Biology at University of Leeds
Biology (BSc (Hons), C100) at University of Leeds asked for 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 courses.leeds.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 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 courses.leeds.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
13% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 144–159 points. At least 21% of them had fewer than the 136 asked.
70 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 91%, other higher education 7%, a baccalaureate 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C100 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
This course is accredited at advanced level by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of meeting in part the academic and experience requirement for the Membership and Chartered Biologist (CBiol). Graduates can apply for membership of the Royal Society of Biology at Member (MRSB) level after two years of practice, rather than the usual three years, due to the significant research experience acquired. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
97%
still studying
UK 88%
3%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
60 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%92%
Learning opportunities86%88%
Assessment and feedback75%80%
Academic support86%92%
Organisation and management89%86%
Learning resources87%93%
Student voice83%83%
35 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£26k5 years£32.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working15% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 65%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 52%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- LS2 9JT
Subjects
biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Leeds
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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 | Biology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | Biology (Placement Year) BSc (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Bath | Biology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Biology this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | Biology Msci (Hon) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Sheffield | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Biology Msci (Hon) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of St Andrews | Biology and Philosophy BSc (Hons) | 126 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of Warwick | Life Sciences and Global Sustainable Development BASc (Hon) | 136 points | 144–159 |
See all 226 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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