Pharmacy at University of Birmingham
Pharmacy (MPharm (H), B230) at University of Birmingham asked for 136 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on birmingham.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~136 points
Competitivearound ABB
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 birmingham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 25% had fewer than the 136 asked.
175 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 4%, other qualifications 4%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Pharmacy (with Honours)
- Code
- B230 · B2 pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacy
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) in order to progress to pharmacist pre-registration training and then to register as a pharmacist. Please note, the 5-year integrated MPharm degree programme includes pre-registration training. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
86%
still studying
UK 90%
14%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
140 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%89%
Learning opportunities90%89%
Assessment and feedback71%74%
Academic support88%88%
Organisation and management91%77%
Learning resources87%88%
Student voice86%78%
100 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£38.5k3 years£35k5 years£38.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
55% working10% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 79% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 100%
100%
use what they learned
UK 95%
- Other Health Professionals85%
- Health associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 50 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B15 2TT
Subjects
pharmacy subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Edgbaston campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Pharmacy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Pharmacy (with Preparatory Year) MPharm | 112 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| University of Birmingham | Pharmacy this course | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Strathclyde | Pharmacy MPharm | 96 - 136 points | 224–239 |
| Keele University | Pharmacy MPharm (H) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Kingston University | Pharmaceutical Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Middlesex University | Pharmaceutical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 80 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Nottingham | Pharmaceutical Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Suffolk | Pharmacy MPharm | 128 points | 96–111 |
| Ulster University | Pharmaceutical Biosciences MSci | 120 - 123 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Pharmaceutical Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lancashire | Pharmacy MPharm (H) | 120 points | 128–143 |
See all 73 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side