Biology with a Foundation Year at Swansea University
Biology with a Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), C101) at Swansea University asked for 72–80 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~80 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 72 - 80 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 80
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C101 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
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%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%92%
Learning opportunities95%88%
Assessment and feedback91%80%
Academic support95%92%
Organisation and management86%86%
Learning resources97%93%
Student voice88%83%
10 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2024-26
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge Hill University | Biology with STEM Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 - 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Dundee | Mathematical Biology BSc (Hons) | CCC - CCD | 176–191 |
| University of Lincoln | Biology with Science Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 88 points | under 96 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Biology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 - 80 points | 96–111 |
| Swansea University | Biology with a Foundation Year this course | 72 - 80 points | under 96 |
| University of Hull | Biology (with foundation year) BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 112–127 |
| University of Suffolk | Biology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Biological Sciences with Integrated Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| University of Chester | Biology (including a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| University of Derby | Biology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| University of Salford | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
See all 226 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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