Mental Health Nursing (including Foundation Year) at University of Chester
Mental Health Nursing (including Foundation Year) (BN (Hons), B76F) at University of Chester asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on chester.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~72 points
Openbelow CCC
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 chester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Nursing (with Honours)
- Code
- B76F · B7 nursing
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 86%
10%
left higher education
UK 11%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%91%
Learning opportunities93%91%
Assessment and feedback95%88%
Academic support94%91%
Organisation and management76%77%
Learning resources94%92%
Student voice87%83%
55 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£30k5 years£33.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
82% working4% working and studying3% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
96%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
90%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Nursing Professionals93%
- Caring personal services2%
- Managers, directors and senior officials2%
- Welfare Professionals2%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 65 graduates · 53% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Chester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- CH1 4BJ
Subjects
mental health nursing subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Chester Parkgate Road/Kingsway/Riverside/Queen's Park Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Mental health nursing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Derby | Nursing (Mental Health) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 96–111 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Mental Health Nursing BSc | 75 points | 96–111 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Nursing (Mental Health) BN | BC | 144–159 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Nursing Studies (Mental Health) BSc | BC | 160–175 |
| University of Chester | Mental Health Nursing (including Foundation Year) this course | 72 points | under 96 |
| University of Cumbria | Nursing/Registered Nurse: Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) | 72 points | — |
| University of Lancashire | Nursing with Registered Nurse - Mental Health BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 144–159 |
| University of Salford | Nursing - Registered Nurse (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 128–143 |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Nursing (Mental Health) BSc | 69 - 72 points | — |
| Coventry University | Mental Health Nursing with foundation year BSc (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| University of Dundee | Mental Health Nursing BSc | CC | — |
See all 152 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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