Geology at University of Leeds
Geology (BSc (Hons), F600) 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 course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on courses.leeds.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 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 128
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 128–143 points. 41% of them had fewer than the 128 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F600 · F6 geology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Geological Society for the purpose of partially meeting the experience requirement for Chartered Geologist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 95%
0%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course78%93%
Learning opportunities77%90%
Assessment and feedback55%80%
Academic support85%94%
Organisation and management53%86%
Learning resources90%91%
Student voice48%81%
30 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£27.5k5 years£36.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working10% working and studying20% studying20% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 84%
85%
use what they learned
UK 62%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- LS2 9JT
Subjects
geology geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Leeds
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Earth sciences 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 Science and Conservation BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff University | Environmental Geoscience MSci | ABB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Kingston University | Climate Resilience and Artificial Intelligence BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | under 96 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Earth Sciences BSc (Hons) | 108 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Environmental and Engineering Geoscience BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Engineering Geology and Geotechnics BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 176–191 |
| University of Hull | Environmental Science MSci | 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Leeds | Geology this course | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Environmental Geology with Physical Geography BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Reading | Meteorology and Climate BSc (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
See all 213 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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