Ecological and Environmental Sciences at The University of Edinburgh
Ecological and Environmental Sciences (BSc (Hons), CF17) at The University of Edinburgh: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 176–191 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check ed.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
30% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 176–191 points.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, a baccalaureate 15%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- CF17 · C1 biology + F7 environmental sciences
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 91%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%92%
Learning opportunities83%89%
Assessment and feedback58%80%
Academic support71%93%
Organisation and management64%81%
Learning resources85%91%
Student voice74%83%
35 final-year students · 89% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£25.5k5 years£28k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
55% working10% working and studying20% studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
80%
use what they learned
UK 48%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
ecology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Ecology and environmental biology at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| University of Aberdeen | Conservation Biology BSc (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University Centre Bishop Burton | Animal Behaviour and Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| Activate Learning | Wildlife and Conservation FD | 64 points | — |
| Aberystwyth University | Ecology BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Animal Management FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Conservation and Community Engagement BSc (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Bournemouth University | Ecology and Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | See entry requirements | 96–111 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Ecological and Environmental Sciences this course | — | 176–191 |
| University Centre Askham Bryan | Certificate of Higher Education Wildlife and Environmental Conservation CertHE | — | — |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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