Veterinary Medicine and Surgery including a Gateway Year at University of Nottingham
Veterinary Medicine and Surgery including a Gateway Year (BVMBVS, D190) at University of Nottingham asked for BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on nottingham.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBC
Selective112 points · around BBB
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 112
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 20% had fewer than the 112 asked.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, Bachelor of Veterinary Surgery
- Code
- D190 · D1 pre-clinical veterinary medicine
- Duration
- 6 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). More ↗
Accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) for the purpose of eligibility for registration as a veterinary surgeon with that body. More ↗
Accredited by the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
70%
still studying
UK 97%
25%
left higher education
UK 3%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%96%
Learning opportunities92%94%
Assessment and feedback81%83%
Academic support95%94%
Organisation and management90%78%
Learning resources88%90%
Student voice80%83%
240 final-year students · 92% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£35k3 years£33k5 years£40.5k
£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 60 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
92% working3% working and studying1% unemployed4% other
UK, same subject: 95% in work or study
96%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 96%
98%
say their work is meaningful
UK 98%
98%
use what they learned
UK 98%
- Veterinarians94%
- Sales occupations1%
- Business and public service associate professionals1%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 75 graduates · 54% 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
veterinary medicine veterinary sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Sutton Bonington Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Veterinary medicine and dentistry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Surrey | Veterinary Medicine and Science BVMSci | 144 - 168 points | 160–175 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Veterinary Medicine BVMS | 144 - 159 points | — |
| University of Cambridge | Veterinary Medicine MB | A*AA | 192–207 |
| Harper and Keele Veterinary School | Veterinary Medicine and Surgery BVetMS | AAA | 128–143 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Veterinary Biosciences MSci (Hon) | 136 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Veterinary Science BVSc | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Bristol | Gateway to Veterinary Science BVSc | 96 - 129 points | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Veterinary Biosciences BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Veterinary Medicine and Surgery including a Gateway Year this course | BBC | 112–127 |
| Plumpton College | Veterinary Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| Royal Veterinary College, University of London | Veterinary Gateway Programme BVetMed | 80 - 96 points | 160–175 |
See all 32 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side