Plant Science and Technology) BSc (Hons)
- Horticulture (Plantsmanship) BSc (Hons)
- Horticulture (Production Science) HND