Marine Biology at University of Portsmouth
Marine Biology (BSc (Hons), C161) at University of Portsmouth: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on port.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check port.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 9%, an Access course 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C161 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- 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
75%
still studying
UK 91%
13%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
55 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%92%
Learning opportunities85%89%
Assessment and feedback70%80%
Academic support91%93%
Organisation and management66%81%
Learning resources90%91%
Student voice74%83%
30 final-year students · 57% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25.5k3 years£20.5k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working10% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
25%
use what they learned
UK 48%
- Elementary occupations20%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals15%
- Skilled trades occupations15%
- Conservation and environment professionals10%
- Administrative occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Portsmouth, South East England, England
- Postcode
- PO1 2EG
Subjects
marine biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Portsmouth
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Ecology and environmental biology at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| University of Aberdeen | Conservation Biology BSc (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University Centre Bishop Burton | Animal Behaviour and Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| Activate Learning | Wildlife and Conservation FD | 64 points | — |
| Aberystwyth University | Ecology BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Animal Management FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Conservation and Community Engagement BSc (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Bournemouth University | Ecology and Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | See entry requirements | 96–111 |
| University Centre Askham Bryan | Certificate of Higher Education Wildlife and Environmental Conservation CertHE | — | — |
| University of Portsmouth | Marine Biology this course | — | 96–111 |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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