Food Science and Nutrition at University of Leeds

Food Science and Nutrition (Msci (Hon), DB65) at University of Leeds asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on courses.leeds.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades

~ABB

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 courses.leeds.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128

30% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 128–143 points. 29% of them had fewer than the 128 asked.

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

Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.

Course

Award: Master of Science (with Honours)
Code: DB65 · D6 food and beverage studies + B5 ophthalmics
Duration: 5 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1, Year 2
Year: 2027

Placement year: optional
Year abroad: optional

Accredited by the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST). More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

90%

still studying

UK 85%

10%

left higher education

UK 5%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

45 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%93%

Learning opportunities84%91%

Assessment and feedback74%92%

Academic support85%95%

Organisation and management81%93%

Learning resources86%86%

Student voice80%88%

65 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£31k3 years

£27k5 years

£34k

£20k£30k£40k£50k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

75% working5% working and studying10% studying10% other

UK, same subject: 90% in work or study

65%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 84%

80%

say their work is meaningful

UK 89%

70%

use what they learned

UK 83%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 60% 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

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Subjects

nutrition subjects allied to medicine
food science agriculture, food and related studies

Campus

Campus: The University of Leeds
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Nutrition and dietetics 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 of Hertfordshire	Dietetics BSc (Hons)	128 - 136 points	144–159
King's College London, University of London	Nutritional Sciences BSc (Hons)	ABB	144–159
Kingston University	Sport and Exercise Science (Nutrition) BSc (Hons)	112 - 128 points	96–111
University of Leeds	Food Science and Nutrition this course	ABB	128–143
University of Nottingham	Nutrition BSc (Hons)	ABB	128–143
University of Reading	Nutrition BSc (Hons)	ABB	112–127
University of Surrey	Food Science and Nutrition BSc (Hons)	ABB - BBB	128–143
Bath Spa University	Food with Nutrition BSc (Hons)	BBB - BCC	112–127
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Biomedical Sciences (Health Exercise and Nutrition) BSc (Hons)	112 - 120 points	—
Coventry University	Nutrition and Health BSc (Hons)	120 points	112–127
University of Chester	Nutrition and Dietetics BSc (Hons)	120 points	128–143

See all 110 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

More allied health at University of Leeds

Food Science and Nutrition BSc (Hons)
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