Marine Biology (with foundation year) at University of Hull
Marine Biology (with foundation year) (BSc (Hons), C164) at University of Hull asked for 80 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on hull.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~80 points
Openbelow CCC
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 hull.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 80
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C164 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) for the purpose of eligibility to apply for associate membership. More ↗
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%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%92%
Learning opportunities80%89%
Assessment and feedback72%80%
Academic support84%93%
Organisation and management59%81%
Learning resources85%91%
Student voice70%83%
40 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£22.5k5 years£27k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working10% working and studying20% studying5% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
50%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Hull, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- HU6 7RX
Subjects
marine biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Centre Bishop Burton | Animal Behaviour and Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| University of Lincoln | Ecology and Conservation with Science Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 88 points | 96–111 |
| Cornwall College | Applied Marine Zoology BSc (Hons) | 80 points | — |
| University Centre Sparsholt | Marine Ecology and Conservation FdSc | 64 - 80 points | — |
| University of Hull | Marine Biology (with foundation year) this course | 80 points | under 96 |
| University of Suffolk | Conservation Science and Animal Management FdSc | 80 points | — |
| University of Chester | Marine Biology (including a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| University of Salford | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| Activate Learning | Wildlife and Conservation FD | 64 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 - 64 points | under 96 |
| University Centre Askham Bryan | Wildlife and Environmental Conservation FdSc | 64 points | — |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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