Biomedical Sciences at The University of Edinburgh
Biomedical Sciences (BSc (Hons), C190) at The University of Edinburgh asked for 120–136 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 176–191 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~136 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 120 - 136 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 136
The middle entrant had 176–191 points. At least 2% had fewer than the 136 asked.
90 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 84%, a baccalaureate 8%, other higher education 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C190 · C1 biology
- 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 87%
4%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
95 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%89%
Learning opportunities85%88%
Assessment and feedback74%80%
Academic support96%90%
Organisation and management86%86%
Learning resources85%90%
Student voice83%83%
25 final-year students · 78% 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% working15% working and studying25% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
55%
use what they learned
UK 50%
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
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Biomedical sciences 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 | Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | under 96 |
| King's College London, University of London | Chemistry with a Year in Industry Msci (Hon) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Lancaster University | Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Biomedical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Biomedical Sciences this course | 120 - 136 points | 176–191 |
| University of Birmingham | Biomedical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 136 points | — |
| University of Glasgow | Neuroscience BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of Leeds | Neuroscience MBiol (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Neuroscience BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Psychology with Neuroscience BSc (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
| University of St Andrews | Neuroscience BSc (Hons) | 126 - 136 points | 208–223 |
See all 316 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More medical sciences at The University of Edinburgh
- Anatomy and Development BSc (Hons)
- Neuroscience BSc (Hons)