Microbiology and Infection at University of Liverpool
Microbiology and Infection (BSc (Hons), C500) 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. 40% had fewer than the 128 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, an Access course 10%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C500 · C5 microbiology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 7%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%93%
Learning opportunities92%91%
Assessment and feedback68%80%
Academic support92%91%
Organisation and management85%90%
Learning resources97%89%
Student voice77%86%
15 final-year students · 52% 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
45% working15% working and studying45% studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 68%
73%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
40%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 65% 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
microbiology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Microbiology and cell science 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Edinburgh | Infectious Diseases BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 176–191 |
| University of Birmingham | Microbiology BSc BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Cellular and Molecular Medicine Msci (Hon) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Immunology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Microbiology MBiol (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Strathclyde | Biochemistry and Immunology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 132 points | 176–191 |
| Aberystwyth University | Microbiology MBiol | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Keele University | Microbiology and Immunology BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Liverpool | Microbiology and Infection this course | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Microbiology BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Huddersfield | Biology (Molecular and Cellular) with Research Placement BSc (Hons) | BBB - BBC | 112–127 |
See all 84 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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