Zoology at University of Leeds
Zoology (BSc (Hons), C300) 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. At least 15% had fewer than the 136 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C300 · C3 zoology
- Duration
- 4 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
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%92%
Learning opportunities88%88%
Assessment and feedback80%81%
Academic support88%92%
Organisation and management94%84%
Learning resources88%89%
Student voice92%83%
15 final-year students · 89% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£22k5 years£27.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
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
80% working5% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
65%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Natural and social science professionals25%
- Conservation and environment professionals20%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Animal care and control services10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
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
zoology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Leeds
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Zoology 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 | Zoology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| Lancaster University | Zoology (Study Abroad) BSc (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 144–159 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Anatomy and Development BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 176–191 |
| University of Exeter | Animal Behaviour with Professional Placement BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Zoology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Zoology this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | Zoology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | Zoology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Zoology Msci (Hon) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of St Andrews | Animal Behaviour BSc (Hons) | 126 - 136 points | — |
| Swansea University | Zoology with a Year in Applied Research BSc (Hons) | 120 - 129 points | 112–127 |
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