Biological Sciences at University of Exeter
Biological Sciences (BSc (Hons), C100) at University of Exeter asked for ABB - AAB 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 exeter.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
Published as ABB - AAB
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 exeter.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 144–159 points. At least 12% had fewer than the 136 asked.
125 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 92%, other higher education 6%, a baccalaureate 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C100 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
98%
still studying
UK 90%
2%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
125 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%90%
Learning opportunities91%88%
Assessment and feedback84%80%
Academic support96%91%
Organisation and management95%82%
Learning resources87%89%
Student voice89%83%
90 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£23.5k5 years£30.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 55 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
59% working10% working and studying20% studying4% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
79%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
59%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Natural and social science professionals12%
- Elementary occupations9%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals9%
- Administrative occupations7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 120 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Devon, South West England, England
- Postcode
- EX4 4QJ
Subjects
biological sciences biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Streatham Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Biosciences 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 Manchester | Life Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 160–175 |
| Cardiff University | Biochemistry BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Biology BSc (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Biomedical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 176–191 |
| University of Birmingham | Human Sciences BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Biological Sciences this course | ABB - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 160–175 |
| Kingston University | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Liverpool | Biological Sciences MBiol (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 112–127 |
See all 154 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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