Biological Sciences with deferred choice of specialisation at Swansea University
Biological Sciences with deferred choice of specialisation (BSc (Hons), C100) 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 ↗ 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
- C100 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
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
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 deferred choice of specialisation 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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