Biological Sciences (with Foundation Year) at University of Leicester
Biological Sciences (with Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), C199) at University of Leicester asked for 96 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on le.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check le.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 41% had fewer than the 96 asked.
100 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other qualifications 5%, an Access course 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C199 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of meeting, in part, the academic and experience requirement of membership and Chartered Biologist (CBiol). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
87%
still studying
UK 90%
12%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
145 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%90%
Learning opportunities89%88%
Assessment and feedback82%80%
Academic support88%91%
Organisation and management86%82%
Learning resources87%89%
Student voice89%83%
40 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26.5k3 years£26.5k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
53% working12% working and studying18% studying7% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
40%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Natural and social science professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
- Teaching Professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 75 graduates · 52% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leicester, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE1 7RH
Subjects
biological sciences biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Leicester - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Biosciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry University | Applied Biosciences BSc (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Biological Science BSc (Hons) | BCC | 160–175 |
| University of Plymouth | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Biological Sciences with Foundation BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Biological Science BSc (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Dundee | Biological and Biomedical Sciences (joint degree with National University of Singapore) BSc (Hons) | CCD - CCC | 192–207 |
| University of Leicester | Biological Sciences (with Foundation Year) this course | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Surrey | Biological Sciences with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | CCC | 96–111 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Applied Bioscience BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 144–159 |
| University of Westminster, London | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | CCC | under 96 |
| University of Leeds | Interdisciplinary Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | CDD | 96–111 |
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