Marine & Freshwater Biology at University of Glasgow
Marine & Freshwater Biology (BSc (Hons), C164) at University of Glasgow asked for 120–136 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 208–223 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gla.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~136 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 120 - 136 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 136
The middle entrant had 208–223 points. At least 10% had fewer than the 136 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, a baccalaureate 5%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C164 · C1 biology
- 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 91%
15%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%92%
Learning opportunities91%89%
Assessment and feedback92%80%
Academic support97%93%
Organisation and management91%81%
Learning resources87%91%
Student voice96%83%
15 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£24.5k5 years£29.5k
£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 onSubject at this uni
35% working30% studying5% unemployed30% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
50%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
35%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Elementary occupations21%
- Natural and social science professionals13%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals9%
- Sales occupations7%
- Business and public service associate professionals6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G12 8QQ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Glasgow 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.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Biological Sciences (Ecology) BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| Lancaster University | Ecology and Conservation MSci (Hon) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Conservation Biology and Ecology with Professional Placement BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Marine & Freshwater Biology this course | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Ecology and Conservation Biology MBiol (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| University of St Andrews | Marine Biology MMarBiol | 126 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| Aberystwyth University | Marine and Freshwater Biology MBiol | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| University of Brighton | Ecology and Conservation Msci (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hull | Marine Biology MSci | 128 points | 96–111 |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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