Biology at University of Nottingham
Biology (Msci (Hon), C101) at University of Nottingham 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 nottingham.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 nottingham.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.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C101 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
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
60%
still studying
UK 88%
30%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%92%
Learning opportunities89%88%
Assessment and feedback71%80%
Academic support100%92%
Organisation and management84%86%
Learning resources77%93%
Student voice65%83%
15 final-year students · 89% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£26.5k5 years£32.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
45% working10% working and studying20% studying20% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 65%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
55%
use what they learned
UK 52%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Nottingham, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- NG7 2RD
Subjects
biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Nottingham
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Biology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | Biology (Placement Year) BSc (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Bath | Biology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Biology MBiol (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | Biology this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Sheffield | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Biology Msci (Hon) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of St Andrews | Biology and Philosophy BSc (Hons) | 126 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of Warwick | Life Sciences and Global Sustainable Development BASc (Hon) | 136 points | 144–159 |
See all 226 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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