Zoology at University of Reading

Zoology (BSc (Hons), C300) 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. 70% had fewer than the 128 asked.

35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: C300 · C3 zoology
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

85%

still studying

UK 90%

15%

left higher education

UK 9%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

25 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%92%

Learning opportunities82%88%

Assessment and feedback70%81%

Academic support84%92%

Organisation and management80%84%

Learning resources86%89%

Student voice80%83%

20 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£25k3 years

£21k5 years

£26k

£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

75% working15% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed

UK, same subject: 88% in work or study

45%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 45%

50%

say their work is meaningful

UK 75%

35%

use what they learned

UK 40%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24

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

Location

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

View on map ↗

Subjects

zoology biological and sport sciences

Campus

Campus: University of Reading
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Zoology 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
Aberystwyth University	Zoology MBiol	120 - 128 points	112–127
Bangor University	Wildlife Ecology and Conservation BSc (Hons)	104 - 128 points	112–127
Keele University	Zoology BSc (Hons)	128 points	96–111
Lancaster University	Zoology BSc (Hons)	128 points	144–159
Queen Mary University of London	Zoology BSc (Hons)	128 points	144–159
Swansea University	Zoology BSc (Hons)	120 - 128 points	128–143
University of Exeter	Animal Behaviour Msci (Hon)	ABB	144–159
University of Hull	Zoology Msci (Hon)	128 points	128–143
University of Liverpool	Zoology MBiol (Hons)	ABB	128–143
University of Reading	Zoology this course	ABB - BBB	112–127
Anglia Ruskin University	Zoology BSc (Hons)	104 - 120 points	96–111

See all 178 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

Zoology at University of Reading

Zoology at other universities

More biosciences at University of Reading