Biological Sciences (Biotechnology) at The University of Edinburgh
Biological Sciences (Biotechnology) (BSc (Hons), J700) at The University of Edinburgh asked for 120–144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 192–207 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 120 - 144 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 ed.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 192–207 points. 7% had fewer than the 144 asked.
190 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 72%, a baccalaureate 16%, no formal qualifications 6%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- J700 · J7 biotechnology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 90%
3%
left higher education
UK 10%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
240 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%90%
Learning opportunities88%88%
Assessment and feedback71%80%
Academic support96%91%
Organisation and management90%82%
Learning resources91%89%
Student voice84%83%
85 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£26k5 years£34.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
45% working20% working and studying20% studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
45%
use what they learned
UK 45%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
biotechnology engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Biotechnology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Edinburgh | Biological Sciences (Biotechnology) this course | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Manchester | Biotechnology BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Biotechnology BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Biological Sciences (Biotechnology with Enterprise) BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Coventry University | Biotechnology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| Edge Hill University | Biotechnology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Nottingham | Biotechnology Msci (Hon) | BBB - BBC | 128–143 |
| University of East London | Biochemistry and Biotechnology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Applied Sciences HNC | 42 - 48 points | — |
See all 33 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side