Marine Biology at University of Aberdeen
Marine Biology (BSc (Hons), C350) at University of Aberdeen asked for BBC in recent years; 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 abdn.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBC
Selective112 points · around BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check abdn.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 176–191 points. 10% had fewer than the 112 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C350 · C3 zoology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of meeting, in part, the academic and experience requirement of membership and Chartered Biologist (CBiol). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 9%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%92%
Learning opportunities97%88%
Assessment and feedback93%81%
Academic support92%92%
Organisation and management96%84%
Learning resources89%89%
Student voice97%83%
10 final-year students · 57% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24.5k3 years£22.5k5 years£28.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
55% working5% working and studying20% studying20% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
65%
use what they learned
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 75% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- AB24 3FX
Subjects
marine biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Old Aberdeen
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Ecology and environmental biology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Ecology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Marine Biology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 48 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Biodiversity and Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University Centre Sparsholt | Wildlife Ecology and Conservation BSc (Hons) | 80 - 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Marine Biology this course | BBC | 176–191 |
| University of Chester | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lincoln | Ecology and Conservation BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Plymouth | Marine Conservation BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Suffolk | Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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