Biological Sciences with a Year Abroad at Swansea University
Biological Sciences with a Year Abroad (BSc (Hons), C105) at Swansea University asked for 120–128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 120 - 128 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 swansea.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 75% had fewer than the 128 asked.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C105 · 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
90%
still studying
UK 88%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%92%
Learning opportunities89%88%
Assessment and feedback85%80%
Academic support89%92%
Organisation and management89%86%
Learning resources92%93%
Student voice87%83%
35 final-year students · 67% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£24k5 years£29k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working5% working and studying25% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 65%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
55%
use what they learned
UK 52%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 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
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA2 8PP
Subjects
biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Singleton 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 BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 144–159 |
| Swansea University | Biological Sciences with a Year Abroad this course | 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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