every UCAS course in one sortable table
entry year 2027

Conservation Biology and Ecology at University of Exeter

Conservation Biology and Ecology (BSc (Hons), C190) at University of Exeter asked for ABB in recent years; 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 exeter.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades
Competitive
128 points · around ABB
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
0%10%20%30%40%5%<965%9630%11235%1285%14420%1601761922085%224240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128

The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 40% had fewer than the 128 asked.

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

Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.

Course

Award
Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code
C190 · 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
95%
still studying
UK 91%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%92%
Learning opportunities83%89%
Assessment and feedback87%80%
Academic support90%93%
Organisation and management85%81%
Learning resources99%91%
Student voice90%83%
25 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni
15 months
£26k3 years
£19.5k5 years
£25.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
50% working20% working and studying15% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
70%
use what they learned
UK 48%
  • Skilled trades occupations25%
  • Conservation and environment professionals20%
  • Secretarial and related occupations10%
  • Natural and social science professionals10%
  • Business, Research and Administrative Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus
Cornwall, South West England, England
Postcode
TR10 9FE
View on map ↗

Subjects

biodiversity conservation biological and sport sciences

Campus

Campus
Penryn Campus
Housing
Accommodation ↗
Union
Students' union ↗

Ecology and environmental biology 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 UniversityMarine and Freshwater Biology MBiol120 - 128 points96–111
Bangor UniversityMarine Vertebrate Conservation BSc (Hons)112 - 128 points128–143
Heriot-Watt UniversityMarine Biology BSc (Hons)BBC - ABB176–191
Lancaster UniversityEcology and Conservation BSc (Hons)128 points128–143
Swansea UniversityMarine Biology BSc (Hons)120 - 128 points112–127
University of BrightonEcology and Conservation Msci (Hon)112 - 128 points96–111
University of ExeterConservation Biology and Ecology this courseABB128–143
University of HullMarine Biology MSci128 points96–111
University of LiverpoolMarine Biology BSc (Hons)ABB128–143
University of NottinghamEnvironmental Biology BSc (Hons)ABB128–143
University of ReadingEcology and Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons)ABB112–127

See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

More biosciences at University of Exeter

All 36 in one table