Marine Biology and Oceanography at University of Liverpool
Marine Biology and Oceanography (BSc (Hons), C1F7) at University of Liverpool 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 liverpool.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 liverpool.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 45% had fewer than the 128 asked.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C1F7 · C1 biology + F7 environmental sciences
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
95%
still studying
UK 91%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%92%
Learning opportunities82%89%
Assessment and feedback81%80%
Academic support100%93%
Organisation and management70%81%
Learning resources94%91%
Student voice86%83%
20 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£24.5k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 50 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working5% working and studying20% studying5% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
30%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
45%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
10%
use what they learned
UK 48%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Liverpool, North West England, England
- Postcode
- L69 7ZX
Subjects
marine biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Ecology and environmental biology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Marine and Freshwater Biology MBiol | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Marine Vertebrate Conservation BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| Lancaster University | Ecology and Conservation BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Swansea University | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | Ecology and Conservation Msci (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Exeter | Conservation Biology and Ecology Msci (Hon) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Hull | Marine Biology MSci | 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Liverpool | Marine Biology and Oceanography this course | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Environmental Biology BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Ecology and Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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