Geophysical and Atmospheric Sciences at University of Leeds
Geophysical and Atmospheric Sciences (BSc (Hons), F640) 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
The middle entrant had 144–159 points.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F640 · F6 geology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
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%
30 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%93%
Learning opportunities86%90%
Assessment and feedback78%80%
Academic support98%94%
Organisation and management92%86%
Learning resources93%91%
Student voice90%81%
25 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2024-26
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
geophysics geography, earth and environmental studies
atmospheric physics physical sciences
exploration geophysics geography, earth and environmental studies
atmosphere-ocean interactions geography, earth and environmental studies
atmospheric physics physical sciences
exploration geophysics geography, earth and environmental studies
atmosphere-ocean interactions 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 | Geological Oceanography BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| Durham University | Climate Science BSc (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| UCL (University College London) | Earth Sciences Msci (Hon) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Geology MSci | 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Business and Environment BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Archaeology/Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | — |
| University of Leeds | Geophysical and Atmospheric Sciences this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | Earth and Planetary Sciences MEarthSci | AAB | 112–127 |
| University of St Andrews | Environmental Earth Sciences BSc (Hons) | 96 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| Swansea University | Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) | 112 - 135 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff University | Environmental Geoscience MSci | ABB - BCC | 112–127 |
See all 213 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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