Microbiology at University of Reading

Microbiology (BSc (Hons), C500) at University of Reading asked for ABB - BBB 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 reading.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades

~ABB

Competitive

128 points · around ABB

Published as ABB - 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 reading.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128

The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 55% had fewer than the 128 asked.

25 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: C500 · C5 microbiology
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: October 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Placement year: optional
Foundation year: optional

Recognised by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of associate membership. More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

90%

still studying

UK 90%

10%

left higher education

UK 7%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

20 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%93%

Learning opportunities91%91%

Assessment and feedback80%80%

Academic support88%91%

Organisation and management96%90%

Learning resources90%89%

Student voice88%86%

15 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£25k3 years

£22.5k5 years

£29k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onThis course

45% working20% working and studying25% studying10% unemployed

UK, same subject: 90% in work or study

53%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 60%

70%

say their work is meaningful

UK 77%

45%

use what they learned

UK 50%

Conservation and environment professionals16%
Sales occupations11%
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals9%
Administrative occupations9%
Teaching Professionals7%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Reading, South East England, England
Postcode: RG6 6UR

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Subjects

microbiology biological and sport sciences

Campus

Campus: University of Reading
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	Biomedical Sciences BSc (Hons)	ABB	128–143
University of Reading	Microbiology this course	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

Microbiology at University of Reading

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