Geography at The University of Edinburgh
Geography (BSc (Hons), F800) at The University of Edinburgh asked for 114–144 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
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 114 - 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 176–191 points. 10% had fewer than the 144 asked.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F800 · F8 physical geography
- 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 93%
10%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%92%
Learning opportunities89%89%
Assessment and feedback86%85%
Academic support95%95%
Organisation and management91%90%
Learning resources91%91%
Student voice77%84%
30 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£27.5k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
85% working10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
physical geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Physical geographical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | Geography BSc (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sussex | Climate Justice, Sustainability and Development BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Geography MGeog | 112 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| Durham University | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAA - A*AB | 160–175 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Geography BSc (Hons) | 112 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Geography this course | 114 - 144 points | 176–191 |
| UCL (University College London) | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Bristol | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAA - ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAB - AAA | 144–159 |
| University of St Andrews | Arabic and Sustainable Development MA (Hons) | 126 - 144 points | 208–223 |
| University of Birmingham | Geology and Physical Geography MSci | 136 points | 128–143 |
See all 196 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More geography, earth and environmental studies at The University of Edinburgh
- Earth Sciences BSc (Hons)
- Earth Sciences MEarthSci
- Earth Sciences and Physical Geography BSc (Hons)
- Earth Sciences and Physical Geography MEarthSci
- Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons)
- Geography MA (Hons)
- Geophysics BSc (Hons)
- Sustainable Development MA (Hons)