Paramedic Science at University of Cumbria
Paramedic Science (BSc (Hons), B780) at University of Cumbria asked for 112–120 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 tinyurl.com ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 112 - 120 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 tinyurl.com’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, an Access course 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B780 · B7 nursing
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with the HCPC as a paramedic. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 9%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%90%
Learning opportunities88%87%
Assessment and feedback83%82%
Academic support85%89%
Organisation and management83%74%
Learning resources84%87%
Student voice80%81%
25 final-year students · 96% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£26.5k5 years£31.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
100% working
UK, same subject: 93% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 100%
95%
use what they learned
UK 95%
- Other Health Professionals90%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lancaster, North West England, England
- Postcode
- LA1 3JD
Subjects
paramedic science subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- In Lancaster
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Health sciences 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 | Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | Paramedic Science BSc BSc (Hons) | 81 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| Edge Hill University | Paramedic Practice BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Plymouth Marjon University | Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons) | BBB | 128–143 |
| Swansea University | Paramedic Science BSc (Hons) | BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Paramedic Science BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Chichester | Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| University of Cumbria | Paramedic Science this course | 112 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Paramedic Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Lancashire | Paramedic Science BSc | 120 points | 144–159 |
| University of Sunderland | Paramedic Science and Out of Hospital Care BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
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