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Zoology at University of Aberdeen

Zoology (BSc (Hons), C300) 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 144–159 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on abdn.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades
Selective
112 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
0%10%20%30%15%<965%965%11215%12815%1445%16015%1765%1922085%22415%240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112

The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 20% had fewer than the 112 asked.

30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 20%.

Course

Award
Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code
C300 · C3 zoology
Duration
4 years
Mode
Full-time
Starts
September 2027
Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
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%
15%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%92%
Learning opportunities88%88%
Assessment and feedback82%81%
Academic support92%92%
Organisation and management92%84%
Learning resources94%89%
Student voice85%83%
25 final-year students · 65% 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
70% working15% studying5% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 40%
  • Elementary occupations20%
  • Conservation and environment professionals15%
  • Natural and social science professionals10%
  • Administrative occupations10%
  • Sales occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus
Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland
Postcode
AB24 3FX
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Subjects

zoology biological and sport sciences

Campus

Campus
Old Aberdeen
Housing
Accommodation ↗
Union
Students' union ↗

Zoology 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.

UniversityCourseEntryMiddle entrant
Aberystwyth UniversityAnimal Behaviour BSc (Hons)104 - 120 points112–127
Anglia Ruskin UniversityZoology BSc (Hons)104 - 120 points96–111
University of CumbriaZoology BSc (Hons)104 - 120 points96–111
University of GloucestershireZoology BSc (Hons)104 - 120 points96–111
Bangor UniversityZoology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)64 - 112 pointsunder 96
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityZoology BSc (Hons)104 - 112 points96–111
Oxford Brookes UniversityBiodiversity and Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons)112 pointsunder 96
University of AberdeenZoology this courseBBC144–159
University of DerbyZoology BSc (Hons)112 points96–111
University of LincolnZoology BSc (Hons)104 - 112 points112–127
University of RoehamptonZoology BSc (Hons)112 pointsunder 96

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