Geography at University of Glasgow
Geography (BSc (Hons), F800) at University of Glasgow asked for 120–128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 192–207 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gla.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 120 - 128 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 gla.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 192–207 points. 13% had fewer than the 128 asked.
60 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, an Access course 12%, a baccalaureate 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F800 · F8 physical geography
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
50 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%90%
Learning opportunities83%89%
Assessment and feedback63%84%
Academic support83%96%
Organisation and management59%88%
Learning resources88%92%
Student voice79%83%
25 final-year students · 55% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£25k5 years£31k
£10k£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
65% working10% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 78%
50%
use what they learned
UK 48%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G12 8QQ
Subjects
geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Glasgow Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Geography 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 | Geography BA (Hons) | 104 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Geography BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | under 96 |
| Cardiff University | Environmental Geography BSc (Hons) | ABB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Lancaster University | Geography BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Geography BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Geography BA (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 96–111 |
| University of Birmingham | Geology and Physical Geography BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Geography this course | 120 - 128 points | 192–207 |
| Bath Spa University | Education and Geography BA/BSc (H) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Keele University | Environmental Science and Geography BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Kingston University | Geography BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
See all 184 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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