Medicinal and Biological Chemistry at The University of Edinburgh
Medicinal and Biological Chemistry (BSc (Hons), FC17) at The University of Edinburgh asked for 126–144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 126 - 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
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 160–175 points. 12% of them had fewer than the 144 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, a baccalaureate 10%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- FC17 · F1 chemistry + C7 molecular biology and biochemistry
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry for fully meeting the academic criteria for Chartered Chemist (CChem). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 93%
20%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%92%
Learning opportunities77%89%
Assessment and feedback67%79%
Academic support88%94%
Organisation and management80%86%
Learning resources84%91%
Student voice69%87%
60 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£29k5 years£35k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working10% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
70%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Natural and social science professionals25%
- Finance Professionals15%
- Legal professionals10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
- Engineering professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 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
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Molecular biology, biophysics and biochemistry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham University | Biochemistry BSc (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| Imperial College London | Biotechnology MSci | AAA | 192–207 |
| King's College London, University of London | Biochemistry BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| Lancaster University | Biochemistry MSci (Hon) | 144 points | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Medicinal and Biological Chemistry this course | 126 - 144 points | 160–175 |
| UCL (University College London) | Biochemistry BSc (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Biochemistry with International Year BSc | 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Biochemistry with Industrial Experience BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | Biochemistry BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 160–175 |
| University of St Andrews | Molecular Biology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 144 points | 208–223 |
| University of Warwick | Biochemistry with Placement Year BSc (Hons) | 136 - 144 points | 128–143 |
See all 254 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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